Animal Keeper
23.5 Hours Per Week
Actual Salary for Part Time Hours £14,018.65 Per Annum
Are you passionate about animal care and education? Riseholme College, located in the picturesque countryside near Lincoln, is seeking a dedicated and energetic Animal Keeper to join our team. This part-time role offers a fantastic opportunity to work in a dynamic educational setting, helping to deliver first-class, hands-on learning experiences for our students while ensuring the highest standards of animal welfare.
As an Animal Keeper, you will play a crucial role in maintaining the animal unit and kennels, performing general animal husbandry tasks such as feeding, cleaning, enrichment, and enclosure maintenance. You'll supervise students during practical work experience, assist with academic lessons, and ensure the safety and security of the facilities. You will also support staff induction, participate in CPD events, and may occasionally transport animals for veterinary care.
Riseholme College is part of Bishop Burton College, a leading provider of specialist land-based education in the UK. We believe in fostering a supportive and inclusive environment, where staff and students work together to achieve excellence. Our core values focus on respect, positivity, and striving for the best in everything we do.
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Bishop Burton College promote equality, diversity and inclusion ensuring fair treatment, representation, and opportunities for all individuals, regardless of their background or characteristics. We see this as essential for creating inclusive environments and fostering innovation and creativity.
Benefits
In addition to working in a beautiful rural environment, you will benefit from the following:
- Local Government Pension Scheme This is a defined benefit scheme with generous employer contributions
- 40 days holiday including annual leave, concessionary days and bank holidays ,all leave is pro-rata for staff employed on a part-time contract
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free car parking
- A range of on-site catering facilities
- Optional health cash plan
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounted gym membership at the on-site gym
- Dedicated health and wellbeing programme
- Career development opportunities
- Free will writing service
- Generous sick pay and compassionate leave scheme
- Enhanced maternity/adoption pay
- Free eye tests
The college does not hold a sponsorship licence so therefore this post is not open to candidates who require sponsorship under the points-based system.
If you have any queries, please contact the HR Team at human.resources@bishopburton.ac.uk or telephone 01964 553167.
Closing date: 3rd November 2024
Interview date: TBC
The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check and other safeguarding check will be carried out on the successful candidate. Bishop Burton College is committed to Equal Opportunities for all. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.
