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Apprenticeship - Animal Care and Welfare Assistant

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Harrogate

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25 days ago

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An established industry player is seeking an enthusiastic Animal Care and Welfare Assistant Apprentice. This role involves hands-on animal care, ensuring compliance with welfare standards, and maintaining a safe environment for animals. Over the course of 18 months, you will gain valuable experience while studying for a Level 2 Apprenticeship in Animal Welfare. If you are passionate about animal care and eager to learn in a supportive environment, this apprenticeship offers a fantastic opportunity to kickstart your career in animal welfare.

Ability to handle animals humanely and understand their behavior.
Strong communication and organization skills are essential.

Clean and disinfect animal cages and rooms as required.
Ensure compliance with animal welfare and health & safety regulations.
Exercise and socialize animals according to their needs.

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Organisation skills

Logical thinking

Team working

Level 2 Apprenticeship

Computer software for data collection

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Apprenticeship - Animal Care and Welfare Assistant

Apply From: 11/03/2025

Learning Provider

Delivered by LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP

Employer

Labcorp

Vacancy Description

Clean and disinfect animal cages, animal rooms, hallways and non-animal rooms as well as feeders, water bottles, and other supplies as needed
Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and in particular those relating to Animal Welfare, GLP and Health & Safety
Collect data - manually or by appropriate computer software
Handle animals humanely and appropriately for the species
Understand animal behaviour and how it impacts their care and welfare
Exercise and socialise animals relevant to the species
Provide animals with food, water, toys, housing, etc. according to company standards
Work both individually and as part of a team
Work with minimum supervision, taking responsibility for the quality and accuracy of the work that is undertaken
Work safely in the Animal House, maintaining excellent housekeeping whilst following appropriate safety, environment and risk management systems

Key Details

Vacancy Title

Apprenticeship - Animal Care and Welfare Assistant

Employer Description

As a leading contract research organisation, Labcorp provides comprehensive drug development solutions for a range of industries. Our services cover the preclinical, clinical and post-market phases of drug development, the product life cycles for medical device and diagnostics and development services paired with regulatory support for the chemical testing and crop protection industries.

Vacancy Location

Otley Rd Harrogate HG3 1PY

Wage Frequency

Custom

Number of Vacancies

Vacancy Reference Number

1000307374

Key Dates

Apply From

11/03/2025

Closing Date For Applications

2025-05-01 23:59:59

Interview Begin From

Possible Start Date

2025-08-11 00:00:00

Training

Training to be Provided

You'll undertake an Apprenticeship in Animal Welfare over the course of 18 months. You will study for a Level 2 Apprenticeship, and Functional Skills in English and maths if required. The learning is remote and is one day a week.

Learning Provider

LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP

Contact Details

Aimee Joy

Vacancy Type

Skills Required

Communication skills, Attention to detail, Organisation skills, Logical thinking, Team working

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