ANIMAL CARER / GROOM

We are looking for two animal carers for a period of 6 months. You need to enjoy being surrounded by animals and nature.

Overall Purpose

To provide care and rehabilitation for donkeys, mules, ponies and hinnies; maintain the buildings and surrounding areas and farm the land (where applicable), in accordance with the Farms Code of Practice.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide care by routine checking, feeding, mucking out, grooming, weighing.

• Provide care by mucking out, feeding and bedding up of barns and stables and distributing hay, haylage and bagged feedstuffs

• Maintain the farm by sweeping, cleaning, field sweeping, haymaking, compost management and dirty water control (where applicable)

• Support the Farm Manager in maintaining a safe working environment by using risk assessments, following health and safety regulations and maintaining farm security

• Maintain up to date manual records for the donkeys, farming practices, holidays and overtime including the Self Serve System (where available)

• Carry out any other reasonable duty as required

   

  Additional Duties

• Help on mule/donkey behaviour training and handling

• Ensure donkey information signs and pictures around the farm are up to date (this is made in the office now, by the PR officer and the office assistants).

• Communicate with the public, providing advice and attending promotional events (applicable to all farms)

• Help on the Preparation donkeys for the foster scheme, fundraising activities and training of new foster owners

   

  Responsibilities of all Charity Employees

• Work within the Charity’s guidelines with regard to conduct, recognising its policies with regard to equality and showing respect and co-operation towards fellow colleagues

• Under health and safety legislation, work in the safest way possible to ensure your own health and safety and that of all others who may be affected by your actions

• Act as an ambassador the Charity and its subsidiaries at all times
   

   

   

   

   

   

  Hours

  25 – 35 hours per week basic plus additional hours as required when donkeys are sick, for haymaking and for open days and fundraising.  .

   

  Location

  El refugio del burrito. Fuente de peidra, Malaga, spain.

   

  Knowledge and Skills

   

  Essential:

• Experience of animal husbandry

• Physical fitness (the ability to lift, for example, a bag of feed approx. 20 kg)

• Willing to work outside in adverse weather conditions

• Ability to work as part of a team

• Full current valid driving licence

   

  Desirable:

• Communication skills

• Second Language preferably local and English

   

  Personal Attributes:

• Ability to present a positive professional image of the Charity and its subsidiaries at all times.