Day Care Assistant Apprentice
(Mabel and Friends Day Retreat Ltd)

We offer a great relaxed but professional environment with a great team and we look forward to helping someone start a career in the dog industry.

Duties to include but not limited to;

• Meet and greet dogs and owners
• Take dogs for outside play and exercise
• Provide enrichment game
• Run agility games
• Help to settle dogs for nap times
• Feeding dogs
• Participating in “Theme weeks” we have already had an Ibiza Party week and planning a Beach week, Halloween week, Lots of special days running up to Christmas.
• In the summer, we have taken the dogs swimming in the river
• Take videos/photos for social media
• Help with social media planning
• Help with completing certificates for new starters
• Clean and disinfect the premises and pet taxi

Desired Skills and Qualities

• Someone who is a confident team player, who is very hands on and wants to learn.
• A good work ethic and can present themselves well, is comfortable talking to peers and stakeholders.
• A love of dogs and feels comfortable around them from Yorkshire Terriers to Great Danes and everything in between.
• Competent in IT, and with a creative personality.
• Good communication skills, can use initiative and follows instructions easily
• We are not close to any public transport so needs a car or some transport arrangements.

Desired qualifications

• GCSE maths and English desirable but not essential.
• It is essential that applicants have their own means to get to work, as there are NO public transport links.

Future Progression

• A chance of full employment for the right candidate.

Training

• Full training to be provided by the employer and KEITS at the place of employment.
• The applicant will be working towards a Level 2 Apprenticeship
• The learner will be allocated an industry specific training consultant who will provide both remote and on site visits throughout the apprenticeship.
• The apprentice will work towards an End Point Assessment (EPA) at the end of their apprenticeship.

Things to consider

• We are not close to any public transport so needs a car or some transport arrangements.
• KEITS Training Services Ltd reserves the right to close the vacancy earlier than the listed closing date should the need arise.
• Applicants may not hear if they are unsuccessful due to the popularity of our vacancies.
• The apprentice will be working to build a portfolio of evidence and will be required to pass a knowledge test and an End Point Assessment (EPA) to complete the apprenticeship.
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