ANIMAL CARE L3 APPRENTICESHIP - CATTERY-WELFARE MANAGER
JILL ANNE WILLIAMS
SEARBY TOP (DN38 6BL)
Closes in 16 days (Friday 14 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 24 October 2025
Contents
Summary
Cattery based DN38 No public transport so candidate must drive Possibility of accommodation The apprenticeship is unique as offers the opportunity to work with Cats and Horses if wanted
- Wage
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£11,778 to £19,047.60, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Animal care and welfare manager (level 3)
- Hours
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Shifts to be confirmed.
Can be done on a rota and more time given to do the horses in the break.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 17 November 2025
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
Broadlands Cattery is looking for a trustworthy team member to come onboard.
A variety of Cats are based here whilst owners go on holiday. The ideal candidate will be customer focused and have a passion for animals.
The role will include:
- Taking payments
- Handling money
- Grooming cats
- Cleaning and disinfecting the cattery
- Booking cats in
- Meet and Greets
On site is also an established stud which has a stallion standing. If the candidate wanted they would have an opportunity to work and care for the horses.
A riding option available if competent.
Due to the nature of the role the candidate would need to have experience working with animals prior.
Where you'll work
CATTERY
BROADLANDS
SEARBY WOLD LANE
SEARBY TOP
DN38 6BL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
HADDON TRAINING LIMITED
Training course
Animal care and welfare manager (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Provide care for animals to meet their welfare needs and in accordance with company policy, legal and regulatory obligations.
- Monitor and oversee animal care ensuring the five welfare needs are met and in accordance with company policy, legislation and regulations.
- Evaluate animal behavioural characteristics in order to establish animal care requirements.
- Assess and evaluate animal health using the least invasive methods and use this to inform the care plan.
- Deliver medical and preventative treatments in accordance with company policies and following veterinary advice.
- Handle and move animals using the least invasive, minimally aversive methods suitable for the situation.
- Assess animal weight and carry out body condition scoring.
- Produce care plans to meet the welfare needs of the animal.
- Implement animal socialisation strategies to ensure animal health and welfare is maintained.
- Select sustainable accommodation solutions that ensure the welfare, safety and security of animals.
- Manage biosecurity risks by ensuring disinfecting, cleaning and waste disposal in line with company procedures and legislation.
- Complete health and safety risk assessments.
- Monitor compliance with risk assessments and provide feedback to support the development of health and safety policies.
- Resolve customer complaints.
- Collaborate with colleagues, supply chains and customers.
- Supervise the day to day running of the business (including the allocation of resources, ordering stock and scheduling workload).
- Keep up to date with advances in animal care working practices and technologies and identify opportunities for these to be applied.
- Monitor the health and safety of animals and people in accordance with company policies and procedures.
- Support and mentor colleagues and provide constructive feedback.
- Seek feedback and identify personal development needs. Undertake and apply learning from relevant continual professional development.
- Provide operational information to inform team goals and objective setting.
- Monitor progress towards the achievement of team goals and objectives.
- Assimilate information to make changes to the animal care provision.
- Provide care for animals to meet their welfare needs and in accordance with company policy, legal and regulatory obligations.
- Monitor and oversee animal care ensuring the five welfare needs are met and in accordance with company policy, legislation and regulations.
- Evaluate animal behavioural characteristics in order to establish animal care requirements.
- Assess and evaluate animal health using the least invasive methods and use this to inform the care plan.
- Deliver medical and preventative treatments in accordance with company policies and following veterinary advice.
- Handle and move animals using the least invasive, minimally aversive methods suitable for the situation.
- Assess animal weight and carry out body condition scoring.
- Produce care plans to meet the welfare needs of the animal.
- Implement animal socialisation strategies to ensure animal health and welfare is maintained.
- Select sustainable accommodation solutions that ensure the welfare, safety and security of animals.
- Manage biosecurity risks by ensuring disinfecting, cleaning and waste disposal in line with company procedures and legislation.
- Complete health and safety risk assessments.
- Monitor compliance with risk assessments and provide feedback to support the development of health and safety policies.
- Resolve customer complaints.
- Collaborate with colleagues, supply chains and customers.
- Supervise the day to day running of the business (including the allocation of resources, ordering stock and scheduling workload).
- Keep up to date with advances in animal care working practices and technologies and identify opportunities for these to be applied.
- Monitor the health and safety of animals and people in accordance with company policies and procedures.
- Support and mentor colleagues and provide constructive feedback.
- Seek feedback and identify personal development needs. Undertake and apply learning from relevant continual professional development.
- Provide operational information to inform team goals and objective setting.
- Monitor progress towards the achievement of team goals and objectives.
- Assimilate information to make changes to the animal care provision.
Training schedule
Animal Care and Welfare Manager Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard:
- All training will be provided on site during your paid working hours
- Your day to day mentoring will be with your employer, and a combination of online and in person monthly sessions will be held with your Haddon Training Trainer Coach
More training information
- This apprenticeship is practical based and therefore, not lots of time spent in a classroom. If you did not achieve your GCSE's we can support you whilst on programme
- You have to have lived in the UK for 3 years or more to apply for this role
Requirements
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Administrative skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
About this employer
Cattery
After this apprenticeship
- Full time employment
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HADDON TRAINING LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000347949.
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Closes in 16 days (Friday 14 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
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