Animal Care and Welfare Assistant Apprenticeship

Introduction

Healeys Cornish Cyder Farm are offering an exciting opportunity to join their dynamic team as an Animal Care and Welfare Assistant apprentice! Gain the knowledge, skills and behaviours to kickstart your career in this exciting industry.

About the Employer

Healeys Cornish Cyder Farm is a family-run, open all year-round visitor attraction and home to the thriving production house of the famous Rattler Cyder! Since the company was founded in 1980, Healeys has grown exponentially, with listings across large supermarket chains such as Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Asda and Morrisons, in addition to our regional and national wholesale partners. With a multi-faceted production facility specialising in a range of products from ciders, wines, preserves and spirits, our business is not only exciting place to visit and shop but a great place to work.

What You'll Do

Each Morning:

• Feeding and providing all farm animals with water, fresh hay and straw.
• Cleaning out pens and enclosures to a high standard.
• Ensuring the physical wellbeing of all the animals on the farm Day to Day.
• Ensure all animals are kept pest, parasite free and wounds are treated. Give any animal requiring medication its prescribed treatment.

Typical daily tasks will include, but not be limited to:

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Adhere to regulations concerning birds and animals and movement of animals including safe movement of animals from one area of the farm to another.
• All paperwork for animals to be kept up to date including diaries, passports and movement forms.
• Instigate a breeding programme to maximise and renew stock.
• Maintain pens, gates, fences, cattle tools and aids.
• You will be on call for various telehandler and tractor duties which arise across all sites including harvesting, hedge trimming, mowing and any other tractor jobs which arise at either farm.
• Support the Visitor Centre as an “on-call” tractor driver when required for all tours (Training provided).
• Assisting the Site Team in maintaining the condition of the farm buildings and other maintenance work across the farm.
• Ensure the farm is kept clean, safe and tidy.
• Alerting the Head of Estates to any problems regarding the animals or farm.
• Responsibility for MeritAg Check and ensuring vehicles and machinery are fit for use.
• Carry out routine checks on weekly and monthly basis as specified by Head of Estates.
• That the goals and objectives of the company are achieved by assisting in providing a preventative maintenance system for all areas of Healeys Cyder Farm.
• Following all farm health and safety procedures and complying with animal welfare legislation.

Training Outcome

Upon successfully completing the apprenticeship, there may be a permanent role available.

Skills Required

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Presentation skills
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience

Qualifications

• Essential - GCSE - English - 3/D
• Essential - GCSE - Maths - 3/D

Course Information

Course: Animal care and welfare assistant (level 2)

Level: 2

Route: Agriculture, environmental and animal care

Apprenticeship Level: Intermediate

Working Arrangements

Working Week: To be confirmed.

Expected Duration: 1 Year

Training Provider: CORNWALL COLLEGE