Animal Care and Horticulture Apprentice
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Company: Woodpecker Court Ltd
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Location: KENT, CT15 4BF
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
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Sector: Agriculture, environmental and animal care
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Ref: NAS-2000022215
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Application Deadline Date: 03/04/2026
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Start Date: 01/06/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Expected Duration: 12 -18 months with a minimum of 12 months. Working week: 40 hours a week on a shift pattern, 8 hours a day. This will include weekends and anti-social hours.
Brief Description
Woodpecker Court has a Community Farm with a range of animals, the role of the applicant would be to work within the stringent animal welfare and licensing regulations to ensure the best quality care. It operates across several sites with animals on them all. This position will require weekend and evening work as the needs of the animals dictate.
Training to be Provided
In a 40 hour working week you will undertake at least 8 hours of training, this may be directly related to your course but may be in another specific area such as Health and Safety, Safeguarding or COSHH. You will be supported to manage your time appropriately.
There will be online sessions and face to face practicals as you work towards your Level 2 Animal care and welfare assistant qualifcation. Students will need to have at least achieved Level 1 Functional Skills maths and English and be working towards level 2.
Future Prospects
To be able to progress on to a level 3 apprenticeship or work within the animal care and welfare sector.
Vacancy Detail
- Prepare and feed animals as required.
- Support with meeting the welfare needs of the animals.
- Record keeping and excellent communication with other staff ensuring a quality service for all users.
- This will be undertaken by working 40 hours a week over 5 days, this is generally on 8 hour shifts. There will be times when this work is unsociable to meet the needs of the animals and to support with the lambing season.
- This is a physical role and applicants must be prepared to lift and carry heavy objects with support if required following appropriate training.
- Support with horticulture tasks.
- Occasional student support with animals.
Other Information
This position involves a significant amount of physical work.