Pets at Home Limited
Veterinary Care Assistant
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We have exciting opportunities for enthusiastic and passionate Veterinary Care Assistants to join our New Malden practice.
Our newly refurbished practice is bright, spacious, air-conditioned, and purpose-built to industry-leading standards, and has state-of-the-art equipment including digital X-ray and in-house laboratory facilities.
You will assist all colleagues with non-clinical duties to support the smooth running of the practice and provide the best standard of patient care. Your duties will include cleaning, client facing, animal handling, and administration tasks. This role is a great opportunity for someone who is looking to progress in their veterinary career.
We have 2 positions available, both will be full-time positions (40 hours per week) on a rota basis with a mix of shifts consisting of early and lates between 8:30am-8:30pm, Saturdays are 8:30am-6:30pm, and Sundays are 10:30am-4:30pm.
If you share our passion for delivering outstanding pet healthcare, exceptional customer service, and would like to join our team, then we would love to hear from you.
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The attributes required
- Experience as a VCA and with animals is advantageous but not essential
- You are the friendly and welcoming face for the client and their pets when they arrive at the practice.
- You can provide guidance by keeping yourself fully up-to-speed with the practice services and any additional services available.
- You are calm, attentive, and always focus on the clients’ needs.
- You will bring enthusiasm and drive to your role. Your passion for service is matched with your love of pets.
- You can deal with everything that is thrown at you, from comforting a client who has had some bad news about their pet or sharing in the joy of a new puppy’s first visit to the vet.
- Your personality is infectious and, along with your fellow colleagues, you create a welcoming and friendly atmosphere in the practice.
- In short, you like to be busy, enjoy helping people and their pets, and always endeavor to make a difference.
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Benefits
In return, we offer benefits such as:
- 20% discount at the Vet Group, Pets at Home, and the Groom Room
- Access to discounts and cashbacks
- In-house career development opportunities
- Pension and holiday allowance
The salary for this position is national minimum wage.
Location
SW20 0JQ
We take our inspiration from pets in embracing people from all walks of life, and we value, respect, and celebrate difference. We encourage our people to be their best selves so that we can create a better world for Pets, our Planet, and People. Our ambition is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and we are intentional in addressing and removing barriers to create opportunities for the exceptional talent and potential in our communities. Even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviors, we want to hear from you!
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