Animal care worker jobs

What the duties of the job include

The veterinary care assistant plays an essential role in the veterinary team in today's contemporary practice. They collaborate with veterinarians and veterinary nurses to offer essential nursing care for small animal patients, with the overarching goal of maintaining the creatures' overall health and happiness.

To begin, the fact that no two days are ever the same contributes to the excitement that comes with doing this task. You could become engaged in the following activities as part of your role:

Providing hospitalized animals with physical therapy, grooming, and nutrition (inpatients)

Inpatient care that includes monitoring as well as emotional and physical assistance

Getting the theater and all of the necessary equipment ready

A thorough cleaning and preparation of the housing for the animals

Restricting animals so that they may be treated

Responsibilities at the front desk, include counseling customers on preventive health care measures such as flea treatment

Record keeping

Personal traits

The best veterinary care assistants give their whole attention to their work and have a genuine affection for the patients they look for. You have to be dependable, put in a lot of effort, and be adept at cooperating with others in a tight-knit team.

Conditions of employment

The employment may require shifts on the weekends and in the evenings.

The hours might be long, and the work can be both physically and emotionally taxing, but the pleasures that come from bringing an animal's health back to normal and being a part of a committed team make the job immensely rewarding.

Qualifications and experience are required.

Certificate of Achievement at Level 2 for Veterinary Care Assistants

This course may also be taken as part of a distance learning program that can be completed online.

In order to participate in the program, you will need to be working at or volunteering at a veterinary clinic (this does not need to be an RCVS approved Training Practice).

The completion time is typically equivalent to one calendar year.

The College of Animal Welfare and City & Guilds collaborated to create a training program leading to the award of a Level 2 Diploma for Veterinary Care Assistants.

What prerequisites am I need to meet before I can begin my training to become a veterinary care assistant?

Although there are often no official academic admission requirements in order to begin this program, it is still a good idea to check with the college that you wish to study at to ensure that you meet the prerequisites. If you want to participate in the day release or online distance learning program, you will need to be working or volunteering in a veterinary practice. This is a requirement for the course (this does not need to be an RCVS approved Training Practice).

Getting one's foot in the door of the profession

You must be at least 16 years old to use this website.

Not only will any relevant work experience be looked on favorably by course providers, but it will also give you a real insight into the profession you will be joining and help you decide if this is the career for you. If you have any relevant work experience, course providers will look on it favorably.

As a student veterinary care assistant, you may seek for available positions in a variety of settings, including the following:

The neighborhood papers

The Online Employment Board for the College of Animal Welfare

Vetnurse.co.uk

Vet Times Jobs

Vetclick.com

Compensation and advantages

The job market for veterinary care assistants has been much more favorable over the last several years, which has resulted in an increase in the average annual salary to £16,250. (SPVS Salaries Survey 2015).

Other advantages may include lodging on the premises as well as reduced fees for veterinary services.

Progression

A significant number of veterinary care assistants eventually pursue education to become veterinary nurses. The Veterinary Nursing Course Advancement Scheme (VCA) qualification, along with a full level 2 qualification in English and Mathematics (i.e., GCSE Grade C or above/Functional Skills Level 2), will provide you with the academic entry requirements necessary to progress onto a veterinary nursing course.

Some veterinary care assistants decide to stay in their current position, though they might pursue further education, such as the Level 2 Certificate in Assisting Veterinary Surgeons in the Monitoring of Animal Patients Under Anaesthesia and Sedation program. Other veterinary care assistants opt to leave the field entirely.