Animal Rescue Officer

Description:

You will need to be a resilient, independent thinker with excellent communication skills.

Securing the welfare of animals is not a 9-5 job. Our Animal Rescue Officers (AROs) work varied shifts between 8am and 9pm, including weekends, and occasionally stay later to complete their tasks.
 

• Age Requirement: Must be 17 or older to apply and 18 by the course start date.
• Availability: Must be available to start on 10th November 2025 and commit to a continuous intensive training period for 20 weeks without annual leave.
• Travel Flexibility: Training will take place at various locations across the country requiring occasional overnight stays.
• Driving: A full manual driver's licence with recent manual driving experience and confidence in driving long distances.
• Comfortable with lone-working.
• Qualifications: Ideally, you should have a Level 2 qualification in English Language (GCSE grade C or above, or Grades 4-9).
• Swimming: You must be a confident swimmer i.e.able to swim 50 metres fully clothed within 2.5 minutes by the time you are assessed within the ARO training course.