Wildlife Care Assistant/Housekeeper
Job Description
Department: Housekeeping
Reporting to: Housekeeping Manager
Hours: 1 full day/week. Volunteer
Hours: 9am to 6pm
Location: Windlesham
Purpose
To care and cleaning of our wildlife facilities
Responsibilities
- Prepare meals and feed wildlife
- Clean and prepare wildlife enclosures
- Clean office and onsite facility areas
- Wash and dry laundry
Duties
- Prepare and provide food and water for wildlife.
- Clean wildlife accommodation including isolation and enclosure areas.
- Clean kitchen preparation area, laundry, storage, reception, offices, stores, staff facilities including kitchens, bathrooms and outside areas.
- Handle wildlife when required and only after training is given
- Clean and disinfect food bowls, trugs, cages and pens.
- Clean and wash reusable bedding and cloths using onsite laundry facilities.
- Clean all surfaces and sinks, vacuum and mop all rooms.
- Ensure feed boxes are topped up.
- Ensure all supplies are topped up.
- Clean operational and office areas
- Dispose of all rubbish.
All activities must be done in accordance with Harper Asprey Wildlife Rescue’s policies and procedures.
Responsible for staff/equipment:
- Washing machine
- Dryer
- Vacuum cleaner
Person Specification
Skills/Qualification
- Driving licence and access to car, as we are isolated and not on public transport route
Personal Qualities
- Excellent time keeping
- Team worker
- Can-do
- Have integrity
- Compassionate
Workplace Conditions:
Due to the nature of the work, along with location of the cages and pens – the role requires reaching, squatting, kneeling, bending and stretching.
The role also required lifting and carrying.
You may be working alone at times and will be required to work quietly so you don’t disturb the wildlife.
Shifts: 08:00 – 12:30 Minimum of one morning per week (including weekends and bank holidays).
Overall Purpose of the Job
The cleaning and feeding of wildlife on-site and general maintenance including laundry and restocking.
Duties include:
- Prepare and provide food and water for all wildlife in the establishment.
- Clean, disinfect and maintain to the required standard of cleanliness, wildlife accommodation, isolation and enclosure areas; food preparation, laundry, storage, treatment, reception, offices, stores, staff facilities including kitchens, toilets and outside areas.
- Undertake cleaning and feeding routines in association with Harper Asprey Wildlife Rescue’s standard practice.
- Clean and disinfect food bowls.
- Clean and disinfect cages and pens.
- Discard soiled bedding in the appropriate manner.
- Clean and wash reusable bedding materials. We have an onsite washing machine which you will be required to operate.
- Due to the nature of work, along with the cage and pen locations, there is a high element of kneeling, bending and stretching when cleaning cages.
- At the end of each shift thoroughly wipe and clean surfaces and sinks, sweep and mop thoroughly the building
- Refill relevant sterilisations bottles
- Ensure feed boxes are topped up
- Ensure all supplies are topped up
- If you have a concern about any of the wildlife, you must report them to the rescue manager or on site veterinary surgeon immediately.
- All rooms should be left in the same state as you would expect to find them in.
- Noise levels must be kept to a minimum so as not to disturb or traumatise the wildlife in care.
- We are working rescue so you need to maintain strict hygiene levels at all time around the rescue.
- Full training given
- Adhere to procedures relating to the proper use and care of equipment and materials for which the role has responsibility.
- Adhere strictly to the charity’s Covid 19 guidelines.
- Promote the core values and aims of HAWR
