Agriculture - Kennel Worker
Agriculture - Kennel Worker
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Kennel workers look after animals in boarding kennels, catteries, and rescue centres. They mostly care for dogs and cats. Workers at boarding kennels and catteries look after animals whose owners have gone away. Kennel workers do many different tasks to look after animals. They give them food, water, and any medicines they need. They play with the animals, clear up any mess, change the bedding, and take dogs for walks
- Looking after animals in boarding kennels, catteries, and rescue centres
- Making sure that the animals have enough food, water, and exercise
- Grooming the animals with a brush
- Keeping the kennels clean and making sure the animals’ have clean bedding
- Doing office tasks like answering the phone and making bookings
Animal workers spend a lot of time indoors cleaning out animal living areas. If you work with dogs, you spend a time outdoors taking them on walks.
Kennel workers typically work about 40 hours a week. This is likely to include early morning starts, evenings, weekends, and bank holidays.
Starting salary: £12,000
Experienced salary: up to £17,000
A good general education will help you to compete for jobs and apprenticeships. Some employers will want you to have GCSEs, particularly English and maths, some other employers will be more flexible and will value experience and a love of animals.