Part time (Minimum of 12 sessions a year) | Saturdays and Sundays | £12.60/hour
The Role
We are recruiting for a Donor Assistant to work at venues across the Northeast including venues at; Newcastle, Durham, Morpeth, Corbridge, Stockton, Middlesborough and must also be able to travel to North Yorkshire. As part of the collection team, this role involves working at donation sessions where lifesaving blood is collected from dogs. As a Donor Assistant, you are responsible for helping to run the session, including holding our donors while they give blood, tidying and resetting the donation room for the next donor, running blood tests, assisting with paperwork and ultimately making sure the donors have an enjoyable time. The role is key to ensuring successful donation sessions and providing a positive experience for all our donors and their owners.
Background
Launched in 2007, Pet Blood Bank UK is the only charity that provides a blood bank service for all vets across the UK. As part of our charitable remit, our aim is to advance animal health and welfare and to relieve suffering by providing quick and convenient access to blood. Every unit of blood helps save up to four other lives, saving thousands of lives every year.
Our values
Caring. Pioneering. Real. These are the values Pet Blood Bank UK is built upon. Our values bind us together as a charity and guide everything we do. We expect every team member to know, understand and embody our values, helping to build our reputation as a pioneering, caring and practical charity. Read more about our values.
What you’ll do
- Assist the Veterinary Surgeon and Veterinary Nurse with all donors to ensure health check, donation and post donation tasks are carried out
- Assist with paperwork and running blood tests
- Help to hold our donors during the donation process
- Assist with monitoring donors throughout the donation process
- Build a rapport with donors and their owners to ensure they feel valued and involved - provide a positive donation experience from start to finish
- Maintain a good relationship with our host venues
- Communicate with Pet Blood Bank staff, including your regional collection team, Regional Coordinator, Area Supervisor and office staff
- Attend events to promote Pet Blood Bank and recruit donors and volunteers
What we need
We’re looking for someone who is:
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An excellent communicator with strong customer care skills.
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A team player.
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Experienced in animal care, ideally with a qualification but not essential, and have a love of working with dogs.
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This is an ideal role for a student/newly qualified veterinary nurse/student vet/person with animal experience.
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Organised and proactive.
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Holds a full UK driving licence and has access to their own transport.
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To ensure you can complete the required training we may arrange for you to attend some sessions outside of the region, mileage allowance and accommodation will be organised where required
What’s in it for you
In return, we offer full training and a great team working environment.
The rate of pay is £12.60/hr, and a mileage allowance of 35p/mile offered for travel to and from venues over a 20-mile radius.
Further details
This role is flexible with a minimum of 1 session per month to maintain skills. The rota is organised by our Regional Coordinator over 3 months and depending upon pre-arranged sessions and team availability. The role is not a full-time position, we host approximately 2-4 sessions a month on weekends only across the Northeast region.
Sessions are approximately 8 hours in length and flexibility is essential as start and finish times will be dependent upon the location of the venue.
Access to your own transport and a willingness to travel is essential especially for initial training which is likely to be provided outside of the Northeast region. (Please note not all venues are accessible by public transport).
Before applying, please read our Guidance for Candidates.
For more information and a copy of the Job Description please email hr@petbloodbankuk.org.
To apply, please complete our application form and email it to hr@petbloodbankuk.org.
