Job Description

Are you passionate about working with animals and looking for a hands-on role in a supportive veterinary environment?
Castle Vets, a well-established small animal hospital in Reading, is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Animal Care Assistant to join our hardworking clinical team. What You'll Be Doing:Handling a variety of animals safely and compassionately Supporting vets and nurses during patient care and procedures Ensuring all clinical areas are cleaned to a high standard in line with infection control protocols Sterilising surgical equipment and maintaining cleanliness of instruments Running and processing in-house laboratory samples (e.g. bloods, urine, faecal samples) Restocking clinical areas and assisting with general housekeeping


About Us

Castle Vets is a trusted small animal veterinary hospital providing outstanding patient care. We're proud to hold RCVS Hospital Status as well as Gold Cat Friendly and Silver Rabbit Friendly accreditations. Our modern facilities include a CT scanner, digital and dental X-ray, ultrasound, and endoscopy.
You'll be part of a supportive, friendly team that values compassion, professionalism, and excellence in everything we do for our patients and clients.

Working Hours

This is a full-time, permanent position 40 hours per week. Shifts are between 8:00 am and 7:00 pm, Monday to Friday. You will also be required to work 1 in 3 Saturday mornings, 8:00 am to 1:30 pm.

In addition to a competitive salary, you will benefit from:6.6 weeks annual leave Additional annual leave for your birthday which will be added to your holiday allowance Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/ paternity/ adoption/ shared parental and surrogacy pay Cycle to work scheme Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing Non-accidental injury support Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy Pawsome Benefits - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100's of retailers Pension scheme Discounted staff pet care

Up to 25,484.71 DOE