Animal Care Apprenticeship - Busy Doggy Daycare Centre

Doggy Daycare Wheelock · Sandbach

Animal CareIntermediate Level 2On-siteSmall businessFlexibilityWorking outside

What you’ll do at work :


  • Providing exceptional care for dogs throughout the day.
  • Ensuring high standards of animal welfare and reporting on behaviour, wellbeing and health.
  • Monitoring dog behaviour, body language and group dynamics to help maintain a safe environment.
  • Organising and leading enrichment activities and supporting play sessions.
  • Preparing and administering feeds where required.
    Maintaining high standards of cleanliness throughout the premises.
  • Completing daily records and general administration.
  • Managing bookings, payments and customer enquiries.
  • Answering telephone calls and responding to online enquiries.
  • Creating engaging social media content.
  • Assisting with new dog assessments and introductions.

Perks & benefits

Paid Training

Skills required

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness
  • Confident around dogs

Qualifications required

  • No previous qualifications required for this role

Training you'll get

Your training plan


  • You will be working towards the Level 2 Animal Care and Welfare Assistant apprenticeship qualification, and all training will be provided on site during your paid working hours.
  • Your day-to-day mentoring will be with your employer, and a combination of online and in-person monthly sessions will be held with your Haddon Training Trainer Coach.

Future prospects

  • Possibility of full time employment

The essentials

Hours, commitment and the dates that matter.

Hours 30 hours per week
Duration 15 months (Fixed Term)
Roles available 3
Posted 19 Aug 2026
Interviews 29 Sep 2026
Starts Oct 2026
Apply by 28 Sep 2026

Training provider

Haddon Training

Delivers the training for this role and manages your application.

Where you'd be based

CW11 3RR

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