Livestock Checker
- Experiences | Vol and Intern
Members Only
- Dover, UK
- Posted
1 week ago
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Kent Wildlife Trust
Livestock Checker
- Experiences | Vol and Intern
Members Only
- Dover, UK
- Posted
1 week ago
-
Kent Wildlife Trust
Our livestock play a huge part in looking after our nature reserves. Their grazing is essential in providing places for our wildlife to live. All our livestock need checking every day to ensure they are healthy, safe and happy. Full training on how to behave around livestock and what to look out for will be provided.
Overview of the role
All livestock checks should aim to take place before 12 noon and during daylight hours. Kent Wildlife Trust’s Health & Safety policies specifically state no lone working in the hours of darkness.
The time it takes to complete welfare checks varies greatly from day to day. All sites are different both in size and variety of animals to seek out and find. The average time it takes to complete a check is about 1 hour, not includin
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