Animal Care Assistant/Veterinary Front Of House Receptionist Bray

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Job Description:

Exciting New Opportunity at Our Bray Clinic!

We're thrilled to announce a fantastic new opportunity to join our team at Village Vets Bray! We're looking for a Animal care assistant/Front of House Receptionist split role to be the welcoming face of our veterinary practice.

If you’re friendly, organised, and passionate about delivering excellent customer care, we’d love to hear from you.

Why Join Us?
Be part of a caring and supportive team
Work in a modern, state-of-the-art clinic
Help make a difference in the lives of pets and their people

Apply now and be part of something exciting at Village Vets Kilmainham!

Our ideal candidate would be experienced working in small animal practice and be highly motivated, hard-working, and a team player. This is a role combining some reception work alongside supporting our team of vets & nurses looking after the patients in the wards & also before & after surgery.

In Village Vets, we strive to provide the best standard of care to our patients and the best service to our clients. We are proud to support our staff and encourage any interest in further education.

Duties:

• Assist the veterinary surgeon and veterinary nurse in their day to day duties.
• Assist the nurse & care for patients and inpatients in our care to the standard upheld by Village Vets.
• Undertake general cleaning duties throughout the clinic including equipment, animal quarters to a level acceptable to the Village Vets standards.
• Run routine lab work under the direction of the veterinary nurse.
• Assist with front of house duties & understand procedures involved in maintaining an efficient friendly reception.
• Promote the Pet Health Plans and Pet Insurance to all clients to facilitate the highest level of veterinary care.
• Carry out any ad hoc Veterinary or administrative duties that may arise through the normal course of the day within the clinic or as advised by head nurse/area manager.
• Complete all tasks, duties and procedures efficiently and accurately.
• Be responsible for creating and maintaining an outstanding client experience throughout the whole team.
• Greet all visitors and welcome them to the clinic.
• Answer and direct phone calls and schedule appointments.
• Manage the receptionist area and assist with admin tasks as needed.
• Excellent communication skills.
• 2 or more years of front of house experience.

If you are interested in hearing more about this position apply below.

NB: This job description is developed to help you gain a better understanding of the job role and is by no means exhaustive.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Up to €28,080.00 per year

Benefits:

• Bike to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Gym membership contribution
• Private medical insurance
• Paid Charity day
• Maternity/paternity/adoptive leave
• Bereavement leave
• LOS holidays
• Free pet health plan

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Weekend availability

Application question(s):

• Will you in the future require a Work permit to work in Ireland?

Experience:

• front of house: 2 years (required)

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Bike to work scheme
• Company events
• Employee discount
• Gym membership
• Private medical insurance

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bray, CO. Wicklow: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Have you completed an animal care course.?

Education:

• Junior Certificate (preferred)

Experience:

• Front of House: 2 years (required)
• Veterinary reception: 1 year (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• Ireland (required)

Work Location: In person

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: Up to €28,080.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Bike to work scheme
• Company events
• Employee discount
• Gym membership
• Private medical insurance

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bray, CO. Wicklow: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Have you completed an Animal Care Assistant certification?

Experience:

• Veterinary reception: 1 year (required)

Work authorisation:

• Ireland (required)

Work Location: In person