Livestock Checker

• Commitment: Any day

• Frequency: Weekly

• Location: Kent Wide

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 including travel time, but some sites like Oare Marshes routinely take 2 hours or more.

Training will take place outside in small, COVID compliant groups and for this reason we may require you to attend on a separate day and location to the one you have applied for.

Location
Kent Wide 
e.g. Oare Marshes, Nashenden, South Swale, South Blean, Ham Fen, Wraik Hill, Dover and Ashford Areas

We currently have low coverage for nature reserves local to Rainham, Sittingbourne, Faversham, Whitstable and Dover. Please do get in touch if you can help in these areas.

Benefits to volunteering and training opportunities

• Livestock checker induction training, 
• Access to beautiful nature reserves,
• Reasonable travel expenses paid.

Days and times we would like you to be available 

We would like people to volunteer 1-2 hours per week. This volunteering role is rota based and therefore a level of flexibility is desirable but not essential. 

After your initial enquiry you will be allocated a regular day each week. This rarely varies but can be changed if livestock moves around. We also welcome people checking multiple local sites or swapping days to cover other volunteers absences. 

Experience and skills required

You must be 18 years old or over to apply for this role. 

Please bear in mind this role requires training prior to starting, a smart phone and a high level of commitment due to the animal welfare implications. Often the livestock checkers are required to travel to remote sites therefore, your own  transport is essential.

Want to know more?  

Please contact us at [email protected] or call on 01622 662012.