Pet Manager at Faircape Group

Job Description

• The Faircape Group constitutes a group of companies with interests in a number of activities such as Healthcare and Retirement Holdings. 
• Faircape Health, a division of the Faircape Group, owns and manages six luxury lifestyle villages with state of the art and technologically advanced Healthcare Centres at each village and one Sub Acute Care and Rehabilitation Centre.
• Our facilities are pet friendly as Faircape Health and Life believe in the positive health benefits that animals bring with them, therefore we offer pet therapy for our patients and residents. 
• Pet therapy is a guided interaction between a person and trained animal. The purpose of pet therapy is to help someone recover or cope with a health problem or mental disorder. 
• This has led to us housing a few animals on our estates that require our attention and care. 
• We are therefore seeking a Pet Manager that will be responsible for observing the pets at our Facilities and to be continually aware of appearance, behavioural or health changes, taking corrective action and informing management or owner as necessary.
• If you have a passion for animals and would like to make a difference in not only their lives but the lives of our patients and residents then this is the opportunity for you. 

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

Pet care in Healthcare

• Arrange and accompany the Tokai Estate, Cle Du Cap and Noordhoek Manor cats to the vet for their annual vaccinations, also when there are any concerns for their health.
• Manage and document the vaccination and flea treatment dates for all the cats at the healthcare facilities
• Ensure any expense records or any expenses related to the animals are kept
• Monitor and oversee the overall health and whereabouts of the Health Care Centre cats 
• Keep up to date with the relevant procedures should an emergency arise
• Ensuring that the monthly order regarding the cat food and litter for all the facilities are placed.
• Liaise with the cats’ caregivers at each facility to ensure that all items needed are ordered, and any lost or broken items are timeously replaced.
• Advising the caregivers of the cats at the healthcare facilities regarding any health or behavioural problems, and assist with possible solutions

Pet Therapy

• Ensure Pet Therapy Timetable is set up and kept up to date with daily pet therapy visits and interventions at all healthcare centres.
• Recruit and set up new pet therapy volunteers or providers for each healthcare centre
• Ensure that all volunteers are up to date with the relevant policies 
• Arrange occasional events such as talks from animal welfare organisations, should the interest arise
• Communicate with relevant Faircape staff members to set up events when required

Qualifications:

• Grade 12
• Qualification in Animal Health / Canine Behaviour advantageous

 Experience:

• Proven experience in Pet Management 

Skills and Attributes:

• Responsible 
• Patient
• Fit and Healthy
• Kind and Compassionate
• Strong interpersonal skills 
• Professional communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Computer literate 

Specific requirements

• Clear health record
• Clear criminal record
• Clear credit record
• Contactable references
• Own reliable transport and valid drivers licence 
• Vaccinated against covid-19 or prepared to be vaccinated prior to commencing work