BSc Animal Care Professional - Lecturer and Course Lead
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A compassionate and welfare-driven animal care professional with extensive experience across multiple disciplines, including canine handling, feline welfare, and operational management within a busy educational Animal Care Unit. Deeply committed to animal wellbeing and seeking to progress career into canine hydrotherapy, gaining further hands-on rehabilitation experience and relevant professional qualifications. Lead role in coordinating daily activities within large college-based Animal Care Unit, ensuring high standards of welfare, safety, and organisation.
Successfully established and managed Doggy Day Care, overseeing paperwork, rotas, welfare checks, and operational procedures. Active role in Blue Cross cattery on site, supporting intake, behavioural assessment, rehoming processes, and supervising students to maintain excellent welfare and professional practice. Brings calm, confident handling, strong organisational skills, and genuine passion for supporting animals through care, rehabilitation, and positive experiences.
Lecturer and Course Lead in Animal Management at Nescot College (2021-08 – Present)
As Course Lead for the Level 3 Year 2 Animal Management cohort, overseeing full delivery and coordination of the programme. This includes planning timetables, organising trips, resolving student disputes, writing reports, communicating with employers and parents, and delivering high-quality lessons. Role requires strong leadership, clear communication, and excellent organisational skills.
Takes pride in creating supportive and structured learning environment, ensuring students receive meaningful feedback and opportunities to grow. Through this position, strengthened teamwork, adaptability, and ability to manage complex situations calmly and professionally.
Practical Instructor/Assessor in Animal Care at Nescot College (2014-08 – 2021-08)
Split role at Nescot with half the job teaching practical side of Animal Care to learners of different abilities (E3 to Level 3). Also an Assessor in Animal Care working on the Apprenticeship team managing the course ensuring that paperwork and figures are up to date by deadlines. Active role in recruitment of finding employers and making the match with candidates. Teaches apprentices the underpinning knowledge they need for their portfolio and conducts live assessments of them in the workplace.
Tutor Demonstrator/Technician Animal Studies at Nescot College (2007-08 – 2014-08)
Worked on an Animal Care Unit within Nescot College with split role of being a technician and ensuring welfare of animals kept to high standard. Checked stock and ordered feed, bedding and equipment when required. Responsible for animal health records and ensuring they are up to date. Responsible for locking up and security of Animal Care Unit.
Demonstrating role, responsible for providing good practical learning experience with learners when it comes to animal health, handling and husbandry. Heavily involved in running and care of the blue cross cattery on site.
Veterinary Nurse's Assistant at Companion Care (2006-11 – 2007-01)
Casual contract over the Christmas period to gain knowledge and experience of working in a veterinary surgery. Job role entailed reception duties, checked stocks, kept areas clean and organised and assisted vets and nurses where necessary.
Care Assistant in Kennels, Cattery and Small Animals at RSPCA (2005 – 2006)
Work placement during sandwich year at university. Trained to be a care assistant so able to give vaccinations, admit animals into the center. Worked in the kennels, cattery and small animal section. Took part in daily routines of cleaning, feeding, exercising and record keeping of animals in care.
Sales Assistant at Pets At Home (2001 – 2007)
Livestock sales assistant at Pets at Home taking care of animals ensuring they were cleaned and fed and kept healthy. Offered advice to the public about buying pets and the equipment that they needed to buy to keep the animals.
Work Placement at Wildlife Aid (2003 – 2007)
6 week work placement whilst completing tertiary studies.
Work Experience at Bocketts Farm Park (2003 – 2007)
6 week work experience whilst completing tertiary studies.
BSc in Animal Health and Welfare – Harper Adams University College (2003 – 2007)
BTEC National Diploma in Applied Science (Animal Management) – NESCOT (2001 – 2003)
BTEC First Diploma in Animal Care – NESCOT (2000 – 2001)
NVQ Level 1 in Animal Care – NESCOT (1999 – 2000)
GCSEs in Science (Double Award), English Language, English Literature, Mathematics – Glenthorne High School (1997 – 1999)
