Level 2 Animal Care Apprenticeship - Award Winning Hungarian Vizsla Breeder

Work with the award-winning GVP Club, a luxury Hungarian Vizsla breeding programme, who are dedicated to producing exceptional family companions for clients across the UK and the rest of the world. They are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated apprentice with a genuine passion for dogs to gain hands-on experience.

What you'll do

Working alongside the Founder and wider GVP team, you will develop the knowledge, practical skills and confidence required to work within a professional breeding environment while helping maintain the exceptionally high standards of welfare and care for which The GVP Club is known.

No previous professional dog experience is required. Full training, mentoring and support will be provided throughout your apprenticeship.

Key Responsibilities:

• Daily Canine Care
• Feed adult dogs and puppies according to individual feeding plans
• Ensure fresh drinking water is always available
• Observe and report any changes in health or behaviour
• Assist with grooming and general husbandry
• Maintain exceptional standards of canine welfare at all times
• Puppy Development

Support the GVP companion system with:

• Early puppy socialisation
• Environmental exposure
• Confidence building
• Basic training foundations
• Handling and grooming exercises
• Crate training
• Toilet training routines
• Preparing puppies for their forever homes
• Exercise, enrichment and training

Training

• You will be working towards the Level 2 Animal Care and Welfare Assistant apprenticeship qualification, and all training will be provided on site during your paid working hours
• Your day-to-day mentoring will be with your employer, and a combination of online and in person monthly sessions will be held with your Haddon Training Trainer Coach

After the apprenticeship

Possibility of progressing to the Level 3 Animal Care Apprenticeship.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Presentation skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience
• Physical fitness
• Passion to work with dogs

Qualifications

• Desired: GCSE, English (grade 4)
• Desired: GCSE, Maths (grade 4)

Things to consider

• You do need to be 18+ for this role due to the employer needing you to be able to drive (and for insurance purposes)
• The use of personal mobile phones during working hours is not permitted unless specifically authorised as part of your duties, such as taking photographs or videos for The GVP Club, recording training progress or communicating with the team
• Personal calls, messaging and social media should only be accessed during designated breaks
• Our priority is ensuring every dog and puppy receives our full attention, care and supervision at all times

About the employer

The Ginger Vizsla Puppy Club is a distinguished KC Assured Breeder of Hungarian Smooth Coat Vizslas, nestled in the heart of the Kent countryside in Sevenoaks. With an emphasis on excellence and rarity, we offer only limited availability, reflecting the considered, boutique nature of our breeding programme. This is not simply what we do – it is our passion.

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Founded to bring exceptional, KC-registered Smooth Coat Hungarian Vizslas not only in the UK but RoW, The GVP is dedicated to raising puppies of outstanding quality for discerning, devoted homes. Every one of our puppies is KC registered, comprehensively health-checked, and comes from exemplary lineage.

Apprenticeship details

• Course: Animal care and welfare assistant (level 2), Agriculture, environmental and animal care
• Apprenticeship level: Intermediate (level 2)
• Training provider: HADDON TRAINING LIMITED
• Expected duration: 1 Year 3 Months
• Hours: 16 hours a week. Working week: This apprenticeship is offered on a flexible rota basis to meet the operational needs of The GVP Club

Minimum contracted hours of 16 hours per week and up to 45 in busy periods

Working days (5 days out of a 7-day week subject to hours), exact working days and hours TBC.

• Start date: 26 October 2026
• Positions available: 1
• Wage: £6,656 a year