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Level 2 Animal Care Apprenticeship for Award Winning Hungarian Vizsla Breeder

The GVP Club · Knatts Valley · posted 17 July 2026

Wage
£6,656 a year
Hours
16 hours a week
Duration
1 Year 3 Months
Level
Intermediate (Level 2)
Standard
Animal care and welfare assistant (level 2)
Starts
1 October 2026
Closing date
4 September 2026
Positions
1

Apply on the official government service →No Apprentice League account needed — we never gate applications.

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

Your 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

Where it leads

Possibility of progressing to the Level 3 Animal Care Apprenticeship.

About The GVP Club


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.

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

Skills they're looking for

Communication skillsAttention to detailOrganisation skillsCustomer care skillsProblem solving skillsPresentation skillsLogicalTeam workingCreativeInitiativeNon judgementalPatiencePhysical fitnessPassion to work with dogs

Entry requirements

  • GCSE English (grade 4) — desired
  • GCSE Maths (grade 4) — desired

Where you'll work

  • THE OLD POST OFFICE, EAST HILL ROAD, KNATTS VALLEY, SEVENOAKS, TN15 6YB

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