Work Experience

We are not currently accepting work experience students at the moment, as we have no places available.  We would normally accept students for work experience who are studying further education at Hartpury College and Pershore College and who are studying an Animal Care qualification.

We we have places available please email an up to date CV and state your work experience requirements/hours to info@wars.org.uk and our Operations Manager will get in contact within 7 days to advise whether we can offer a placement.

Please note, we are a small team and these placements get booked up very quickly, we advise being as organised as possible to get your work experience booked up in advance.

We also accept university students for short and long term placements, please email Amie on info@wars.org.uk stating your university, course and what type of placement you’re looking for.

Conditions of Placements

  • We operate an over 18’s policy to work directly with our dogs, and do NOT offer work experience placements to school students under the age of 16.
  • We can offer single day release per week placements, with our cats ONLY, to college students, aged 16 -17, who are on an animal care course.
  • We do NOT offer Duke of Edinburgh placements.
  • We can offer over 18’s weekly block placements and day release, working with our cats, dogs, or both.

If you would like to express an interest in work experience with WARS, based on the conditions above, please don’t hesitate to contact us and call 01905 831651.