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• Salary:£30,991
• Location type:Field worker
• Work Location:North and East Yorkshire (York, Harrogate, Ripon, Knaresborough, Hull and Beverley) and Lincolnshire (Scunthorpe, Grimsby and surrounding areas)
• Vacancy type :Permanent
• Closing Date:24 March 2026
• Hours per week:35

Assessor

RSPCA Assured is celebrating 30 years of improving the lives of farmed animals.

In that time, we're proud to have worked with thousands of farmers - and all of the UK's biggest supermarkets - to help make the lives of millions of animals better.

Every year, we inspect almost 4,000 farms and other scheme members to ensure they meet strict RSPCA animal welfare standards - ensuring a better life for farm animals.

So when you see an RSPCA Assured label on meat, fish, eggs or milk products, it means the animal was cared for according to the RSPCA's standards from birth to slaughter.

Our vision is a world where all farmed animals are respected and treated with kindness and compassion - and that's what we work towards every day.

We are looking for a new team member as an Assessor.

• Permanent Contract
• Working hours: 35 hours per week - Monday - Friday
• Location: Home based with extensive travel to farms and RSPCA sites across North and East Yorkshire (York, Harrogate, Ripon, Knaresborough, Hull and Beverley) and Lincolnshire (Scunthorpe, Grimsby and surrounding areas) Leeds and Manchester.

Are you an experienced pig farm worker looking for a fresh challenge? If you have at least two years farming experience and a strong commitment to animal welfare, this could be the perfect role for you.

This is a unique opportunity to use your deep industry knowledge to drive animal welfare standards forward.

As an assessor, we will look to you to conduct pig farm assessments with a focus on high quality welfare and to provide practical guidance and feedback to a diverse range of farmers.

You will travel extensively and will stay connected to the farming community.

You will conduct thorough farm assessments in adherence to the assurance scheme and will provide verbal assessment feedback and create a written report.

The role of Assessor includes making unannounced monitoring visits to review corrective actions for compliance.

To succeed within this role you must have:

• Proven experience of working on a commercial livestock farm
• Pig farming experience
• A UK driving licence
• The ability and willingness to travel extensively
• A proven commitment to high welfare standards

If this sounds like the ideal next step for you, please apply today!

Successful candidates for certain RSPCA roles will need to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK - We are unable to sponsor visas at RSPCA

We want to ensure we do all we can to give you a positive candidate experience through our recruitment. Whilst we do try to give feedback where we can, sometimes due to receiving high levels of applications, this may not always be possible

We are building the future of a diverse Society, and our priority is to support animal welfare by finding people from all backgrounds who are committed to our mission. For this reason we actively encourage a wide diversity of applications - in particular from members of minority ethnic groups, and people with disabilities - as these candidates are currently under-represented at the RSPCA. Your transferable skills & lived experiences could make you a valuable addition to our RSPCA Family!

Should you need any support with your application or interview process please contact resourcingteam@rspca.org.uk / 0300 123 0685.

Our mission is to ensure animals have a good life by rescuing and caring for those in need, by advocating on behalf of all animals and by inspiring everyone to treat them with compassion and respect