Are you a confident self-starter with experience in handling dogs? Are you confident in dealing with challenging situations in a tactful and empathetic manner?
Dogs Trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK with a nationwide network of rehoming centres and charity shops. Last year, Dogs Trust centres cared for over 14,000 dogs; we never put a healthy dog down.
Dogs Trust Freedom Project is a pet fostering service for people fleeing domestic abuse. However, the majority of our referrals come from women fleeing domestic abuse via women-only services. The service places dogs into volunteer foster homes on a temporary basis until their owners are able to have them back.
We are seeking a confident and well-organised individual who is passionate about helping animals and people. As Freedom Project Regional Assistant, you will support the evaluation and matching of dog referrals received from our stakeholder referral agencies. You will also assess the suitability of volunteer foster carers for the dogs by carrying out home checks and interviews and update clients on their pet’s progress.
You must be experienced and competent in assessing and handling a wide range of dogs in a working environment such as an animal charity or rescue/rehoming centre and have experience in giving dog welfare advice to owners and handlers, with an understanding of positive reinforcement techniques.
A large part of this role involves driving a small van and transporting dogs across Scotland on a daily basis, so candidates should have a full, clean, manual UK driving license and experience of driving as part of a previous role. An understanding of the problems faced by people fleeing domestic abuse with pets is expected as is a motivation to help and support vulnerable pet owners.
This is a full-time permanent post at 35 hours per week, Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm (candidates will be required to undertake occasional out of hours working to support the needs of the service).
Due to the nature of this role, this post is for women only and is exempt under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010
To apply for this position please click the APPLY NOW button on our website. Our application process requires you submit a CV and a cover letter explaining your interest and suitability for the role.
Closing date: Friday 17th July 2020
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Are you passionate about dogs and cats? Our people and animals make Battersea a great place to work. Your expertise will help increase our impact for dogs and cats everywhere.
We are seeking two skilled Veterinary Trustees with significant current senior veterinary leadership experience to join our Council of Trustees, to play a key part in Battersea’s future development and growth.
About us
Battersea is here for every dog and cat and has been since 1860. We are a world leading, animal welfare charity and over the last 160 years we’ve grown from one home in London to three, rescuing and rehoming centres across the South East. With c550 staff and 1000 volunteers, we have cared for over three million vulnerable animals We also campaign tirelessly to make things better for dogs and cats, sharing our expertise and educating the public and policymakers about responsible pet ownership. Two years ago we launched the Battersea Academy working with animals and veterinary practitioners across the UK and Internationally to develop and enhance their services to animals. Join us and make a difference for every dog and cat.
About the roles
During the latter half of this year and the first half of 2021, our two long standing and highly esteemed, Veterinary Trustees, Professor Matthew Pead BVetMed PhD MRCVS FHEA CertSAO and Dr Bradley Viner BVetMed MSc (VetGP) DProf FRCVS, will conclude their terms of office, after many years of exceptional support and contribution to Battersea. We are seeking to replace them with two equally skilled and engaged Veterinary Trustees who will each play a key part in Battersea’s future development and growth. To support our strategy and to build diversity in the Board we are looking for two new Trustees both with significant, current senior veterinary leadership experience, either from a research, policy development or clinical background or with direct practice experience.
The two new Trustees will join our Board of eleven, known as Council, who meet seven times a year with the Chief Executive and Directors (six half-day meetings usually in London and a full-day annual strategy meeting with the Directors usually in Windsor). Meeting formats are currently under review and some may in future be held virtually.
Both roles are appointments for an initial term of three years and may be re-appointed for a further two terms of three years. We anticipate one of the new Trustees will join the Board in October 2020, with the second successful new Trustee joining us in the Spring of 2021.
These are volunteer unremunerated roles.
More information about Battersea, including our Strategic Plan, please visit our website.
How to apply
To apply, please submit your CV and a supporting statement of no more than 1,000 words that addresses how you meet the requirements of the person specification and outlines your personal motivation for becoming a Trustee of Battersea. Any applications received via our online application portal will not be considered. Please also state if you are available to start the role in October 2020, Spring 2021 or have no preference.
Battersea is committed to providing equality of opportunity and valuing diversity for all current and prospective staff and Trustees. We aim to ensure that this commitment, reinforced by our values, is embedded in our day-to-day working practices and our work together. We would particularly welcome applications for these roles from black and minority ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under represented on our Council of Trustees.
For full details, including our job applicant privacy notice, please download our recruitment pack. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised.
Are you an experienced administrator who wants to support a project helping both people and their pets?
Outreach Projects consists of several projects which aim to provide advice and support for pet owners who are homeless or in housing crisis in the UK; this includes the Freedom Project, a pet fostering service for people fleeing domestic abuse. The majority of our referrals come from women fleeing domestic abuse via women-only services. The service places dogs into volunteer foster homes on a temporary basis until their owners are able to have them back. The Freedom Project now runs in Greater London & the Home Counties, Yorkshire, the North East and the North West of England, and Scotland.
The Freedom Project Administrator, provides administrative support to the Freedom Project, split between providing support directly to the Greater London & the Home Counties team, and the other regions – Yorkshire, the North East, the North West and Scotland.
This focusses on customer service to a variety of stakeholders (mainly over the phone and by email), including clients accessing the project, referral & domestic abuse organisations, volunteers, members of the public, veterinary surgeries and internal contacts. The role also involves record keeping and invoice processing for the whole team.
Due to the nature of this role, this post is for women only and is exempt under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010
To apply, please submit a CV and cover letter via our online application.
Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, has an income of over £90 million. The Trust, which cares for around 15,0... Read more
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Do you want to support pet owners who are homeless or in housing crisis?
We are recruiting for a new position which will involve working with colleagues within the homeless and housing (voluntary and statutory), animal welfare and veterinary sectors across Scotland to develop and deliver a targeted regional strategy that will increase accommodation and support options for homeless pet owners and help homelessness services to become pet friendly.
This 12-month fixed term unique post is funded by Dogs Trust and the Simon Community to make a difference to the lives of homeless dog owners and their pets across Scotland. As experts in their sectors, these charities have come together with the aim of increasing accommodation and support options for homeless dog owners, by supporting voluntary and statutory homelessness services across Scotland. This post is managed and delivered by Dogs Trust, but the post-holder will be expected to work closely with our Simon Community colleagues and other key established contacts in Scotland.
The bases for this project are Glasgow, Edinburgh and Perth and will require the post-holder to be flexible and ‘hot-desk’ across Dogs Trust and Simon Community offices in these areas.
The role is 35 hours per week, Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm (with a requirement to undertake occasional out of hours working; such as attending events and meetings during the evenings or weekends).
Access to a vehicle for work purposes and the willingness to travel across Scotland as needed is essential. This may also include occasional overnight stays.
Please note - a criminal records check through Disclosure Scotland will be required for this role.
For more information and to apply for this role, please visit our website.
Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, has an income of over £90 million. The Trust, which cares for around 15,0... Read more
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Full time Behaviour and Welfare Adviser to join the team at RSPCA Cornwall. The RSPCA is dedicated to finding unwanted, mistreated and abused animals loving permanent homes.As a Behaviour and Welfare Adviser you will be responsible for assessing and monitoring case and signed-over animals in the RSPCA’s care. This will include devising behavioural plans, carrying out or overseeing environmental and behavioural modification to maintain high standards of welfare, supporting successful rehoming and reducing return rates.
You’ll have:Formal qualification in dog/animal welfare, behaviour and training at a minimum of level 4
Experience of the care, husbandry and handling of animals gained whilst working in the animal care/welfare industry (desirable)
Practical experience of the application of theoretical behaviour modification and training principles
Experience of working and communicating with the general public
IT skills
Proven ability to lead/supervise a team
Experience of leading training sessions either 1:1 or groups.
Salary £25,000
Please contact for an application form and job description.
Closing date: Friday 10th July 2020
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is a leading conservation charity in the UK and has an excellent reputation for the development of ‘green prescriptions’, working to improve people’s wellbeing through engagement with the natural environment. This work is the basis of our alternative education provision and has proved successful and popular with a wide range of students and their carers. Due to this we are looking for enthusiastic and experienced Team Leaders to support and shape our expanding Care Farm provision.
We are seeking to recruit two inspiring, knowledgeable and committed Team Leaders to supervise and support the daily operation of Lakeside and The Willows Care Farms. The post holders will be responsible for leading the delivery of nature-based therapeutic activities for children, young people and adults with additional needs, mental health, social and communication difficulties and those in need of emotional support.
Working alongside the Care Farms’ Manager and our experienced staff team, we are seeking oneTeam Leader to take responsibility for students at The Willows and one Team Leader to take responsibility for horticulture, animals, housekeeping and site infrastructure at Lakeside.
Experience of working with children and young people with additional needs is essential, as is an understanding of person-centred practice and the use of nature, animals and creativity to support the holistic education of the children and young people we work with.
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust was set up in 1962 to campaign and take action to protect the natural environment. Since then the Trust has grown to bec... Read more
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Salary: £23,254
Contract: Fixed term contract until May 31st 2023
Hours: Full time of 37.5 hours per week
Location: Bristol (home-based initially)
About our organisation
The Soil Association, formed in 1946, is the only UK charity which works across the spectrum of human health, the environment and animal welfare. That’s because we cannot tackle these issues in isolation.
We campaign for change, we support farming innovation, we serve healthy food in communities, we support and grow the organic market and we protect forests.
We couldn't do any of this without our supporters, partners, donors and dedicated staff. We make a difference in the world where it’s needed the most.
About the opportunity
The Programme Officer is a key role in Food for Life Get Togethers. Working closely with the Head of Programme, you will be responsible for the creation and maintenance of consistent project management and administrative processes and for facilitating effective connections, organisation and information flows across this multi-partner, multi-faceted programme.
About you
Are you passionate about positively changing people’s lives through the power of good food? Food for Life Get togethers is a UK-wide programme which will connect different generations and backgrounds through cooking, growing and sharing food, bringing people together to improve their physical and mental wellbeing, tackle loneliness and isolation and build new friendships between people of all ages that strengthens their communities.
If you are a consummate organiser with a keen eye for detail and the ability to juggle multiple tasks in a fast pace environment, then we would love to hear from you.
Commitment to Safeguarding
The Soil Association and FFL are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people that we work with. In accordance with this commitment we ensure that we follow a thorough and safe recruitment and selection process for all roles that work with children. This includes checking against the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) where appropriate. Please ensure that you completed the attached self-disclosure form to apply for this position and please note that if you are successful in your application to the role any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.
Our employee benefits
Working with us you will have a range of financial and lifestyle benefits, including 27 days annual holiday plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service (pro rata for part-time). For more information on our benefits please visit our website.
Important dates
Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 20th July, 2020
Interviews are expected to take place: online on Monday 27th July 2020
To Apply
Please follow this link below to read the full Job Description for the role.
Please submit your CV with a covering letter (both in Microsoft Word format). Your covering letter must cover the “essential” criteria listed in the Job Description. Failure to submit a covering letter may mean your application is removed from the shortlisting process.
To support our work on enhancing our advertising reach please complete the Equal ops form and return this with your application. Please make sure that the file names of the documents you attach contain your name (first name and surname) Please also complete this self-disclosure form and submit this with your application.
Please note we look at applications on arrival and reserve the right to close this vacancy early.
Thank you for your interest in supporting our work at the Soil Association
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.