We are seeking a Volunteer Coordinator to be responsible for co-ordinating all of the volunteering opportunities within our Rehoming Centre's operations.

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 9,000 dogs; we never put a healthy dog down.

Our rehoming centres house thousands of dogs each year until they are able to find a loving new home and the success of our centres wouldn’t be possible without our dedicated team of staff and volunteers; there is a real family-community within each of our centres. Come rain or shine, our team are out in all weathers to make sure the dogs have the best possible life. Dealing with thousands of visitors each month, our rehoming centres are the face of Dogs Trust and we pride ourselves on our staff providing the very best in customer service.

In this role you will recruit, select and induct new volunteers, providing support throughout their volunteer journey with us. As part of the wider Dogs Trust volunteering strategy, you will play a key role in ensuring best practice is followed, achieving high volunteer standards. A strong relationship manager, you’ll build relationships with staff across the centre, the Volunteering Development team and the wider organisation to deliver an excellent volunteer experience. Where volunteers are shared across services, you will liaise with the Supporter Relations Officer, over occasional volunteer support for fundraising activities, the Home from Home Coordinator in support of our home fostering service and, where appropriate, with the local Dogs Trust Charity Shop Managers over any volunteers shared between the shops and the rehoming centre.

The successful candidate will have a good understanding of customer care and the role of volunteers in an organisation, including their integration, management and motivation. You'll have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and strong leadership skills with ability to engage and work effectively with large groups of people with varying backgrounds and skill levels. You will also have a positive attitude, methodical approach to work with the ability to work under your own initiative. But above all a passion and commitment to work and the goals of Dogs Trust.

A full, manual, UK driving licence is also required.

To apply for this position, please send your CV and cover letter explaining your interest in and suitability for the role by clicking the APPLY NOW button.

We are seeking a Training and Behaviour Advisor (TBA) to take responsibility for assessing and then designing and implementing behavioral rehabilitation of dogs in our rehoming centre.

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 9,000 dogs; we never put a healthy dog down.

Our rehoming centres house thousands of dogs each year until they are able to find a loving new home, and the success of our centres wouldn't be possible without our dedicated team of staff and volunteers; there is a real family-community within each of our centres. Come rain or shine, our team are out in all weathers to make sure the dogs have the best possible life. Dealing with thousands of visitors each month, our rehoming centres are the face of Dogs Trust and we pride ourselves on our staff providing the very best in customer service.

In this role you will take responsibility for assessing pre-intake and newly arrived dogs and designing and implementing dog training and behaviour modification programs for these and other dogs in our care. You'll also be responsible for training Canine Carers to implement behavioural training programs and for advising members of the public in the handling and training of dogs adopted from Dogs Trust. The successful individual should have a thorough knowledge of dog behaviour and welfare, including understanding the principles underlying learning and the ability to write training and behaviour programs. You'll have excellent communication skills with the ability to handle delicate situations sensitively and professionally and have the ability to and experience in handling difficult dogs. But above all you'll be passionate and committed to the work of Dogs Trust. A full, clean, manual driving licence is essential.

To apply for this position, please send your CV and cover letter explaining your interest in and suitability for the role by clicking the APPLY NOW button.

Current Total Salary Progression: Up to £49,693 per annum depending on development within the role.

This role will support the North West region with flexibility over office location.

The Rehabilitation Officer (known within Guide Dogs  as an Orientation and Mobility Specialist (OMSp)) helps  people with sight loss to live the life they choose by delivering orientation, mobility services  and technology that promote independence and choice to people who are blind and partially sighted both indoors and outdoors. Through personalisation and re-ablement, the OMSp will provide a specialist holistic assessment of customer needs and deliver support that will enable a person to achieve their goals. The OMSp will use their core skills to empower a person’s independence, wellbeing and provide information and advice about what support is available for them.

The core hours of this role are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year. As a charity, we’re always keen to support flexible working as best we can. We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, and provide help to those with sight loss, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• Qualification as either a Mobility Instructor or Rehabilitation Worker e.g. Dip HE Rehabilitation Studies or equivalent.
• In addition, evidence of continued professional development to maintain current knowledge and experience within the field.
• Has experience of working with people who are blind and partially sighted.
• Ability to liaise effectively with other professionals / agencies.
• Assessment and planning skills.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above. As part of your application ensure you provide to evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

The system does have a time limit, we would advise you to complete your answers and copy and paste into the online form once finalised. Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

Remember to refer to the attached job description and candidate pack for more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

Age UK Wandsworth is an independent charity that works to promote the well-being of all older people in the London Borough of Wandsworth. This is a brand new role, funded by the Armed Forces Covenant Trust, to start up and deliver indoor and outdoor activities (e.g. coffee mornings, board games, park walks, photography). We are searching for a self-starter who has excellent communication, organisational and customer-service experience and wants to make a difference to the older veterans in our local community.

What we can offer:

• A warm welcome from our small and friendly team of staff and volunteers and our hypo-allergenic office dog.
• The opportunity to be on the “front line” and really make a difference to the lives of older veterans in Wandsworth.
• A busy work place where no day is ever the same.
• An experienced leadership team who believe in the value of personal and professional development. We will provide training on our services and in areas such as safeguarding and GDPR.

You will:

• Have experience of organising activities/events, ideally with vulnerable groups. Be a “connector”, who enjoys chatting with and bringing people together.
• Be comfortable organising and taking part in outdoor activities in all weather conditions, i.e. have the mindset that there is no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing.
• Be competent in Microsoft Office Applications, including Excel and Word. Experience using other bespoke IT systems, e.g. databases, would be beneficial to your application, but we can offer training in this area. You will need to be IT literate to manage client data and reporting schedules.
• Have a positive “can-do” attitude, excellent time-management and be an excellent communicator who approach challenges with enthusiasm.

Age UK Wandsworth is committed to safeguarding all those in our care. All offers are subject to satisfactory references and DBS check. CVs will not be considered. You can download an application pack, which includes a job description and person specification, from our website.

An exciting, challenging but meaningful role!

We are seeking an experienced and skilled individual to join a new exciting initiative as Project Manager.

MLCE work with at-risk young people and their families providing mental health and wellbeing activities, safe places to go, IAG (information, advice and guidance), leisure/sports and structured outcomes-focused projects tackling early intervention and prevention.

MLCE are the lead organisation of the newly formed Ecosystem Coldharbour Consortium funded by the Mayor of London's Violence Reduction Unit as part of the 'My Ends Programme'.  The consortium brings together well-respected community organisations that have experience of leading violence reduction initiatives in the area. It aims to address root causes of violence affecting young people and provide  positive opportunities for them with a specific focus on tailored interventions. 

The Project Manager will act as the linchpin between MLCE its partners and programmes to ensure this important work is delivered successfully.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a talented, passionate group of people from different organisations who are collaborating to affect change.

To Apply:  Please click on the Apply button.

Closing date: 20th May 2021

First Round Interviews:  Tuesday 25th or Wednesday 26th May 2021

Second Round Interviews: Friday 28th May 2021

MLCE is committed to an equal opportunities policy.

Please note we can only respond to shortlisted candidates.