Dog Training Manager

Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Location: Hybrid / Community based within a 1 hour radius of Southampton
Salary: £35,000 / year

Hearing Dogs for Deaf People is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Dog Training Manager in and around the Southampton area.

The role of the Dog Training Manager is to support the development and training of Hearing Dog puppies to become future life changers.  

Training Managers form a vital part of the Services department, they provide leadership for the regional teams and are responsible for the quality standards, productivity and efficiency of the dog training pipeline.  

We are looking for a self-motivated and positive individual with practical and theoretical experience in dog training and behaviour, with skills in teaching, mentoring and coaching people.

Dog Training Coach

Hearing Dogs for Deaf People

Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire (On-site)

£31,000 - £35,000 per year

Full-time

Permanent

Disability ∙Social Welfare

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Job description

Hours: 35 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm)
Location: Centre based at either York, East Yorkshire or Saunderton, Buckinghamshire. Regular travel into communities and overnight stays required from the centre.

The Dog Training Coach plays a critical role in assuring and embedding high standards of dog training across Hearing Dogs for Deaf People (HDfDP).

Working alongside the Dog Training Quality Lead, the postholder will provide expert dog training guidance, behavioural advice, coaching and practical support to staff, applicants, recipients and volunteers. The role will contribute to the development of people and programmes that enable HDfDP to achieve excellence in the training and welfare of hearing dogs through consistently high standards in dog training delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership and Collaboration
• Dog Training and Behaviour
• Coaching, Teaching and Capability Development
• Operational Responsibilities

Successful applicants will be required to:

• Have a full UK driving licence, with access to a vehicle during the working week, and willingness to travel nationally regularly as required to meet the needs of the team’s objectives behavioural support.
• Regular UK-wide travel and willingness to stay away from home when required to meet operational requirements.
• Live within travelling distance of either The Grange, Buckinghamshire or BWC, East Yorkshire.

Benefits

• Employee Assistance Programme
• Death in Service Payment
• Annual leave enhancements recognising long service 
• Day off for your birthday 
• Defined contribution group personal pension plan 
• Enhanced sick pay 
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay 
• Eye care 
• Hearing tests 
• Learning and Development opportunities 
• Discounts on merchandise at Hearing Dog gift shops 
• Pet Dog Policy

For more information and to apply, please visit our website via the ‘apply’ button.

Closing date: 23rd November 2026

National charity, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, trains dogs to transform the lives of deaf people and provides hearing loss services – because nobody with hearing loss should feel alone.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 due to its duties involving the protection of children and/or adults at risk. Applicants are therefore required to disclose all spent and unspent convictions, cautions, warnings, and reprimands, as well as any relevant non-conviction information. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check in accordance with the Police Act 1997 (Part V).