Employer: Dogs for Good

Job Title: Instructor – Northern England

Job Location: A specific region in the North of England will be confirmed with the successful applicant depending on their location, but the role will include frequent travel across the North of England and to our head office in Banbury.

Salary: Up to £23,900 per annum, dependent on experience

Hours: Full Time, Monday to Friday, 35 Hours per Week

Job Description:

A specific region in the North of England will be confirmed with the successful applicant depending on their location, but the role will include frequent travel across the North of England and to our head office in Banbury.

You’ll be required to occasionally work outside of core hours to meet the needs of our clients and their dogs. A vehicle will be provided for work use, as well as a uniform and equipment.

Full training and continuous personal development (CPD) is provided and available.

About The Role

This role is an opportunity for you to fulfil your dream of teaching, working with and maintaining the wellbeing of a wide range of dogs, specifically supporting those that become life changing assistance dogs.

As an Instructor, your role focuses on building the relationship between a client and their dog to help realise the client’s independence and life aspirations without compromising the needs of the dog. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with people from different backgrounds who have a variety of needs, personalities and personal experiences, and to help unlock their potential through our available services, which often leads to one of our assistance dogs.

Job Responsibilities
As an instructor, you will:
• Guide and support application enquiries to match a person’s needs and aspirations to the services available across the charity.
• Assess clients in their homes to understand their physical needs and suitability for an Assistance Dog.
• Participate in the matching process of client to dog.
• Deliver a specialist client-focused service to existing and new partnerships, providing teaching and coaching to help our clients realise their full potential with a dog.
• Participate in continued teaching and evaluation of our dogs throughout their life by providing ongoing support and guidance to our clients.

Skills & Experience
Essential:
• You are able to demonstrate credible experience and / or qualifications working with physically disabled adults and children.
• You have proven experience in understanding and resolving dog behaviour and be able to coach others to achieve solutions and goals.
• You are well organised and disciplined in your approach to achieving goals and planning your own diary.
• You are able to work with a high degree of personal responsibility.
• You have the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• You have the skills to develop relationships with colleagues, clients and supporters of the Charity.

Other Requirements
• You must be over 18 years of age.
• Accompanying dogs in the charity’s vehicles is essential and a frequent aspect of the role, so a full driving licence is preferred but, where applicable, we will work with the chosen candidate to find alternative solutions in those instances where reasonable adjustments are required.
• As you will be working with vulnerable people, you will be required to undergo a DBS check.
• You are expected to have a good understanding of safeguarding issues and how they should be applied to the work of the charity and its partner organisations

Benefits
• 25 days annual leave plus public holidays with additional for length of service
• Additional days off at Christmas
• Your birthday off (and if you don’t celebrate or observe birthdays, you can still take a day off to do something meaningful to you).
• Generous employer pension contribution of up to 10%
• Group income protection plan
• Group personal accident insurance
• A supportive culture underpinned by The Promise:
o Seek to understand
o Respect all needs
o Make positive connections

Application Deadline: Noon Monday 17 February 2025

Application Details: Please visit the website link below where full application instructions can be found, along with more information regarding the role and the Instructor job description.

Website Link: Instructor – Northern England – Dogs for Good