Employer: Dogs for Good

Job Title: Regional Health & Welfare Coordinator

Job Location: Home Based in the North of England

Salary: Salary £21,639.80

Hours: Full Time (35 Hours per Week), Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm

Job Description: FIXED TERM CONTRACT FOR TWO YEARS

This role will be based from home, preferably with easy access to travel to the North West and North East of England, up to Newcastle and other surrounding areas

This is a new role for the Charity and provides an opportunity to bring the care and support of our puppies and dogs directly to them rather than via an intermediary.

This role will test the value of having a Health and Welfare specialist on hand to support, teach and advise all stakeholders caring for puppies and dogs connected with the Charity.

This new full time Regional Health & Welfare Coordinator role will work alongside our Puppy Coordinator and Instructors based in the North of England. The role will require travel to our Banbury site on a regular basis, approximately once a month.

Duties for this role include the following:

• To oversee the health and welfare of all puppies and adult dogs within the North region.
• To work collaboratively with team members and stakeholders on health and welfare related matters.
• To identify, manage and report health and welfare concerns within our stock.
• To conduct health and welfare home visits and external appointments to support our stakeholders.
• To run health and welfare related workshops and inputs to stakeholders.
• Keep up to date health and welfare records on the dog’s progress.

Although the core hours for this role are 9am to 5pm there will be a degree of flexibility required to meet the health and welfare needs of the dogs which you support.

This 2-year fixed term contact may be extended depending on further funding.

As with any new role, the job description may need to be amended to reflect the relevant skills and processes required that enables this role to be successful.

Accompanying dogs in the charity’s vehicles is part of the job, so a full driving licence is preferred, but where applicable, we will work with the chosen candidate to find alternative solutions where reasonable adjustments are required. Regular travel across the region you are supervising is a requirement of this role.

Dogs for Good have a generous contributory pension scheme, death in service benefit and an income protection plan, after a qualifying period. Employees are entitled to 25 days holiday per year (plus Bank Holidays), which increases with every five years’ service completed up to a maximum of 31 days holiday after 20 years’ service. Dogs for Good is committed to staff continuing their learning and CPD is regularly reviewed.

Please note we cannot employ anyone under 18 years of age.

If you need to discuss this role, please email Caroline Jones, Health and Welfare Team Leader on caroline.jones@dogsforgood.org

Application Deadline: Applications for the vacancy will close at noon on Friday 8 November 2024.
First interviews for this role will take place on Tuesday 19 November 2024 via Microsoft Teams.
Second interviews for this role will take place on Tuesday 26 November 2024 at our head office in Banbury.

The interview dates cannot be altered, so please ensure you are available for interview.

Application Details: Please apply via the website link below

Website Link: Regional Health & Welfare Coordinator – Fixed Term Contract for Two Years – Dogs for Good

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Employer: Guide Dogs

Job Title: Volunteering Care Coordinator

Job Location: Home-based

Salary: Starting at £22,440 per annum

Hours: 35 hours per week

Job Description:

The Volunteering Care Coordinator helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by supporting new volunteers to progress through their application journey in a fast and efficient way to maximise the growth of the Guide Dogs Volunteering pool. The role will support the organisation by having person-centred conversations with prospective volunteers during key stages in their Volunteer Lifecycle; Interviewing, Retention/Volunteer Care conversations, Complaints and on leaving their roles, with the strategic aim of the number of appropriate volunteers onboarded, and retaining existing volunteers, all of whom play a key role in delivering the charity’s mission. 

For this UK home based role you’ll be working 35 hours per week, worked 9am to 5pm or 12pm to 8pm on a rota basis, Monday to Friday.

We offer a generous pension scheme, annual leave, 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 can be found using the website link at the end of this listing.

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

Application Deadline: 14 October 2024

Application Details: Please apply via the website link below

Website Link: The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association – Volunteering Care Coordinator (talent-soft.com)

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Employer: Guide Dogs

Job Title: Dog Wellbeing/Care Technician

Job Location: Nottingham

Salary: £22,440.00 – £23,868.99 pro rata per annum

Hours: 21 hours

Job Description:

The Dog Wellbeing Technician helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by ensuring the wellbeing and specialist care of our dogs are met. This is achieved through carrying out husbandry duties in order to provide for the wellbeing of dogs whilst accommodated at a Guide Dogs site.

This role will be based on-site at our Nottingham office, working closely with a team of Dog Wellbeing Technicians.

For this role, you’ll work 21 hours per week, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. These are rotational shifts, working from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. or 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Flexibility would be required for this role to cover the hours for this site which are from 8am to 6pm.

We offer a generous pension scheme, annual leave, 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 can be found in the website link at the end of this listing.

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

Application Deadline: 10 October 2024

Application Details: Please apply via the website link below.

Website Link: The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association – Dog Wellbeing/Care Technician (talent-soft.com)

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Employer: Guide Dogs

Job Title: Health & Safety Officer

Job Location: Guide Dogs National Centre, Midlands

Salary: Starting at £31,000 per annum + benefits

Hours: 35 per week

Job Description:

The Health & Safety Officer known at Guide Dogs as a Health, Safety and Business Continuity Officer helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by supporting the day-to-day work of the Health, Safety and Business Continuity Team by providing training, support, compliance reviews and guidance for the organisation in related subjects. 

For this role you’ll be working 35 hours per week, worked 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday with some hybrid working. This role has a national remit which means you will be required to travel regularly to Guide Dogs sites across the UK.

We offer a generous pension scheme, annual leave, 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.

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 profile

Candidate requirements
To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health or equivalent.
• Experience in health and safety.
• Successful track record of planning and achieving quality outcomes.
• Have proven IT skills and an experienced user of Microsoft Office software.
• Up to date knowledge of health and safety legislation and best practice.
• Can demonstrate the ability to collate and communicate complex health and safety and business continuity information in an easy and accessible manner, both written and verbal.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please use the website link at the bottom of this listing.

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
If you have any accessibility issues, please contact our Recruitment Team on 0118 3540345 or recruitment@guidedogs.org.uk

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

The system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised.

If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.

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.

Please contact our Recruitment Team on 0118 3540345 or recruitment@guidedogs.org.uk if you require any support with your application.

Application Deadline: 13 October 2024

Application Details: Please apply via the website link below

Website Link: The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association – Health & Safety Officer (talent-soft.com)

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Employer: Hearing Dogs for Deaf People

Job Title: Community Fundraising Manager

Job Location: Home based (1 day a week at our Northern Centre in Bielby, East Yorkshire)

Salary: circa £31,000 per annum 

Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Job Description:

What we do

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.

What you will be doing

As part of the Community Fundraising and Events Team, the Community Fundraising Managers core role and purpose is to work individually and collaboratively as part of a wider team to deliver fundraising income, recruit and support volunteer and community fundraising supporters, engage and support volunteers and colleagues in the wider organisation, and promote Hearing Dogs in line with our strategy, standards and supporting plan. This role oversees Yorkshire, North East and East Scotland.

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What you need to succeed

• Proactive and confident self-starter with either direct experience of raising funds or from equivalent experience gained either within the voluntary sector or the commercial world.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills coupled with an enthusiastic and positive approach.
• Ability to work as part of a team and to contribute towards the success of the Community Fundraising team and wider team at Hearing Dogs.
• Computer literate with MS365 applications and knowledge and experience of databases and an ability to keep accurate records of all contacts and relevant information.
• Ability to work on own, without close and constant support and supervision and to be able to handle pressure, deadlines and targets.

Application Deadline:

• The closing date for applications is 5pm Monday 7th October
• Interviews will be held at BWC w/c 14th October

Application Details: If you are interested in working with us in this varied and immensely rewarding job, please send a CV and covering letter outlining your experience, and how this reflects the essential criteria in the job description to recruitment@hearingdogs.org.uk

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Employer: Support Dogs

Job Title: Puppy Coordinator

Job Location: Sheffield

Salary: £23,721(pro rata)

Hours: 22.5 hours per week, over three full days

Job Description:

Please note that this role is on a fixed term contract to cover maternity leave

Support Dogs have an exciting role available within the training department, we are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated, and driven individual to join our puppy team.  The successful applicant will be responsible for overseeing several puppies at any one time, provide a structured and tailored training for each puppy to ensure they are progressing as expected.  The role will also involve working closely alongside our valued volunteers, ensuring they are receiving excellent support, regular training sessions and are given advice/support as and when required.  Other duties within this role may include the recruitment, assessment, and training of new volunteers.

The applicant will be required to work off site for periods of time so they must show the ability to work alone effectively, use their own initiative and have excellent time management and communication skills.  Previous and proven experience of working with puppies, within a professional capacity, such as planning and conducting puppy training classes to a group of people is an essential quality for this role.  All applicants are to have a full clean driving licence.

Occasional overnight duties and from time-to-time weekend work may be required to assist the Charity by participating in activities such as fundraising events and demonstrations. 

Puppy Co-ordinator Part Time job description

Please note this post requires a standard DBS Check and must be submitted prior to starting your employment at Support Dogs. Should you not have a standard DBS Check, Support Dogs will apply for one on your behalf but all information to complete a check must be provided ahead of your employment start date.

Due to the high level of interest that we receive for training vacancies, it is not always possible to answer telephone enquiries.  Should you have any questions about the vacancy please contact Katie Burns, Training Manager via email, katie.burns@supportdogs.org.uk.

Application Deadline: Open until successful recruitment. Please be aware this is a two-stage interview process and that we will be arranging interviews as and when successful candidates are identified.

Application Details:

Applicants are to send a covering letter and CV to katie.burns@supportdogs.org.uk or alternatively by post to Katie Burns, Training Manager, 21 Jessops Riverside, Brightside Lane, Sheffield, S9 2RX.  Please ensure to include the following in your covering letter and CV;

Explanation of why you feel that you meet the criteria of the role, using specific examples to demonstrate your suitability where possible. Include details of any training and/or voluntary work you may have undertaken that is relevant to the role. 

Referees to cover at least the past 5 years (if applicable), one of these is to be your present or most recent employer, whichever is relevant.  Open references/character references from family/friends are not accepted.  Please ensure you provide a chronological history of your time spent since leaving education and give the reasons for leaving a position.

Website Link: Puppy Coordinator | Support Dogs

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