Community Clinical Animal Behaviourist (low-cost behaviour services) Remote
Job description
Are you passionate about enhancing the welfare of dogs? Do you want to empower owners and other animal welfare professionals?
We have an exciting opportunity for a clinical animal behaviourist to join our community clinical animal behaviour team. 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 10,000 dogs; we never put a healthy dog down.
With increasing inflation, the cost of caring for our pets is higher than ever. During this crisis, we’ve heard from many dog owners who are struggling to afford to provide for their dog, and we’re doing everything we can to help. Our low-cost behaviour services provide access to subsidised behaviour consultations for dog owners who are struggling with costs associated with training/managing their dog’s behaviour.
You will provide specialist behaviour consultations for dogs showing behaviour problems including aggressive behaviour directed towards people, liaising with vets and others, supporting the owner, and offering follow-up support as required.
Acting as a mentor - both within the organisation and externally - you will assist in the professional development of behaviour specialists, and Dogs Trust staff, towards national standards of accreditation in clinical behaviour. You will play an active role in designing, -assessing, and delivering educational material.
With an animal behaviour or welfare qualification at degree level or above you will have a thorough, in depth knowledge of dog behaviour, training and welfare. Ideally you will be accredited as a Certificated Clinical Animal Behaviourist (CCAB) with CCAB Certification Ltd, registered as a Clinical Animal Behaviourist with the Animal Behaviour and Training Council, acquired CCAB Pre-Certification, or have qualifications and clinical experience of an equivalent standard. A skilled communicator you will be experienced in handling dogs with a range of problem behaviours, and be familiar with a range of different techniques for training and rehabilitation.
This is primarily a home-based opportunity, delivering behaviour services, clinical consultations and assessments via virtual/remote means. The role also includes occasional visits to support the delivery of in-person behaviour services, when required, across a designated region.
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At Dogs Trust we value diversity and we're committed to creating an inclusive culture. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, abilities and cultures and believe that a diverse workforce will help us to achieve our mission. Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, either at application or interview stage, please contact us on [email protected].
