Dog Health & Wellbeing Specialist

Dog Health & Wellbeing Specialist Nottingham, England

The Guide Dogs for The Blind
Full Time Nottingham, England 28988 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Reference

002490

Publication end date

05/03/2023

Employment Details

Contractual hours

35.00

Salary

Starting salary £28,988 per annum + benefits

Vacancy location

Location

England, East Midlands, Nottingham

Vacancy details

Directorate

Operations - Midlands & East

Job Title

Dog Health & Wellbeing Specialist

Job Level

Specialist Professional

Contract type

Fixed Term/Secondment

Contract duration

23 months

External job advert

The Dog Health & Wellbeing Specialist helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by being responsible for the overall monitoring, support, and advice on the health & wellbeing of all dogs within their geographical area. The role manages staff carrying out daily husbandry for dogs housed at Guide Dog sites and ensures the service operates within national practices. The role monitors the financial spend on veterinary care within the region and negotiates with veterinary practices to ensure a cost-effective service is provided.


This role will be based predominantly on site at our Nottingham office, with travel across the Midlands & East region. You’ll be working 35 hours per week, worked 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.

A current driving license and ability to work unsocial hours including early mornings, weekends, Bank Holidays, evenings will be required for this role.


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 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 profile

Candidate requirements

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


Essential

  • One of the following: 2 ‘A’ levels (one of which must be a biological or social science subject) (QCF level 3 / SQCF levels 6-7), OR equivalent qualifications or experience.
  • Proven experience working with dogs within a professional environment and communicating with veterinary professionals. Demonstrated knowledge of animal care and behaviour.
  • Supervision, teaching or mentoring of others demonstrating successful delivery of an outcome.


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. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.


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 [email protected].


Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above.


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.


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.


Please contact our Recruitment Team on 0118 3540345 or [email protected] if you require any support with your application.

Application Closing Date

05/03/2023

Dog Health & Wellbeing Specialist
The Guide Dogs for The Blind

http://www.guidedogs.com
San Rafael, United States
Christine Benninger
$25 to $50 million (USD)
201 to 500 Employees
Non-profit Organisation
Civic, Welfare & Social Services
1942
Related Jobs

All Related Listed jobs

Waiter
Home Hospitality London, England 38000 GBP ANNUAL Today

This opening is a very exciting time for the group, their 4th restaurant and no doubt will cause a real stir when it opens.

Assistant Accountant
Lookers Motor Group Limited London, England 25000 - 32000 GBP ANNUAL Today

For some roles a company car and additional earning potential through commission or bonus. You will be well versed in using Kerridge/ADP systems, this is a must

director product manager
Levi Strauss San Francisco, CA 230000 - 162800 USD ANNUAL Today
Community Carers
Advent Care Team Kingsbridge, England Today

The ability to drive and your own car transport. Previous experience in a health or social care setting. Access to professional and social events.

Care Assistant (must be able to drive)
Right at Home Brentwood, Billericay & Havering Billericay, England 23075 - 36972 GBP ANNUAL Today

Must hold a full and valid UK or EU/EEA driving licence and have access to own vehicle. However, if you do not have experience, we provide full training and