Rehoming Officer - South West, United Kingdom - The Guide Dogs for The Blind

The Guide Dogs for The Blind
The Guide Dogs for The Blind
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South West, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Reference :002872


Publication end date :18/06/2023


Employment Details:


Contractual hours:

35.00


Salary:

£21,217 - £23,868 gross per annum


Vacancy location:


Location:

England, South West, South West


Vacancy details:


Directorate:

Operations - South West & Wales


Job Title:

Rehoming Officer


Job Level:

Support Provider


Contract type:

Fixed Term/Secondment


Contract duration:

12 months


External job advert:

The Rehoming Officer helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by securing an appropriate home for dogs that are no longer needed by the organisation (c. 900/year) at various life stages so that Guide Dogs' resources can be focused on dogs-in-training and in-service.


To place dogs that are withdrawn or retired from the Guide Dog service into suitable homes by identifying and assessing a constant supply of appropriate homes.


We're committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team and the organisation.

We want our staff to flourish and work in environments which maximises their potential and best serves our stakeholders.

For this role you'll be working 35 hours per week, worked 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.

This role will be based at either our Bristol or Reading office dependant on your home location on a home start basis, there will be some requirement to travel within 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.

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


Diversity

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.


Essential

  • Five GCSE/'O' levels, or equivalent, to include Mathematics and English at Grade C or above (QCF level 2 / SQCF level 5).
  • Practical experience working with dogs within either dog care or training environment.
  • Practical experience of having to develop and maintain strong working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders and deal with complicated and emotional situations.
  • Demonstrable understanding of dog psychology and behaviour modification.
  • Demonstrable written communication skills to a high standard and can analyse and extract key information.
  • Proven interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with a broad range of internal and external contacts.
  • Able to demonstrate aptitude for dog handling/training.
  • Experience of using computer systems and being able to extract and input accurate information.
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
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.


Application Closing Date:

18/06/2023
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