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    Head of Kennels - London, United Kingdom - Association of Dogs & Cats Home

    Association of Dogs & Cats Home
    Association of Dogs & Cats Home London, United Kingdom

    3 weeks ago

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    Salary:
    £28k-£35k pa depending on experience and knowledge
    Hours: 35 hours per week, working Sunday - Thursday, 9am-5pm


    Contract Type:
    Permanent

    Every dog and cat in need deserves expert, personalised care and support, and to be loved.

    We're a passionate, committed and diverse team of c80 staff and c150 volunteers, here for dogs, cats and communities in the UK, in Afghanistan and in Georgia.

    We offer expert veterinary care, rescue and rehoming services, programmes in the community and guidance and support to improve the lives of dogs and cats in need.

    We do our best for dogs and cats in need every day, working with colleague across the sector to improve their lives and to give them the care, support and love they deserve.

    Here, we take the time to really get to know the dogs and cats we care for and those who love them.

    At our North West London Home, we are recruiting a Head of Kennels who will share our compassion and commitment for animal welfare to provide front line leadership to our team of Kennel and Animal Care staff and volunteers.

    We care for up to fifteen dogs on site, in addition to dogs placed into foster homes.

    Our Head of Kennels is responsible for managing the day-to-day smooth running of our kennels and maintaining the wellbeing of all dogs in our care, so that their individual physical and psychological needs are catered for adequately, and in line with our standards and ethics.

    This is a high profile and hugely important role for Mayhew as our Head of Kennels oversees each dog's journey through Mayhew from in-take to assessment and then to rehoming.

    Working with staff and volunteers across the Home, foster carers, adopters, other charities and rescues and members of the public, our Head of Kennels is instrumental in ensuring that our dogs have all they need – from feeding, exercising, cleaning, and socialising to finding their perfect forever home.

    Leading a small team, our Head of Kennels is responsible for managing all aspects of our dog in-takes, adoptions, fostering and Pet Refuge (read more here), managing our capacity to ensure we help as many dogs as we can and ensuring our dogs are rehomed to a home suited to their individual needs as soon as possible.

    We offer a caring and supportive team and the chance to make a lasting difference to the lives of dogs who rely on us.

    Lead and manage our kennels and ensure the very best care and support is given to each of our dogs
    Proactively, collaboratively and resourcefully maintain relationships with volunteers, foster carers, adopters, other rescue managers and other colleagues in the wider Mayhew community
    Engage and collaborate with senior staff to ensure effective delivery of our strategic and operational goals
    Experience working with dogs, preferably in a shelter environment
    Knowledge of dog behaviour, training and welfare
    Experience of successfully motivating, managing, and developing a high performing team and managing performance
    Sunday 5 May 2024.
    First round interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams;
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