Freedom Team Leader - Remote, United Kingdom - Dogs Trust

Dogs Trust

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Remote, United Kingdom

3 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Salary

£28,900 per year + benefits

Location

Home-based flexible across East Anglia, East Anglia

Job Type

Permanent

Hours per Week

35

Closing Date

Thursday 21 March 2024

Do you want to make a difference to the lives of people fleeing domestic abuse? Are you an experienced dog handler?

We are looking for a passionate Freedom Team Leader to be responsible for day to day running of Freedom, a pet fostering service for individuals fleeing domestic abuse, in East Anglia.

About this role:

As Freedom Team Leader, you'll:
- support pets and their owners through the referral and placement process, assessing the dogs and matching them with fosterers where appropriate.

Recruit, manage and work closely with our wonderful volunteer fosterers, providing them with ongoing support, veterinary cover and advice throughout their placement,
Work closely with the management team to promote the service offer, building relationships with owners and referral organisations, such as refuges and abuse support services.

About you:

About Dogs Trust:

We love dogs. That's why we do whatever we can to make sure every four-legged friend gets the love they deserve.

We'll never put a healthy dog down, so our work is focused on helping dogs in need, supporting owners every step of the walk, and creating a better world for dogs in the future.

It's what we've been doing since 1891 and how we've grown to become the UK's leading dog charity, helping 12,000 loyal friends find their forever homes every year.

About the team:

The Outreach team runs several projects supporting pet owners who are homeless or in housing crisis in the UK, including Freedom, a pet fostering service for people fleeing domestic abuse.

Most referrals come from women fleeing domestic abuse via women-only services.

The service places dogs into volunteer foster homes on a temporary basis until their owners are able to be reunited with them.

The Freedom Project runs in Greater London & the Home Counties, Yorkshire, the North East, the North West, East Anglia, Scotland, Wales, and Hampshire.

This role is homebased but will involve significant travel across East Anglia and to other Freedom areas when required.

Due to the nature of this role, this post is for women only and is exempt under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.

A basic Disclosure & Barring Service Check (DBS) will be required for this role.