Dog Health - East Midlands Airport, United Kingdom - The Guide Dogs for The Blind

The Guide Dogs for The Blind
The Guide Dogs for The Blind
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East Midlands Airport, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Reference :002848


Publication end date :18/06/2023


Employment Details:


Contractual hours:

35.00


Salary:

Starting from £31,000 per annum + excellent benefits


Vacancy location:


Location:

England, Midlands, Midlands & East Region


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 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.


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.

For this role there will be requirement to travel regularly within the East Anglia region as well as occasional travel within the Midlands & East.

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

  • One of the following:
  • 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.
  • Comfortable using and updating databases and using online telephone systems.
  • Independent and able to make decisions/direct others based on own knowledge and experience.

Desirable

  • Vocational qualification specific to canine health and welfare to NVQ level 3 or equivalent.
  • RCVS Veterinary nurse qualification.
  • Working with volunteers.
  • Working with people with a visual impairment or other disabilities.
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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