Posted 14 days ago
Dog Welfare Supervisor
ShrewsburyOn-site
AI Summary
Supervises and supports Dog Welfare Assistants at a rehoming centre, ensuring dogs receive daily exercise, training, enrichment, and clean kennel care while coordinating the kennel block and maintaining high standards of animal welfare.
About this role
Do you want to be a part of the positive impact we make to our dogs lives everyday?
We're looking for a Dog Welfare Supervisor, who will motivate, manage and support our Dog Welfare Assistants, as they provide excellent care to all dogs living in the rehoming centre.
This is a fixed term contract between 26 November 2026 to 26 November 2027.
We're looking for a Dog Welfare Supervisor, who will motivate, manage and support our Dog Welfare Assistants, as they provide excellent care to all dogs living in the rehoming centre.
This is a fixed term contract between 26 November 2026 to 26 November 2027.
Key Responsibilities
As Dog Welfare Supervisor, you’ll:
- supervise and support Dog Welfare Assistants to ensure our four-legged friends get their daily exercise, training and enrichment, and that their kennels are clean and comfortable until we find them their forever home,
- co-ordinate the kennel block, helping with induction and training, completing monthly supervisions, and making sure Dog Welfare Assistants feel supported at work,
- continuous drive high standards of dog care, ensuring processes and procedures are followed,
- occasionally act as site supervisor, on a rota basis.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
To be successful in this role, you’ll need excellent knowledge of dog welfare and experience of working in rehoming. You'll need to lead by example, as you won’t be line managing people, but you’ll be supervising staff as they complete day-to-day tasks. Additionally, a positive and pro-active attitude and an ambition to make sure our dogs receive the best standard of care is essential. A full, manual driving licence is also essential, as driving will be a part of the role.
Interviews are provisionally scheduled for 30th September at Shrewsbury Rehoming Centre.
Interviews are provisionally scheduled for 30th September at Shrewsbury Rehoming Centre.
Benefits
Our rehoming centres house thousands of dogs each year until they can find a loving new home and the success of our centres wouldn’t be possible without our dedicated team of staff and volunteers; there is a real family-community within each of our centres. Come rain or shine, our team are out in all weathers to make sure the dogs have the best possible life. Dealing with thousands of visitors each month, our rehoming centres are the face of Dogs Trust, and we pride ourselves on our staff providing the very best in customer service.
Skills
Animal HandlingDog WelfareKennel ManagementManual Driving LicenceRehoming Centre Operations
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