A Van Driver with Experience & Love of Dogs

Wise Employment Group; Slough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Trainee Dog Warden to join their compassionate team. This role involves driving around the Slough area to collect stray dogs and ensuring their welfare, including returning them to their owners or transporting them to shelters. The position offers full training, a supportive environment, and the opportunity to work with animals daily. With a focus on humane handling, you will learn to manage frightened dogs and provide care at kennels. If you have a passion for animal welfare and meet the driving requirements, this is an exciting chance to make a difference in the lives of stray dogs.

Benefits

Uniform Provided

Shift Bonus Allowance

Commercial Vehicle Provided

Training Provided

Qualifications

• Must hold a full UK driving license with 3+ years of experience.
• Experience working with dogs, ideally in a kennel or veterinary setting.

Responsibilities

• Collect stray dogs and reunite them with owners or transport them to shelters.
• Manage the welfare of dogs at kennels, ensuring cleanliness and care.

Skills

Driving Skills

Animal Handling

Problem Solving

IT Literacy

Communication Skills

Education

Driving License (3+ years)

Experience with Animals

Tools

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel)

Job description

Are you a Van Driver with a love for dogs? Then we want to hear from you.

We are proud to be supporting this long-established company that specializes in the humane handling of stray dogs.

The company is now seeking a new Trainee Dog Warden who lives around the SLOUGH area - 20 mile radius ideally.

You will be driving around the local area and as far as Milton Keynes, Greenwich, Bromley, London, and surrounding areas.

A full, clean driving licence obtained at least 3 years ago is essential for this role, and you will need to be over 22 years of age for insurance purposes.

The company operates on a shift basis and is open 365 days per annum, including Christmas Day.

The Dog Warden is covering their back shift, which means you will be covering 4 x 9.5 hour shifts a week.

Your days of work would be: Monday, Thursday, Friday, and then Saturday one week, then Sunday the next – alternating.

The hours are 9am till 7pm.

The successful candidate would also be asked to cover the night shift when cover is required, usually from 4pm to 4am.

Primarily, the role will entail the collection of stray dogs, which can involve bringing the dogs back to the Slough Kennels and reuniting them with their owners. However, other times it may involve dropping dogs at the Battersea Dog Home or giving them to Foster Dog families. This includes calling vets for particular treatment of wounded and sick dogs, and sometimes it may lead to the termination of the dog’s life if it is in a very bad way. All involve meticulous reporting and the completion of forms for local councils, etc., and is audited.

Full training is provided, but you will learn to manage very frightened dogs that may be aggressive and hard to control. You will also look after their welfare at the kennels, settling them in, feeding, and keeping the kennels clean and ready for new visitors at all times.

The successful candidates must offer the following:

1. Must hold a full licence with 3 years driving experience, ideally of driving a light commercial vehicle.
2. Must be IT literate with experience on tablets & PCs, must also have Microsoft Office experience, mainly Outlook & Excel.
3. Must be able to work on your own initiative and problem solve.
4. To be successful, you will need experience of working with animals, specifically dogs, ideally with kennel and/or veterinary nursing experience and a genuine interest in dogs. Experience driving, especially van driving, is ideal.
5. Physically fit, as you will be lifting dogs and dog crates onto vehicles.
6. Ability to provide flexible working within the day, mid, and night shifts, where necessary, on a rota basis.
7. You will need to be able to pass a DBS check.

This is a temp to perm position. A commercial vehicle and uniform are provided, and the role is based from the offices in Slough. Basic pay is £12.60 per hour with a shift bonus allowance once training is completed; salary will then increase to £14.30 per hour.

Additional shift and performance allowance provided.

This role is immediately available. Unfortunately, we cannot accept candidates who do not have a full UK manual driving licence with 3+ years driving experience or who have allergic reactions to bites and stings (although this is avoided).

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