Canine Fostering & Rehoming Specialist

Hearing Dogs for Deaf People; Princes Risborough; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Programme

Death in Service Payment

Annual leave enhancements recognising长

Day off for your birthday

Defined contribution group personalpns

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced maternity, paternity andadop

Eye care

Hearing tests

Learning and Development opportunities

Discounts on merchandise

Pet Dog Policy

Job summary

Hearing Dogs for Deaf People is seeking a Canine Fostering & Rehoming Coordinator to join our Services department. Based at The Grange in Saunderton, Buckinghamshire, this hybrid role is 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with a focus on delivering dogs in optimum health to support thriving hearing dog partnerships.

The role centers on monitoring canine healthcare and wellbeing throughout their lifetime with the charity, coordinating fostering and rehoming, and supporting volunteers and

Qualifications

• Dog health qualification/experience is essential.
• Dog behaviour qualification/experience desirable.
• Professionalism, reliability and accountability.
• Excellent time management and self-motivation.
• Clear communication style and audience adaptation.
• Experience in supporting volunteers and teams.

Responsibilities

• Balance physical, emotional and cognitive health of dogs in fostering.
• Oversee routine and preventative healthcare for fostering dogs.
• Manage foster dog health, weight, and volunteer support.
• Coordinate timely returns of dogs and rehomes as needed.
• Match returning dogs to suitable volunteer homes with appropriate care.
• Identify when specialist support is required for behaviour or training.
• Collaborate with Dog Training and Partnerships teams on handovers.
• Build pet dog profiles and advertise per charity protocol.
• Arrange long-term fostering and pet dog placements.
• Grooming and clipping to professional standards.
• Provide timely communications with clients via partnerships and healthcare teams.
• Foster a positive, cross-departmental team culture.
• Identify recruitment needs and onboard urgent care dog fosterers.
• Conduct home visits and assess applicant suitability.
• Deliver education programmes for fosterer volunteers.
• Contribute to process reviews and best-practice development.
• Assist with veterinary visits and relay information to vets.
• Support site events with healthcare provisions, evening/weekend work as needed.
• Contribute to out-of-hours service to meet client needs.
• Provide bereavement support as required.
• Monitor department trends and outcomes from partnerships and rehoming.
• Support projects related to dog returns and partnerships.
• Accurately record information in Hearing Dogs internal database.

Skills

Professionalism

Time management

Communication

Calm under pressure

Dog health qualification

Dog behaviour qualification

Holistic dog health knowledge

Assess audience needs

Deaf awareness

Cross-team collaboration

Volunteer management

Administration skills

Job description

Hearing Dogs for Deaf People is seeking a Canine Fostering & Rehoming Coordinator to join our Services department. Based at The Grange in Saunderton, Buckinghamshire, this hybrid role is 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with a focus on delivering dogs in optimum health to support thriving hearing dog partnerships.

The role centers on monitoring canine healthcare and wellbeing throughout their lifetime with the charity, coordinating fostering and rehoming, and supporting volunteers and