Dog Handler / Driver

Driverz Work; Croxley Green; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Job summary

Noah's Ark Environmental Services is seeking a confident Dog Handler/Driver to collect stray dogs across local authorities. The role includes night and day shifts, long-distance driving, and handling dogs of all sizes.

You will handle queries via email and telephone, use MS Word/Excel, and work as part of a small team. A full clean manual driving license and DBS clearance are required; DBS is paid by the employer.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Great written communication skills.
• Computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Full clean manual driving license.
• Experience in dog handling would be an advantage.
• Able to work a varied shift pattern.
• Hard worker, takes pride in work carried out.
• Attention to detail.
• A team player.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Self-reliant and able to work alone.
• Ability to prioritise your own workload and remain calm under pressure.
• Shift work - varying - 2 days on 2 days off; weekend day/night shifts; based from home (from the HTML context this line is included).

Responsibilities

• Dog Handler/driver for stray dog collection
• Carry out ad hoc support functions
• Opportunity to get involved with the re-homing process of stray dogs
• Dealing with queries via email and telephone
• General computer skills needed
• Handling all sizes of dogs

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Attention to detail

Team player

Self-reliant

Organisational skills

Time management

Work under pressure

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Noah's Ark Environmental Services provides Dog Warden services for a number of Local Authorities throughout the UK. We are looking for a confident, proactive individual with the ability to handle an extremely varied role with both night and day shifts and long distance driving. This position is perfect for someone looking to link their love of dogs and animal welfare with their love of driving.

Responsibilities

• Dog Handler/driver for stray dog collection
• Carry out ad hoc support functions
• Opportunity to get involved with the re-homing process of stray dogs.
• Dealing with queries via email and telephone
• General computer skills needed
• Handling all sizes of dogs

Requirements

• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Great written communication skills
• Computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
• Experience in dog handling would be an advantage
• Full clean manual driving license
• Hard worker, takes pride in work carried out
• Attention to detail
• Able to work a varied shift pattern
• A team player
• Strong organisational skills
• Self-reliant and able to work alone
• Ability to prioritise your own workload and remain calm under pressure
• All employees are DBS checked, which will be paid for by employer
• Shift work - varying - 2 days on 2 days. Off shift pattern - weekend - day - night shifts - based from home

Job Types: Full-time, temporary

Pay: £24,700.00-£26,500.00 per year

Benefits

• Company car

Application question(s)

• While owning a dog can provide valuable personal experience, it is not the same as professional dog handling. Do you have any dog handling experience beyond caring for your own pet? If so, please provide details:

Experience

• driving: 3 years (required)
• PROFESSIONAL dog handling: 1 year (preferred)
• dog handling: 2 years (required)

Language

• English (required)

Licence/Certification

• Manual Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: On the road