Dog Welfare Supervisor

Dogs Trust; Gran Bretaña; A distancia; GBP 25.000 - 30.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Dogs Trust is seeking a Dog Welfare Supervisor at the Evesham Rehoming Centre on a fixed-term contract until 31 December 2027. You will supervise Dog Welfare Assistants, ensuring daily exercise, training, enrichment, and clean kennels while guiding the team to provide the best care for dogs awaiting homes.

The role requires a strong knowledge of dog welfare, experience in rehoming, a proactive attitude, and a full manual driving licence.

Formación

• Experience in dog welfare and working in rehoming.

Responsabilidades

• supervise and support Dog Welfare Assistants to ensure dogs get daily exercise, training and enrichment, and kennels are clean and comfortable until adoption.
• coordinate the kennel block, assist with induction and training, complete monthly supervisions, and ensure staff feel supported at work.
• maintain high standards of dog care, ensuring procedures are followed.
• occasionally act as site supervisor on a rota basis.

Conocimientos

Dog welfare knowledge

Supervisory skills

Descripción del empleo

Dog Welfare Supervisor

Application Deadline: 30 October 2026

Department: Rehoming

Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time

Location: Evesham

Compensation: £27,500 per year + benefits

Description

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 until 31 December 2027.

What does this role do?

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.

Could this be you?

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 6 November at Evesham Rehoming Centre.

What does this team do?

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.