Fostering Coordinator

Dogs Trust Company Limited; Shoreham-by-Sea; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dog charity in the UK is seeking a Fostering Coordinator in Shoreham-by-Sea. You will play a key role in recruiting and supporting volunteer foster carers, ensuring high standards of care for dogs outside the kennel environment. If you have experience working with volunteers and excellent interpersonal skills, this role could be for you. Join a dedicated team focused on dog welfare and enjoy a rewarding position in a compassionate organization.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with volunteers and handling rehoming dogs.
• Understanding of best practices in interacting with volunteer fosterers.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and induct new foster carers and promote the scheme.
• Support foster carers with resources and regular check-ins.
• Deliver training to foster carers.
• Identify and place suitable dogs into foster care.
• Promote dogs for adoption and complete paperwork.

Skills

Experience with volunteers

Excellent communication

Organizational skills

Customer service skills

Job description

Fostering Coordinator

Application Deadline: 16 November 2025

Department: Rehoming

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Shoreham by Sea

Compensation: £24,907 per year + benefits

Description

Are you passionate about dog welfare and building supportive communities?

As a Fostering Coordinator, you’ll play a vital role in helping dogs thrive outside the kennel environment, recruiting and supporting volunteer foster carers, ensuring high standards of care, and working closely with adopters to find permanent homes.

What does this role do?

• Recruit, assess, and induct new foster carers, promoting the scheme through events, conversations, and collaboration with colleagues across Dogs Trust.
• Support foster carers with regular check-ins, arrange veterinary appointments, and provide access to behaviour or training support when needed.
• Deliver training to foster carers with input from the Learning and Development and Welfare teams, either one-to-one or through organised group sessions.
• Identify and place suitable dogs into foster care, including temporary placements for long-stay dogs needing respite from kennels, and carry out necessary intake assessments.
• Promote dogs in foster or Home Stay settings by preparing profiles, contacting potential adopters, organising matching meetings, and completing all adoption paperwork.

Could this be you?

With experience of working with volunteers and of handling and rehoming dogs, you will have excellent communication and organisational skills. With and understanding of best practice in interacting with volunteer fosterers, you will have great customer service skills.

Job Benefits

We love dogs. That’s why we do whatever we can to make sure every four-legged friend gets the love they deserve. We’ll never put a healthy dog down, so our work is focused on helping dogs in need, supporting owners every step of the walk, and creating a better world for dogs in the future. It’s what we’ve been doing since 1891 and how we’ve grown to become the UK’s leading dog charity, helping 12,000 loyal friends find their forever homes every year.