Detector Dog Trainer & Canine Skills Coach

Ministry for Primary Industries; Auckland; On-site; NZD 87,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ability to purchase extra annual leave

Annual Wellness payment

Bi-annual paid eye test and costs for眼

Job summary

Ministry for Primary Industries in Auckland, Mangere, is seeking a Detector Dog Trainer for a full-time, on-site role within Border Clearance Services. You will train and support staff and canine teams, deliver technical instruction, and drive assessment programs while travelling to MPI sites across Aotearoa.

The ideal candidate has teaching qualifications, dog-training experience, and strong communication, enabling collaboration with management and frontline teams in a safety-sensitive

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal English communication.
• Experience in detector dog handling or related training.
• Ability to work well under pressure and adapt to a safety-sensitive environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical information, instruction and advice to management and frontline staff.
• Mentoring and coaching Detector Dog Handlers in the operational environment.
• Supporting the Detector Dog Training and Leadership Teams through collaboration, collegiality and open communication.
• Facilitating validation classes and formal assessments to maintain, improve and review Dog Handler competency.
• Develop and maintain training and competency assessments, manuals and documentation.
• Travelling to different MPI sites to provide training and support across Aotearoa.

Skills

Communication skills

Adult teaching qualification

Animal behaviour experience

Education

Adult teaching qualification

Job description

Ministry for Primary Industries in Auckland, Mangere, is seeking a Detector Dog Trainer for a full-time, on-site role within Border Clearance Services. You will train and support staff and canine teams, deliver technical instruction, and drive assessment programs while travelling to MPI sites across Aotearoa.

The ideal candidate has teaching qualifications, dog-training experience, and strong communication, enabling collaboration with management and frontline teams in a safety-sensitive