Location: Manchester
Contract Type: Permanent/ Part-time
Salary: 23,655 to 26,612 per annum FTE (prorated to 9,462 to 10,644) (depending on experience)
Hours: 15 hours per week (2 days)
Benefits: Generous annual leave allowance, salary exchange pension scheme, life assurance, occupational sick pay.

If you are an experienced dog trainer/behaviourist looking to utilise your skills within the charity sector, this could be the role for you.

Canine Partners' mission is to change the lives of disabled people using expertly trained dogs to improve physical, emotional, and social wellbeing.

To help us create amazing partnerships, we need amazing people. Canine Partners has an exciting opportunity for an Aftercare Instructor to join our talented Aftercare team.

This is an incredible role at a prominent assistance dog charity where your role will be a part of our essential work that transforms lives every day.

What you will do:

In a specified geographical location, you will be responsible for reviewing the health and welfare of partnered dogs and provide on-going training and instruction to partnerships. This vital role aims to maximise the assistance and support our dogs provide to our beneficiaries.

What we are looking for:

• Strong knowledge of dog training and behaviour
• Ability to communicate at all levels with a wide range of people
• Good interpersonal skills
• Experience of providing training, teaching, or coaching
• Record keeping and report writing skills
• ICT skills (MS Office)

Ideally, you may have some understanding or knowledge of human medical conditions as they relate to the canine partnership, but this is not essential. Most importantly, you will be passionate about the transformative impact that our assistance dogs provide to our beneficiaries.

We can offer you:

• Generous annual leave allowance
• Salary exchange pension scheme
• Charity Sick pay
• Life assurance
• Wellbeing portal
• Employee assistance programme

This role covers a specified geographical location in the Northwest of England - Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Lancashire, Merseyside, Isle of Man, and Cumbria. There will be regular travel involved to visit and assess partnerships and on some occasions to transport dogs, therefore it is essential that you have a driving licence and appropriate vehicle for work purposes (claimable expenses for business travel as required).

As part of the onboarding process, you will receive a minimum of 4 weeks training and instruction.

Please apply online with a CV together with a cover letter that demonstrates your suitability for the role.

First interviews will take place online in the week commencing 19 August and/or 26 August 2024.

Second interviews will take place at our National Training Centre, Osgathorpe, Leicestershire, in the week commencing 09 September 2024.

We recognise the benefit of diverse experiences, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from all sections of the community. We are a disability confident committed employer.

You may have experience in the following: Pet Trainer, Dog Obedience Trainer, Canine Behavior Consultant, Animal Behaviorist, Pet Behavior Consultant, Dog Training Specialist, Professional Dog Trainer, Canine Obedience Instructor, Dog Behavior Technician, Dog Training Consultant, Animal Training Specialist, and Canine Behavioral Therapist.

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