Training and Behaviour Advisor

4 weeks ago

Belfast, United Kingdom The Guide Dogs for The Blind Full time

**Reference **:003141

**Publication end date **:23/08/2023

**Employment Details**:
**Contractual hours**:
35.00

**Salary**:
£34,123 - £38,387 per annum + benefits

**Vacancy location**:
**Location**:
Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland, Belfast

**Vacancy details**:
**Directorate**:
Operations - Scotland & Northern Ireland

**Job Title**:
Training and Behaviour Advisor

**Job Level**:
Specialist Professional

**Contract type**:
Fixed Term/Secondment

**Contract duration**:
18 months

**External job advert**:
The Training & Behaviour Advisor helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by facilitating and supporting the roll out and maintenance of Guide Dogs’ Standardised training for our canine roles.

With support from the regional Training and Behaviour Consultant, the TBA provides expert training and behaviour advice and practical support to staff, clients and volunteers responsible for handling, socialising and training puppies and dogs.

This role will be based on site at our Belfast office. You’ll be working 35 hours per week, worked Monday to Friday between the hours of 8am to 6pm.

We offer a generous pension scheme, annual leave, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

**Diversity**

**Safeguarding**

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

**Essential**
- Accredited qualification in animal behaviour and/or training, or equivalent experience.
- Membership to relevant bodies associated with the animal training and behaviour modification field.
- Experience of working with animals, in relation to the shaping of behaviours and task acquisition.
- Practical, hands on experience within the field of behaviour modification and animal training at both a practitioner and supervisor level.
- Experience of coaching and training individuals and groups of people in practical skills and theoretical knowledge.
- Proven experience of carrying out behaviour modification programmes with animals.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of animals with varied temperaments and needs. A working knowledge of animal ethology, behaviour, learning theory, animal ethics and positive reinforcement training techniques.
- Understanding of people training and coaching theory models.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

**How to apply**

**The system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised.**

**If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.**

Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

**Application Closing Date**:
23/08/2023

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