Dog Trainer/ Behaviourist

**Dog Trainer/ Behaviourist**
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
Discounts on goods, retail vouchers and cashback on purchases from eating out, entertainment, supermarkets, clothing, travel and more

This role covers a specified geographical location in the Southeast of England - Kent, Surrey, London and Essex. 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 or the ability to travel significant mileage in line with the requirements for the role.

As part of the onboarding process, we will invite you to attend a minimum of 2 weeks training and shadowing at our training centre in Osgathorpe, Leicestershire. Accommodation will be provided, and business travel mileage claims will be available.

Location: South East (Kent, Surrey, London, Essex)
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week

**Salary**: £24,000 - £27,000 per annum (Depending on experience)
Benefits: Generous annual leave allowance, pension scheme, life assurance, access to an employee assistance programme, wellbeing portal and discounts on goods and retail vouchers and cash back on purchases from eating out, entertainment, supermarkets, clothing and travel.

Closing date: 02-10-2023

You may also have experience in the following: Canine Behaviour Specialist, Dog Behaviourist, Dog Training Instructor, Canine Obedience Trainer, Professional Dog Trainer, Dog Training Specialist, Certified Dog Trainer, Canine Training Coach, Dog Behaviour Consultant, Dog Obedience Instructor, Canine Aftercare etc.

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