Breeding Dog Advisor Brood

3 weeks ago

West Midlands, United Kingdom The Guide Dogs for The Blind Full time

**Reference **:002689

**Publication end date **:23/04/2023

**Employment Details**:
**Contractual hours**:
21.00

**Salary**:
Starting from £17,393 gross per annum

**Vacancy location**:
**Location**:
England, Midlands, Guide Dogs National Centre

**Vacancy details**:
**Directorate**:
Operations - Midlands & East

**Job Title**:
Breeding Dog Advisor Brood

**Job Level**:
Specialist Professional

**Contract type**:
Fixed Term/Secondment

**Contract duration**:
12 months

**External job advert**:
The Breeding Dog Advisor
- Brood helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by managing the Breeding dog scheme, this includes the recruitment, assessment, selection, training and line management of volunteer breeding dog holders to enable future guide dogs to be bred.

We’re committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team and the organisation. We want our staff to flourish and work in environments which maximises their potential and best serves our stakeholders.

For this role you’ll be working 21 hours per week, worked between Monday and Friday. Your nominated office will be the National Centre with a home-start arrangement and travel within the region.

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**
- Canine training/behaviour and/or health and welfare qualification.
- Current valid EU Driving licence.
3 GCSE O’ levels or the equivalent - including Math’s /English.
- Previous experience of working directly with dogs/puppies which may include whelping, training, supervision, care and welfare.
- Awareness of the core principles of animal care and behaviour.
- Theoretical knowledge of female canine anatomy and reproduction.
Knowledge of dog behaviour and language.
- Ability to deal with various types of people, from Directors to Volunteers.
Excellent data management, planning and organising skills.

**Desirable**
- Guide Dogs DC&W /GDT qualification.
Accredited learning in the areas of animal welfare and behaviour.
- Previous experience in a teaching or mentoring role.
- Knowledge of training and behaviour techniques suitable for guide dog training.
Understanding of Guide Dogs Breeding Code of Ethics.

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**:
23/04/2023

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