Fostering Coordinator

2 weeks ago

Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom Dogs Trust Worldwide Full time £20,000 - £30,000 per year

Are you passionate about dog welfare and building supportive communities?
As a Fostering Coordinator, you'll play a vital role in helping dogs thrive outside the kennel environment, recruiting and supporting volunteer foster carers, ensuring high standards of care, and working closely with adopters to find permanent homes.

Application Deadline December 24, 2025 Department Rehoming Employment Type Permanent - Full Time Location Loughborough Workplace type Onsite Compensation £24,907 per year + benefits

What does this role do?

As a Fostering Coordinator You Will

  • recruit, assess, and induct new foster carers, promoting the scheme through events, conversations, and collaboration with colleagues across Dogs Trust.
  • support foster carers with regular check-ins, arrange veterinary appointments, and provide access to behaviour or training support when needed.
  • deliver training to foster carers with input from the Learning and Development and Welfare teams, either one-to-one or through organised group sessions.
  • identify and place suitable dogs into foster care, including temporary placements for long-stay dogs needing respite from kennels, and carry out necessary intake assessments.
  • promote dogs in foster or Home Stay settings by preparing profiles, contacting potential adopters, organising matching meetings, and completing all adoption paperwork.

Could this be you?

With experience of working with volunteers and of handling and rehoming dogs, you will have excellent communication and organisational skills. With and understanding of best practice in interacting with volunteer fosterers you will have great customer service skills.

Please note, the interviews are provisionally scheduled for 9th January 2025 in person.
About The Team
The Rehoming department is responsible for helping as many dogs as possible find their forever homes, whether they are cared for in our network of Rehoming Centres, in a foster home or by their current owner using the Home Stay scheme. We strive to achieve excellence in our rehoming processes and to ensure the highest standards of veterinary and behaviour care through our highly skilled teams.

We are planning for Interviews to take place on 8th January.

About Dogs Trust
We love dogs. That's why we do whatever we can to make sure every four-legged friend gets the love they deserve. We'll never put a healthy dog down, so our work is focused on helping dogs in need, supporting owners every step of the walk, and creating a better world for dogs in the future. It's what we've been doing since 1891 and how we've grown to become the UK's leading dog charity, helping 12,000 loyal friends find their forever homes every year.

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To apply for this position please click the APPLY NOW button. Our application process requires you submit a personal statement explaining your interest and suitability for the role.
Dogs are incredibly diverse, much like the humans that love them At Dogs Trust we value diversity, and we're committed to fostering an inclusive culture. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, abilities, and cultures and believe that a diverse workforce helps us to achieve our mission. Our colleague networks give our people a voice, acting as vehicles for real and meaningful change within Dogs Trust. We truly want to see every candidate shine throughout the entire job application process, interview stages, and during their time with us. If there's anything on your mind or any adjustments you may need, don't hesitate to reach out to us. Feel free to send us an email at We're here to support you every step of the way.

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