Vacancy - Animal Care Supervisor (Maternity Cover)

Job Description

Autism Dogs CIC, based in Congleton, Cheshire.

8-month fixed contract (maternity cover), £14,560 pro rata.

28 hours/week beginning August 2022. 8am-3pm 4 days a week.

Are you looking to continue your career in animal care focused around working with dogs? We are currently seeking a caring, experienced, and hardworking individual to join our Animal Care team for an 8-month maternity cover!

The Opportunity

Our team provides a high standard of animal care for all of our Assistance Dogs in Training, as well as our breeding dogs, on site. The successful candidate will organise our animal care team to supervise the care of, and ensure the welfare of, all of our dogs here at the farm.

The role will include a variety of duties, which include but are not limited to: organising the duties of the Animal Care Assistants, training new Animal Care Assistants, helping with all general cleaning duties at the farm (indoor and outdoor), washing and grooming the dogs, administering first aid to the dogs, cuddling and petting each of the dogs, ensuring the dogs have access to clean water and bedding, and exercising the dogs.

At the beginning of the role, there will be a period to shadow our current Animal Care Supervisor to learn all about how our Animal Care team operates!

Essentials for the role

·      Previous supervisory experience.

·      Experience working within the animal care industry.

·      Dog handling experience.

·      Within a reasonable travelling distance of Congleton.

Desirables for the role

·      An animal-related qualification.

·      Knowledge about Assistance Dogs.

·      Knowledge about autism.

About us

Autism Dogs Charity is driven and motivated by our love of dogs and our passion for helping autistic people.

Autism is a spectrum condition meaning that although autistic people share common difficulties, these are experienced in different ways. All autistic people have difficulties in social interaction, social communication, and social imagination. Autistic people can also face difficulties in sensory sensitivities, high anxiety, and restrictive and repetitive behaviours. By adding the wonderful benefits of a highly-trained dog into the life of an autistic person, we hope to improve their independence, and enable them to develop new skills and gain greater social confidence.

We provide Assistance Dogs for autistic children and adults. We are the first and only Assistance Dog Programme accredited by the National Autistic Society, a member of Assistance Dogs International and Assistance Dogs UK, a full member of the aaii and SCAS, supporting member of the ABTC, a Disability Confident Employer, and a pre-approved training school for Assistance Dog for British Airways. One of our Founders and Training Director, Andrew Preston, is 1 of only 4 Kennel Club Accredited Instructors for Assistance Dogs in the UK.

Through this role, you would gain amazing experience working with our dogs, as well as gaining understanding about autism and how our Assistance Dogs help their handlers!

How to apply

Please email us at abigailshort@autismdogs.co.ukfor an application form!

Applications close on Friday 8th July 2022

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