Be A Part Of Our Team
St Giles Animal Centre provides a range of services for your pets to keep them healthy, happy and safe. All our staff are trained in relevant competencies to ensure your pet receives the very best of care. Our onsite Veterinary Clinic means that, during their stay, they have health support 24/7. Because we care, your pets will feel their stay with St Giles Animal Centre is a home-from-home. With a beautiful enrichment area, plenty of walks, cuddles and playtime, your dog or cat will feel truly spoilt. Please find below all our vacancies available at St Giles Animal Centre.
If you are interested in any of the below, please email your CV and cover letter to using the job title in the subject heading.
Animal Handler/Dog Trainer
A new and exciting position working alongside & supporting the onsite kennel/cattery team with a hands-on approach. Providing training and professional guidance to the team and being responsible for enforcing the welfare & training needs of all animals in the centres care (Boarding & rescue).
Dog Training -providing one to one & building up to group sessions for external clients
Supporting the site management team with guidance & input, site standards, training & welfare
Training staff members in all departments on Animal behaviour & welfare
Motivating team members to promote high welfare standards
Monitoring best animal handling techniques
Ensuring enrichment needs throughout the centre are being met
Ensuring company behaviour & welfare policies are followed
Ensuring policies and procedures from the Association of dogs and cats’ home are met
Assisting the rescue team with Assessments
Socializing rescue dogs together
Assisting with volunteer training and requirements
Creating and carrying out training programmes
Offering support & behaviour advice to rescue clients
Transportation of Boarding & rescue animals when required
Helping develop and maintain excellent working relationships with external agencies and other charities;
Representing the company at internal & external meetings when required
Element of Evening checking of the health & welfare of the boarding centre animals
Updating social media
Requirements;
A positive can-do attitude and enthusiastic team player
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Excellent organizational and time management skills
Experience running dog training classes/one to one sessions
Dog training qualification is desirable
An animal behaviour or welfare qualification, or evidence of working at an equivalent level
Experience of working in a kennel/rehoming/welfare environment preferable but not essential
Passionate in improving animal welfare needs
A good understanding of the importance of great customer service, ideally with experience of providing excellent customer care
Excellent Administrative skills including use of Microsoft Office
A Full, clean manual UK driving license and confident driving a variety of vehicles
A reasonable level of fitness, stamina and mobility is required to complete the varied physical demands of the role
Emotional resilience to manage the potentially emotional demands of the role
Hours; 40 per week
Contract type; permanent
Shift pattern; Monday – Friday including 1 in every 4 weekends
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £11.47- £13.00 per hour Dependent on experience and qualifications
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £11.47-£13.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company events
- Employee discount
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Work Location: In person
Rehoming Office Coordinator
To be responsible for matching rescue animals with foster and adoptive homes in an efficient manner.
To keep in line with the welfare’s strategy.
To ensure animals receive the necessary care and medical treatment required.
Main responsibilities
Always ensuring the smooth & efficient running of the office and diary
Screening potential adopters, arranging home visits & providing breed information in accordance with procedures
Assigning various administrative tasks to office assistants
Responding to phone, email, social media inquiries
Evaluating animals whilst keeping accurate records
Liaise with local RSPCA branches and establishments regarding the transport and intake of animals and their care and health
Arranging veterinary appointments
Engaging customers in a polite & professional manner
Overseeing training and production of office assistants
Always maintaining the tidiness & cleanliness of office
Delegating tasks to office assistants & monitoring progress
Communication with all potential adopters
Person Specification
Essential Education:
- General education including English, both written and oral and mathematics
- Animal Care/Welfare/Behaviour Qualification
Experience of:
- Practical experience of handling and rehoming dogs/cats in a working environment
- Experience of providing excellent customer service
Skills and competencies:
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Familiarity with animal health and welfare issues.
- Excellent communication skills
- Computer literate including use of Microsoft, and similar platforms
- The ability to work under pressure
Personal qualities:
- Proactive attitude
- Enthusiastic
- Team player
- People person
- Approachable and compassionate
- Confident
- Hard working
- Reliable and flexible
Desirable
- Further animal related
- Experience of working with volunteers
- Full UK Driving licence
Hours: 36- 38 Hours per week
Shift Pattern: Alternate weekends
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £23,700.00-£25,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- On-site parking
Experience:
- Animal care: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
