Job Description
Dog Wellbeing Technician
Hands-on animal care role supporting dog wellbeing, specialist healthcare and behaviour monitoring within a kennel environment. Ideal for someone with animal care experience, dog handling skills and a passion for welfare and safeguarding.
If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Animal Care Assistant, Kennel Assistant, Veterinary Care Assistant, Pet Care Assistant, Dog Care Technician, Animal Care Technician, Kennel Technician
SALARY: £26,400 - £28,400 per annum pro rata (including weighting allowance) + Excellent Benefits (see below)
LOCATION: Woodford, Redbridge, Essex (IG8)
JOB TYPE: Full-Time, 12 Month Fixed Term Contract
WORKING HOURS: 35 hours per week on a rota basis covering Monday to Sunday. Shifts between 7am and 9pm and every third weekend
JOB OVERVIEW
We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Dog Wellbeing Technician to support the health, welfare and behavioural development of dogs preparing to change lives.
As a Dog Wellbeing Technician you will deliver daily husbandry, monitor wellbeing and provide specialist canine healthcare support within a kennel environment, ensuring high standards of animal welfare and safeguarding.
Working closely with volunteers and colleagues, the Dog Wellbeing Technician will coach, mentor and communicate effectively, helping others build confidence in routine dog care and positive handling techniques.
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DUTIES
Your duties as the Dog Wellbeing Technician include:
- Dog Care Management: Oversee the day-to-day care of a group of dogs, ensuring routine husbandry and wellbeing needs are met
- Health Monitoring: Identify health concerns, make informed decisions and escalate issues promptly in line with procedures
- Behaviour Support: Maintain and develop dog behaviour using positive reinforcement handling techniques
- Volunteer Supervision: Lead and support dog wellbeing and fostering volunteers to perform their roles effectively
- Training Delivery: Provide coaching and technical guidance on routine canine healthcare and welfare practices
- Record Keeping: Maintain accurate records, interpret health data and identify local trends or concerns
- Stakeholder Communication: Communicate clearly with internal teams, volunteers and dog owners, clarifying technical information where required
- Dog Transportation: Transport dogs safely for health-related appointments across the region
- Team Support: Assist with additional duties to ensure the effective running of the site
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
ESSENTIAL
- Qualification in animal care, or equivalent relevant work-based experience
- Previous experience working in a kennel or animal care environment
- Proven understanding of animal wellbeing, dog care principles and common health conditions
- Ability to handle and walk a range of dog breeds, ages, sizes and temperaments
- Experience supporting volunteers or within a customer-focused organisation
- Computer literate with Microsoft Office skills and ability to use databases
- Effective communication, organisation and time management skills
- Ability to make decisions, problem solve and remain emotionally resilient
- Able to meet travel requirements, including transporting dogs
- Eligibility to work in the UK
DESIRABLE
- Experience coaching or mentoring colleagues or volunteers
- Knowledge of animal first aid
- Understanding of positive reinforcement training techniques
BENEFITS
- Generous annual leave: 26 days rising to 28 days after three years (pro rata), plus bank holidays
- Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential wellbeing support
- Wellbeing Buddies offering confidential peer support
- Menopause Champions providing dedicated guidance and resources
- Cycle-to-work scheme with a wide range of bike options
- Eye care vouchers for free tests and VDU glasses contributions
- Hearing tests for colleagues working in kennel environments
- Discounts and cashback across retail, supermarkets, travel and more
- Pension scheme with employer matching plus 2%, up to 9% employer contribution
- Life assurance at four times salary, with options to increase cover
- Flexible benefits allowance (3% of salary) for gym memberships, health plans, dental insurance, travel insurance, critical illness cover, additional life assurance and the option to buy or sell annual leave
The Charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and vulnerable adults with whom they work. They expect all of their employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.
Please note: we reserve the right to close any of our vacancies early.
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JOB REF: AWDO-C14435
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Working at Guide Dogs
Working at Guide Dogs is much more than just a job. Through the values that guide our work, we make a real difference - and change lives.
If you feel that you are committed to our vision, purpose and values, and are dedicated to helping create a society in which blind and partially sighted people enjoy the same freedom of movement as everyone else, then find out a bit more about us and the benefits of working with us.
Working at Guide Dogs
Working at Guide Dogs is much more than just a job. Through the values that guide our work, we make a real difference - and change lives.
If you feel that you are committed to our vision, purpose and values, and are dedicated to helping create a society in which blind and partially sighted people enjoy the same freedom of movement as everyone else, then find out a bit more about us and the benefits of working with us.
What we offer you
We believe that wellbeing at work is about creating an environment to promote a state of contentment which allows all employees to flourish and achieve their full potential for the benefit of themselves and for Guide Dogs.
As a member of staff we offer you a wide range of benefits to suit your individual needs:
- 35 hour working week
- 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays - Rising to 28 days after three years' service
- Defined contribution group personal pension plan - Guide Dogs matches employee contributions plus 2% up to a maximum of a 9% employer contribution
- Life assurance - A core benefit of 4 times salary
- Flexible benefits - An amount equivalent to 3% of salary is given to employees to purchase benefits from a suite of well-being products
- Discounts and cash-back scheme - Access to discounts on goods and retail vouchers and cash back on purchases for supermarkets, clothing, electrical goods, travel, eating out, insurance and much more
- Employee assistance programme - A free-phone confidential helpline to provide unlimited access to advice, information and face-to-face counselling support, where appropriate
- Occupational sick pay - Enhanced above the statutory minimum
- Occupational maternity, paternity and adoption pay - Enhanced above the statutory minimum
- Child care vouchers - Enabling NI savings to be made on child care costs
- Eye care vouchers - Free eye tests and if needed specifically for VDU work, a contribution towards glasses
- Hearing tests - Free hearing tests for employees working in our kennels
- Dogalogue 10% discount - A 10% discount on orders from the Guide Dogs official shop
Diversity Statement
Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome, and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from disabled people as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job.
Safeguarding Statement
Guide Dogs is committed to ensuring that children, young people and adults at risk who come into contact who come into contact with Guide Dogs staff and volunteers are treated with respect, and are free from all forms of abuse or mistreatment. We are also committed to ensuring that all staff and volunteers are aware of their responsibilities, and have the knowledge and skills necessary to promote and maintain the welfare and safety of those with whom they come into contact.
