HEALTH & WELFARE ASSISTANT
Full Time (35 Hours per Week)
Monday to Friday
Working a shift of 7.30am to 3.30pm or 10am to 6pm
Salary £21,628 per annum
Based at The Frances Hay Centre, Banbury

The Charity is seeking a full time Health & Welfare Assistant.  Duties for this role include the following:

  • To identify, manage and report health and welfare concerns within our stock
  • Maintain all dog related areas on site
  • Manage the daily requirements of all dogs attending site
  • Communicate on dog Health and Welfare matters to assist staff members and stakeholders
  • Keep up to date health and welfare records on the dogs progress

Please click here to download a copy of the Health & Welfare Assistant job description

If you need to discuss this role, please email Caroline Jones, Health and Welfare Team Leader on [email protected]

Accompanying dogs in the charity’s vehicles is part of the job, so a full driving licence is preferred, but where applicable, we will work with the chosen candidate to find alternative solutions where reasonable adjustments are required.  Regular travel across the region you are supervising is a requirement of this role.

Dogs for Good have a generous contributory pension scheme, death in service benefit and an income protection plan, after a qualifying period.  Employees are entitled to 25 days holiday per year (plus Bank Holidays), which increases with every five years’ service completed up to a maximum of 31 days holiday after 20 years’ service.  Dogs for Good is committed to staff continuing their learning and CPD is regularly reviewed.

Please note we cannot employ anyone under 18 years of age.

To apply for this role, please complete an Application Form and an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form and return both forms to Sarah Knight, Office Manager, Dogs for Good, The Frances Hay Centre, Blacklocks Hill, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 2BS or via e-mail, [email protected].  Please note that we can only consider your application if it is accompanied by a completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form.

Applications for the vacancy will close at noon on Tuesday 7 May 2024.

Interviews for this role will take place on Monday 20 May 2024.

The interview date cannot be altered, so please ensure you are available for interview.