Kennel Duty Managers

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Job 1: minimum of one shift per week, 5 hours with extra hours available

Job 2: minimum of one shift per week, 10 hours with extra hours available

Pay: National Minimum Wage

Paid monthly: BACS

Location & hours: Kidderminster

Working any day(s) of 7 each week including every Sunday

5.6 weeks holiday a year

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Important

Shift patterns start at 7am, and the later shifts finish at 8pm. You must be flexible to work different days/shifts from week to week.

 

Both roles would suit someone who is highly flexible. The working week is any of the 7 days a week, with shifts that operate between 7am and 8pm each day, every day, 365 days a year. You will be expected to work on Christmas day in the first year of employment, and then on rotation thereafter.

 

Your initial contract will be for either one shift or two shifts, each shift being a minimum of 5 hours duration.

 

We are keen on individuals who want additional hours, as many more hours will become available to cover absences for holiday, etc.

 

You will be working most of the time alone and working with dogs with a variety of needs and behaviours. While most dogs are happy and easy-going you will work with some dogs that jump, mouth, nip, snap, are very stubborn, with no training, highly reactive to dogs, or even terrified of the outside world.

 

Highly desirable attributes

• 1 year+ working experience with dogs in a kennel/rescue centre/veterinary environment or extensive hands-on experience of owning staffies or other large powerful breeds, with particular emphasis on experience with dogs with challenging behaviours.

• Flexibility – your rota will change week to week AND there will be additional hours available.

• Eagerness to learn.

• Adaptation to change.

• You must be able to work on your own initiative, often on your own and unsupervised.

 

Other desirable attributes

• Outgoing friendly and welcoming personality.

• Able to handle, walk and control large and powerful dogs safely.

• Cash handling and card payment experience

• Working with the public.

• Good IT skills – recording dog notes throughout the day on our database, responding to emails.

• Good telephone and interpersonal skills – you will be working with lots of volunteers who come and help us walk the dogs.

 

How to apply

Please send your CV and covering letter (this can be your email). Please be as detailed as possible.

Please send these to info@happystaffie.co.uk

 

If you have any questions please e-mail

info@happystaffie.co.uk

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Job description – Duty Manager

The Employee is required to support the operation of a small rehoming centre looking after stray unwanted and abandoned dogs, with duties including:

• Providing the care needed for the dogs in the kennels including

  • Handling dogs in our care, working most of the time alone or unsupervised (though CCTV covers most of the centre)

  • Ensuring dogs have regular time outside of kennels (toilet breaks, walks, playtime (normally a maximum of two hours in kennels during the day before coming out for a break))

  • Ensuring dogs are fed at the appropriate time and following the method set out in the Kennel Guide

  • Ensuring dogs always have access to fresh clean water

  • Cleaning kennels when necessary

  • recording notes on all aspects of the welfare of the dogs on to Shelter Manager

• Having key-holding responsibilities where necessary

• Securing the site including arming and disarming the remote monitored CCTV at the end and beginning of shifts.

• Maintaining the security of the site always

• Ensuring cold-calling visitors are not allowed access to the site at any time (except for registered dog walkers)

• Organising, supervising and managing the volunteer staff primarily in the form of volunteer dog walkers but also occasionally in the form of work experience and/or placements.

• serving customers and accepting payment by cash or card

• training coaching inducting and developing volunteers and new employees 

• use of computer systems which may include a computer, laptop, tablet, using Microsoft Office software, e-mail, internet and photocopier

• responding professionally to telephone calls

• housekeeping duties to ensure the kennel is clean, tidy and free of hazards at all times

• using any available downtime within your contracted hours at the kennel premises to undertake fundraising activities.

• any other duties as required for the successful management and operation of the charity

• using the official vehicles to undertake veterinary visits and/or move items of stock or rubbish to the skips.

 

The Employee is expected to follow all policies and procedures as given by the Employer and as amended at any time, details of which can be found in the Employee Guide and the Kennel Guide.

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