Are you passionate about animal welfare and dedicated to making a difference? Join us at Guide Dogs as a Breeding Dog Wellbeing Technician, where you’ll play a crucial role in improving the lives of people with sight loss!

In this rewarding position, you’ll be responsible for the mental and physical welfare of our breeding stock and puppies. Your day-to-day activities will involve essential husbandry duties that ensure our dogs thrive in a supportive environment.

You’ll work closely with a dedicated team at our National Centre in Leamington Spa, making a tangible impact on the wellbeing of our dogs and the people they assist.

Imagine being part of an organization that not only values its employees but also provides a generous benefits package, including:

Competitive salary
Generous pension scheme
Annual leave and life assurance
Enhanced pay for parental and sickness leave
Employee Assistance Programme
Flexible benefits package
Discounts and cashback scheme.

By joining us, you’ll be part of a community that prioritises diversity and inclusion, ensuring that everyone, regardless of background, has the opportunity to contribute and succeed.

For this role you’ll be working 35 hours per week on a rolling two-week rota, this includes evenings/overnight shifts, bank holidays and alternate weekends.

Ready to make a difference? For more details, please refer to the attached candidate pack and job description.

Don’t miss your chance to join our team—apply today!

Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the stated closing date.

Diversity
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 people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding
Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

To excel in this role, we’re seeking candidates with a passion for animal care and the following skills and experience:

Essential Requirements:
• Qualification in animal care, training/behaviour, or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including handling puppies and large dogs (over 24kgs).
• Capability to travel as needed; if lacking a full valid UK Driving License, you should demonstrate alternative travel arrangements.
• Experience working in a kennel environment, whether paid or voluntary.
• Strong decision-making skills and independence in directing others based on your knowledge and experience.
• Resourcefulness in problem-solving during non-routine situations.
• Flexibility to work unsocial hours, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and bank holidays.

Desirable Requirements:
• Experience in coaching and mentoring.
• Familiarity with working with volunteers.
• Knowledge of canine reproduction principles and early puppy development.
• Understanding of the behavioural and physical changes in breeding dogs.

If you meet the criteria, you could be the perfect fit for our team. For a complete list of requirements, please refer to the Person Specification in the attached Job Description.

To apply, please use the online application form by clicking the ‘apply’ button above.

Make sure to provide evidence and examples of how your skills and experience align with the criteria outlined.

The system has a one-hour time limit. We advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised.
If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation.

If you need assistance, contact our Talent Acquisition Team at 0118 3540345 or TAteam@guidedogs.org.uk.

Join us in making a positive impact—apply today!