The role will consist of assessing individuals and families as they apply to our charity’s assistance dog programmes for those affected by autism, epilepsy and physical disability.
You will also be required to provide training, support and guidance to individuals and families who have successfully graduated through our assistance dog programme. This includes ensuring they receive annual assessments and giving appropriate advice/ support and extra training as required throughout the dogs working lives. You will also support the preparation as older working dogs move towards retirement and the process to supply potential replacement dogs for those individuals.
The applicant will be required to lone work off site for periods of time, including weekend and overnight, so must show the ability to work alone effectively, prioritise their workload, accordingly, use their own initiative and have excellent time management and communication skills. They are to demonstrate a real passion for the role, a positive attitude and show flexibility within their work.