1. Volunteer Coordinator
Role Description for:
Location:
Main contact:
Volunteer Canine Assistant
Merseyside Rehoming Centre
Clare Lybert
Volunteer Coordinator
Purpose of the role: Working to Dogs Trust’s standards and Health and Safety guidelines, support and assist the Rehoming Centre staff to ensure our kennel facilities are cleaned, maintained and in good working order for our dogs, as well as help provide essential exercise, enrichment and care for the dogs in our care.
Skills/experience required:
Passionate about dogs, dog welfare, and rehoming dogs
Experience of handling dogs is a bonus, although full training will be given.
Experience with cleaning/mucking out of animals would be advantageous, and an awareness of the level of work this will entail
Excellent face to face communication skills with the ability to listen effectively, and follow instructions in a busy fast paced environment.
Good level of fitness to carry out the role quickly and efficiently. This is a very physical role.
Confident and approachable manner
Ability to work comfortably in a close knit team or alone
Key tasks:
Work with centre staff to clean kennels and other service areas to Dogs Trust standards to ensure the dogs in our care are comfortable and safe
Renew bedding, toys and enrichment in the kennels to suit individual dogs needs
Work to tight time scales to ensure that kennels are clean in good time, according to our opening hours.
Provide exercise to dogs as allocated by centre staff
Provide enrichment to dogs to ensure that their time with us is as happy and fulfilled as possible.
Other kennel-related tasks as requested by Dogs Trust staff
Monitor each dog’s health and welfare, reporting any concerns to centre staff
Undertake basic dog training task in accordance with Dogs Trust approved methods (training will be provided).
Adhere to centre protocols for collection of dogs, walking routes and use of exercise compounds
Use centre approved equipment e.g. leads, harnesses, muzzles, etc.
Time commitment.
9am-4pm daily
You need to be able to commit to one shift per week. Please just mark your available day on your form.
Closing date for applications;
Sunday 29th January 2017
Following the closing date all applicants will be contacted. Those shortlisted will be invited to attend a selection event to be held on Sunday 5th February 2017.
For those successful and selected to join the team you will be required to attend your induction training the week commencing 13th February. Please ensure that you are available on both of these dates should you be successful.

2. Volunteer Role Description for:
Volunteer Canine Assistant
What you can expect from Dogs Trust as a volunteer:
A staff member main contact who will manage your tasks, answer your questions and help you with the volunteer rota
A buddy (either another volunteer or a member of staff) who will help you through your first few weeks at the centre
Induction and ongoing role-specific training, guidance and support
An opportunity to feed back to your main contact about your experience volunteering with Dogs Trust
Recognition of the role that you are carrying out in support of Dogs Trust through our Volunteer Merits Scheme
Opportunities to try new things and learn new skills, where appropriate
A message from the CEO
Without our dedicated volunteers we couldn’t hope to achieve as much as we do for the dogs in our care; the support from our volunteers is absolutely vital to our work.
The work that volunteers help us with may not always be easy, but I know that volunteering with Dogs Trust is a rewarding experience.
Adrian Burder
Chief Executive
What we expect from our volunteers:
Support Dogs Trust in its work and carry out your volunteer role to the best of your ability
Complete a Rehoming Centre volunteer induction session, this will be held at your centre and complete any other additional training as required
Make new people welcome and work well within the team
Recognise the importance of our members, sponsors and donors in supporting the work of Dogs Trust
Wear appropriate clothing at the centre and ensure you are presentable at all times
Support Dogs Trust procedures and standards by:
Being aware of your own health and safety and of that of others
Respecting others and treating people equally irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race religion and belief, sex and sexual orientation (Equality Act 2010)
Ensure all activities undertaken in the name of Dogs Trust achieve the charitable aims and objectives and do not bring the organisation into disrepute
Be accountable and accept constructive comments
Maintain confidentiality regarding Dogs Trust activity, the dogs in our care and our team
Meet time commitments and standards agreed, and give reasonable notice when unavailable, so other arrangements can be made
Be a positive representative of Dogs Trust, ensuring you are polite and friendly to all visitors to the centre
Dogs Trust
Merseyside Rehoming Centre
Whiston Lane
Huyton
Liverpool
L36 6HP E: T: @:
Dogs Trust is the UK’s largest dog welfare charity. Through our network of 21 rehoming centres across the UK and one in Dublin we care for 16,000 abandoned and unwanted dogs a year. No healthy dog is ever destroyed.