All current vacancies are posted on this website, which is updated regularly. Unfortunately, due to the number of enquiries we receive, we are unable to keep any application letters or CVs on file for future records. Please note that we can only employ people of 18 years of age and over.
Current Vacancies
We currently have two vacancies for the PAWS (Parents Autism Workshops and Support) Project:
Project Worker - Child Development
Project Worker - Dog Training & Welfare
Both Vacancies are Permanent, Full Time (Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm), £21k - £24k per annum, based at The Frances Hay Centre, Banbury
Find out more about the PAWS Project.
Download the job description for the Project Worker - Child Development role.
Download the job description for the Project Worker - Dog Training & Welfare role.
The closing date for both vacancies is noon on Wednesday 31st March 2010. Please apply by completing an Application Form and an Equal Opportunities Monitioring form and sending them to Sarah Knight, Dogs for the Disabled, The Frances Hay Centre, Blacklocks Hill, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 2BS or via e-mail on sarah.knight@dogsforthedisabled.org
First interviews will take place on 19th April 2010.
Work Experience
Sadly, we are only able to offer two one-week work experience placements per year. These are chosen on a strictly ‘first come, first served’ basis. All our work experience placements for 2010 and 2011 are fully booked. Please note that during your work experience placement, you may be required to work in our fundraising and administration departments as well as the training department.
How do I Become a Dog Trainer?
We receive a lot of correspondence requesting advice on how to become a Dog Trainer. Hopefully, the following information will help those of you wishing to follow this type of career. Our Director of Training recommends that people gain as much practical experience as possible. This can be in the form of attending a local dog training school and observing the Trainer, working as a kennel assistant at a boarding kennels or voluntary work at a dog rescue centre. The more practical experience you can demonstrate you have to a prospective employer, the better.
Dog training centres near to you can be found either via your local veterinary practice, by looking in the yellow pages or searching the internet. Although it is not a requirement that we insist upon when advertising for Dog Trainers, a course in Animal Management can also be a useful tool. These courses tend to be run at Agricultural Colleges, so contact your nearest one to enquire whether they run these. A dog grooming course could also prove to be beneficial.
Our Dog Trainers advise that there is a lot of competition for the very few jobs that become available in this type of field. Therefore, they recommend that you are determined that being a Dog Trainer is the career for you and that you are the right type of person for the job; remember that being a Dog Trainer often means working in all weathers, working unsociable hours, sometimes at short notice so you must be extremely committed.
We have very few Dog Trainer vacancies that arise, but when they do they are advertised on our website, which is updated regularly.
Volunteering for Dogs for the Disabled
To find out more about becoming a Puppy Socialiser, Temporary Boarding or becoming an Aftercare Support Volunteer please Click Here.
