Job vacancies Support Dogs is proud to be a positive and flexible place to work. We have signed up to the Flexa Workplaces scheme that gives potential employees a better understanding of what a career at Support Dogs is like. You can read this at:Flexa Careers | Flexible Workplaces Offering Freedom & Choice We currently have the following vacancies:1. Corporate Fundraising Executive 2. Trustee3. Puppy Coordinator (Part-time - 17 month contract)4. Puppy Coordinator (Full-time - permanent contract) 5. Client Services Coordinator 6. Volunteer Coordinator Corporate Fundraising Executive £23k - £25k - 37.5 hours a week, Sheffield We are recruiting for a Corporate Fundraising Executive to support to our corporate fundraising activity, so we have the capacity to steward and grow our existing support base. This is an exciting time to join our small but fast-growing charity as we look to grow in order to help more people who are in desperate need of our services. You will work with the Corporate Fundraising Manager to assist in the successful execution of corporate partnership stewardships, events, campaigns and activity. You will provide support in creation, production and delivery of ideas and materials to support fundraising activity. You will assist at events and proactively establish and maintain relationships with internal and external partners.To succeed in this role, the post holder should demonstrate an excellent knowledge of fundraising and developing relationships, with a creative and personable but professional approach. You will feel comfortable speaking with large groups and on a one on one basis. A real team player and able to support the charity in reaching a wide range of audiences. In return for your efforts you will receive a competitive salary and staff benefits such as stakeholder pension scheme entitlement and private health care.Please click below for a job descriptionCorporate Fundraising Executive Job Description Applicants are to send a covering letter and CV to [email protected] Please ensure to include details of relevant experience, and an explanation of why you feel that you meet the criteria of the role, using specific examples to demonstrate your suitability.Deadline 9am Monday 18 March Trustee We are currently looking for new Board Members to assist the charity in achieving its strategic and operational objectives. Please note this is a voluntary, unpaid role. We are particularly looking for candidates with experience in the following areas: Charity Operations / Governance Fundraising Finance (Treasurer) Expert in field of Autism, Epilepsy or Disability Please download our Trustee Recruitment Pack for more information. To apply please submit an up-to-date CV and expression of interest covering letter (no more than one side of A4) by email to our CEO Rita Howson at [email protected]. In your covering letter, please outline your reasons for wanting to become a Trustee of Support Dogs along with any specific experiences or skills that you feel are relevant; and why you feel they will be beneficial to the charity. Deadline for submissions is Monday 18th March at 5pm Puppy Coordinator - Part Time (17 month contract) 22.5 hours per week, over three full days. Please note that this role is on a fixed term contract to cover maternity leave (17 months) Sheffield Salary - £21,762 - £25,856 (pro rata) Support Dogs have an exciting role available within the training department, we are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated, and driven individual to join our puppy team. The successful applicant will be responsible for overseeing several puppies at any one time, provide a structured and tailored training for each puppy to ensure they are progressing as expected. The role will also involve working closely alongside our valued volunteers, ensuring they are receiving excellent support, regular training sessions and are given advice/support as and when required. Other duties within this role may include the recruitment, assessment, and training of new volunteers. The applicant will be required to work off site for periods of time so they must show the ability to work alone effectively, use their own initiative and have excellent time management and communication skills. Previous and proven experience of working with puppies, within a professional capacity, such as planning and conducting puppy training classes to a group of people is an essential quality for this role. All applicants are to have a full clean driving licence. Occasional overnight duties and from time-to-time weekend work may be required to assist the Charity by participating in activities such as fundraising events and demonstrations. Click below to download the job descriptionPuppy coordinator Job Description - parttime.pdf Please note this post requires a standard DBS Check and must be submitted prior to starting your employment at Support Dogs. Should you not have a standard DBS Check, Support Dogs will apply for one on your behalf but all information to complete a check must be provided ahead of your employment start date. Due to the high level of interest that we receive for training vacancies, it is not always possible to answer telephone enquiries. Should you have any questions about the vacancy please contact Katie Burns, Training Manager via email, [email protected]. Applicants are to send a covering letter and CV to [email protected] or alternatively by post to Katie Burns, Training Manager, 21 Jessops Riverside, Brightside Lane, Sheffield, S9 2RX. Please ensure to include the following in your covering letter and CV; Explanation of why you feel that you meet the criteria of the role, using specific examples to demonstrate your suitability where possible. Include details of any training and/or voluntary work you may have undertaken that is relevant to the role. Referees to cover at least the past 5 years (if applicable), one of these is to be your present or most recent employer, whichever is relevant. Open references/character references from family/friends are not accepted. Please ensure you provide a chronological history of your time spent since leaving education and give the reasons for leaving a position. Closing date – will remain open until we have successfully recruited. Please be aware this is a two-stage interview process and that we will be arranging interviews as and when successful candidates are identified. Puppy Coordinator Full time – 37.5 hours per week Location – Sheffield Salary - £21,762 rising to £25,856 upon successful completion of training. Support Dogs have an exciting role available within the training department, we are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated, and driven individual to join our puppy team. The successful applicant will be responsible for overseeing several puppies at any one time, provide a structured and tailored training for each puppy to ensure they are progressing as expected. The role will also involve working closely alongside our valued volunteers, ensuring they are receiving excellent support, regular training sessions and are given advice/support as and when required. Other duties within this role may include the recruitment, assessment, and training of new volunteers.The applicant will be required to work off site for periods of time so they must show the ability to work alone effectively, use their own initiative and have excellent time management and communication skills. Previous and proven experience of working with puppies, within a professional capacity, such as planning and conducting puppy training classes to a group of people is an essential quality for this role. All applicants are to have a full clean driving licence. Occasional overnight duties and from time-to-time weekend work may be required to assist the Charity by participating in activities such as fundraising events and demonstrations. Click below to download the job descriptionPuppy Coordinator jobdescription-fulltime.pdfPlease note this post requires a standard DBS Check and must be submitted prior to starting your employment at Support Dogs. Should you not have a standard DBS Check, Support Dogs will apply for one on your behalf but all information to complete a check must be provided ahead of your employment start date.Due to the high level of interest that we receive for training vacancies, it is not always possible to answer telephone enquiries. Should you have any questions about the vacancy please contact Katie Burns, Training Manager via email, [email protected]. Applicants are to send a covering letter and CV to [email protected] or alternatively by post to Katie Burns, Training Manager, 21 Jessops Riverside, Brightside Lane, Sheffield, S9 2RX. Please ensure to include the following in your covering letter and CV;Explanation of why you feel that you meet the criteria of the role, using specific examples to demonstrate your suitability where possible. Include details of any training and/or voluntary work you may have undertaken that is relevant to the role. Referees to cover at least the past 5 years (if applicable), one of these is to be your present or most recent employer, whichever is relevant. Open references/character references from family/friends are not accepted. Please ensure you provide a chronological history of your time spent since leaving education and give the reasons for leaving a position. Closing date – will remain open until we have successfully recruited. Please be aware this is a two-stage interview process and that we will be arranging interviews as and when successful candidates are identified. Client Services Co-ordinator Full time 37.5 hours per week, £26,602.59 per annum Location – Sheffield Support Dogs are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated, and driven individual to join their training department. The role will consist of the assessing and acceptance of applicants. It will also involve overseeing our teams who have graduated, ensuring they receive an annual aftercare, given appropriate advice/ support and extra training if/when required, in conjunction with prepping and supporting teams for their retirement. The applicant will be required to lone work off site for periods of time, so must show the ability to work alone effectively, prioritise their workload, accordingly, use their own initiative and have excellent time management and communicational skills. They are to demonstrate a real passion for the role, a positive attitude and show flexibility within their work. Previous experience of training dogs, using positive based methods, and a full clean driving licence are essential criteria for the post. Desirable qualities are experience/recognised teaching qualification, awareness in varying disabilities and a recognised qualification in animal training/behaviour. For further criteria please refer to requirements and criteria on our website. Please note this post requires an enhanced DBS Check and must be submitted prior to starting your employment at Support Dogs. Should you not have an enhanced DBS Check, Support Dogs will apply for one on your behalf but all information to complete a check must be provided ahead of your employment start date. Occasional overnight duties and from time-to-time weekend work will be required to both fulfil the role and assist in the promotion of the Charity participating in fundraising events/demonstrations. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to be a part of training dogs to transform the lives of people with epilepsy, physical disabilities, and children with autism. Please click below for the job descriptionjobdescription-clientsevices.pdfrequirementsandcriteria-clientservices.pdf If you have any queries regarding this vacancy please contact Katie Burns, Training Manager, via email [email protected]. Due to the high level of interest and enquiries that are received for roles within the training department it is sadly not possible to answer any telephone enquiries. Applicants are to send a covering letter and CV to [email protected] or alternatively by post to Katie Burns, Training Manager, Support Dogs, 21 Jessops Riverside, Brightside Lane, Sheffield, S9 2RX. Please ensure to include the following information in your covering letter/CV – · Explanation of why you feel you are suited to the role, using specific examples to demonstrate your suitability. · Include any training and/or voluntary work you have undertaken/participated in that is relevant to the role’s requirements. · Referees to cover at least the past 5 years (if applicable), one being your current/last employer, whichever is relevant to your situation. Should you not have a current/previous employer please explain how you have been spending your time while not in employment. Open references/character references from family or friends are not accepted. · A chronological history of your time spent since leaving education, giving reasons for leaving a position. Closing date – this position will remain open until the right candidate has been appointed. Please note, this vacancy has a two-stage interview process, an initial interview and shortlisted applicants will move onto a practical assessment. The practical assessment will be held in Sheffield. Volunteer Coordinator (Dog Training) Sheffield£22k - £24k pa 37.5 hours a week (full time – occasional weekend and evening work will be required) Support Dog is a unique and innovative national charity that has been transforming the lives of families affected by autism, epilepsy and disability for 30 years.Support Dogs trains and provides specialist assistance dog to give 100% reliable advance warning of epileptic seizures; to help children with autism to stay safe and better engage with the world around them. Our disability assistance dogs bring independence and a better quality of life for those with physical disabilities including MS, Cerebral Palsy and Fibromyalgia. Founded and entirely based in Sheffield our charity operates across the UK, growing significantly over recent years. The demand for our work is overwhelming, with requests for support increasing ten-fold over the past few years. Support Dogs provides all of its services free of charge and relies entirely on voluntary donations for funding.Volunteers are vital to our charity, the provide over 100,000 hours of support a year to our work. As our charity’s volunteer programme has grown over the last few years, we need to increase our capacity to recruit and better support our volunteers. This role is focus on improving the support with give to our volunteers who care for our dogs and pups in training. There we are not just looking for someone who is experienced working with volunteers and is great with people, but someone who has presentation or teaching skills. So they can talk to groups of volunteers to help them develop the skills and confidence to have a positive experience and impact when volunteering with our charity. Candidate who have a good knowledge of dogs would be a real advantage.Recruitment of new volunteers is also a key part of this role and so we will require the post holder to manage activity to achieve this, including some occasional weekend and evening work at specific recruitment events. Please download the job description here Applicants are to send a covering letter and CV to [email protected]. Deadline 10 April 2024Please ensure to include details of relevant experience, and why you feel that you meet the criteria of the role, using specific examples to demonstrate your suitability. Digital Marketing Officer - £23k - £25k - 37.5 hours a week, Sheffield We are recruiting for a Digital Marketing Officer to manage and develop our digital marketing and communication strategy. Helping us to create an excellent online presence through social media and our website, with engaging content and introducing us to new audience. Supporting our team with online marketing that will drive donations and signs ups to our fundraising events and activity to bring in vital income for our charity so we can save and improve more lives.To succeed in this role, the post holder should demonstrate an excellent knowledge of social media and digital tools, with experience. An excellent knowledge of marketing, with a creative and personable but professional approach. Ideally confident in creating your own films and imagery for use in digital content. You will be a real team player and able to support the charity in reaching a wide range of audiences. In return for your efforts you will receive a competitive salary and staff benefits such as stakeholder pension scheme entitlement and private health care.Please click below to read full job descriptionJob Description - Digital Marketing Officer2024.pdf Applicants are to send a covering letter and CV to [email protected] Please ensure to include details of relevant experience, and an explanation of why you feel that you meet the criteria of the role, using specific examples to demonstrate your suitability.Deadline 9am Monday 4 March --------------------------------------------------------------------- Volunteering at our training centre Volunteering with our puppies Volunteering with our dogs Other ways to volunteer Manage Cookie Preferences