Paws Protect Assistant
Description✓We currently have an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to join our team as a Paws Protect Assistant
✓Working 35 hours per week and in return you will receive a salary of up to £25,765.62 per annum plus excellent benefits.
✓The role will be within our Midlands service, based in South Birmingham, with extensive daily driving across the entire West and East Midlands regions
✓This can be discussed further at interview stage.
✓Since 1927, Cats Protection has helped thousands of cats each year, across the UK
✓As a community of volunteers, employees, supporters and partners, we’ve improved the lives of millions of cats and transformed the way millions of people see and care for cats.
✓Cats Protection’s Paws Protect is a pet fostering service for anyone fleeing domestic abuse
✓The majority of our referrals come from women fleeing domestic abuse via women-only services
✓The service places cats into volunteer foster homes on a temporary basis until their owners can be reunited with them.
✓Due to the nature of this role, this post is for women only and is exempt under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.
✓Responsibilities of our Paws Protect Assistant:
✓As our Paws Protect Assistant, you will be involved with assessing referrals and admitting cats onto the service, providing pet advice and support to our volunteer foster carers and working with other stakeholders such as pet owners, domestic abuse support services, and internal Cats Protection employees or other agencies
✓As a human-benefit service, there is minimal cat handling involved, the role includes extensive communication via phone, email and in person, as well as daily admin and driving.
✓What we’re looking for in our Paws Protect Assistant:
✓* good all-round experience of performing administrative duties in a busy service
✓* previous professional experience giving pet care advice
✓* previous experience in a public facing role
✓* experience of supporting domestic abuse survivors
✓* a confident self-starter who has had experience of working with and managing volunteers
✓* a full, clean, manual UK driving licence is essential and experience of driving as part of a previous role
✓* good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
✓* experience of working in the animal welfare sector and of being able to provide basic cat welfare and behaviour advice would be highly desirable
✓What we can offer you:
✓* salary of up to £25,765.62 per annum
✓* generous annual leave entitlement
✓* contribution pension scheme
✓* life assurance scheme
✓* range of health benefits including private health care
✓* Employee Assistance Programme
✓* and more
✓Join us as a Paws Protect Assistant and know you are helping to make a real difference to cats and their owners across the Midlands!
✓Closing date: 31 August 2023
✓Virtual Interview date: w/c 07 August 2023
✓Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment
✓Please note, applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.
✓Please contact us if you require any adjustments to be made for you to complete your application or to participate in the recruitment journey.
✓We operate an unbiased shortlisting process in our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
✓To assess your application quickly, fairly and objectively, please fully complete the qualifications and work history sections of our online application form.
✓Redacted CVs may be accepted by exception Show more →
✓Working 35 hours per week and in return you will receive a salary of up to £25,765.62 per annum plus excellent benefits.
✓The role will be within our Midlands service, based in South Birmingham, with extensive daily driving across the entire West and East Midlands regions
✓This can be discussed further at interview stage.
✓Since 1927, Cats Protection has helped thousands of cats each year, across the UK
✓As a community of volunteers, employees, supporters and partners, we’ve improved the lives of millions of cats and transformed the way millions of people see and care for cats.
✓Cats Protection’s Paws Protect is a pet fostering service for anyone fleeing domestic abuse
✓The majority of our referrals come from women fleeing domestic abuse via women-only services
✓The service places cats into volunteer foster homes on a temporary basis until their owners can be reunited with them.
✓Due to the nature of this role, this post is for women only and is exempt under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.
✓Responsibilities of our Paws Protect Assistant:
✓As our Paws Protect Assistant, you will be involved with assessing referrals and admitting cats onto the service, providing pet advice and support to our volunteer foster carers and working with other stakeholders such as pet owners, domestic abuse support services, and internal Cats Protection employees or other agencies
✓As a human-benefit service, there is minimal cat handling involved, the role includes extensive communication via phone, email and in person, as well as daily admin and driving.
✓What we’re looking for in our Paws Protect Assistant:
✓* good all-round experience of performing administrative duties in a busy service
✓* previous professional experience giving pet care advice
✓* previous experience in a public facing role
✓* experience of supporting domestic abuse survivors
✓* a confident self-starter who has had experience of working with and managing volunteers
✓* a full, clean, manual UK driving licence is essential and experience of driving as part of a previous role
✓* good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
✓* experience of working in the animal welfare sector and of being able to provide basic cat welfare and behaviour advice would be highly desirable
✓What we can offer you:
✓* salary of up to £25,765.62 per annum
✓* generous annual leave entitlement
✓* contribution pension scheme
✓* life assurance scheme
✓* range of health benefits including private health care
✓* Employee Assistance Programme
✓* and more
✓Join us as a Paws Protect Assistant and know you are helping to make a real difference to cats and their owners across the Midlands!
✓Closing date: 31 August 2023
✓Virtual Interview date: w/c 07 August 2023
✓Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment
✓Please note, applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.
✓Please contact us if you require any adjustments to be made for you to complete your application or to participate in the recruitment journey.
✓We operate an unbiased shortlisting process in our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
✓To assess your application quickly, fairly and objectively, please fully complete the qualifications and work history sections of our online application form.
✓Redacted CVs may be accepted by exception Show more →