Client Services Coordinator

Job Description

Support Dogs is a energetic, pioneering, national charity provding vital life saving and life changing support for individuals and families affected by autism, epilepsy and disability

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated, and driven individual to join our client services team within our assistance dog training department.    

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 in teaching or recognised teaching qualification, awareness in varying disabilities and a recognised qualification in animal training/behaviour.   

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The role will consist of the 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.   
  
Based at our national centre in Sheffield, 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. xwzovoh   They are to demonstrate a real passion for the role, a positive attitude and show flexibility within their work.