Job Location: This role will involve regular travel mostly within the Central Scotland area and sometimes to wider locations within Scotland. There may be occasional UK travel and overnight stays.
Salary: £25,000 per annum
Hours: Full time – 35 hours per week
Job Description:
You’ll play a vital role within the training team, training assistance dogs to a high standard.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Assist with the young dogs in training, before they are matched with their veteran, working with the training team and volunteers.
- Assist with training for veterans and their matched dogs in group and 1:1 sessions.
- Where possible to board dogs in training as required and assist with their training.
- Ensure excellent record keeping and the monitoring of records for dog welfare, training and assessments are up to date and implemented in accordance with BRAVEHOUND’s Database record keeping procedure.
- Help with tasks to ensure the smooth operation of the BRAVEHOUND Programme, this may include taking dogs to the vets.
- Attend and help at events, promoting BRAVEHOUND.
About You
- Good communication skills.
- Commitment to the aims and objectives of BRAVEHOUND
- A positive and proactive attitude and willingness to work with veterans, staff and volunteers.
- Hard working, enthusiastic and a team player.
- Reliable and flexible
- Demonstratable in-depth knowledge of dog training and welfare.
- Ability to handle and train dogs at all stages, using positive and reward-based training methods.
- Good self-motivation, discipline and initiative.
- ICT skills, Microsoft Office, email, internet etc.
- Full, clean manual UK driving licence and confident driving a variety of vehicles
Application Deadline: 30 September 2026
Application Details: Please submit a covering letter and CV via the link below.
Please ensure to include the following information in your covering letter or CV:
- Explanation of why you feel you are suited to the role, using specific examples to demonstrate your suitability.
- Include any training and, or work you have undertaken 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.
- A chronological history of your time spent since leaving education, giving reasons for leaving a position.
Please note, this vacancy has a two-stage interview process, an initial interview will be done online via Teams and shortlisted applicants will move onto an in person interview which will be held at our office in Lennoxtown
Please mention Jobs With Animals when applying for this role.