Rescue Dog Carer & Rehabilitation Assistant
Pay: £13.20 per hour
Hours: 7:00am – 4:00pm (1 hour break, paid 8 hours)
Positions Available: 2 roles
Contract: Initial 3-month contract, with potential extension
Schedule: 3,4 or 5 days a week, with some flexibility by agreement
Cover letter required
About the Role
We are looking for two caring, reliable, and hardworking people to join our team and help provide outstanding daily care for our rescue dogs.
This is a hands-on role for people who want to make a genuine difference. It’s not just about loving dogs — it’s about showing up, working well, learning our methods, and giving the dogs the quality care they deserve every day.
We are a small team, so character matters more than experience. Skills can be taught. Kindness, maturity, and work ethic matter most.
What the Role Includes
- Exercising dogs and providing daily enrichment
- Proper dog walking and engagement
- Feeding, cleaning, and routine care
- Administering medication where required
- Following training and behaviour plans
- Keeping accurate records
- Supporting the smooth running of the kennels
- Working outdoors in all weathers
Who We’re Looking For
We’d love to hear from people who are:
- Kind and genuinely want to make a difference
- Dependable, accountable, and consistent
- Hardworking, proactive, and happy to get stuck in
- Pleasant, respectful, and easy to work with
- Open-minded, coachable, and willing to learn our methods
- Socially confident with strong communication skills
- Mature in attitude and emotionally steady
- Team players with positive, helpful energy
- Happy to follow guidance and work within established systems
- Calm, cooperative, and solutions-focused in daily work
- Comfortable around all breeds, sizes, and personalities of dogs
- Motivated by giving the dogs the best possible care each day
You’ll Probably Enjoy This Role If You...
- Prefer being busy rather than clock-watching
- Get satisfaction from doing a job properly
- Can laugh, muck in, and be part of a team
- Care about animals in a practical, not just theoretical, way
- Understand that dogs need presence, patience, and consistency
We keep things warm, professional, and focused on the dogs.
About Us
Love Underdogs is a small rescue organisation rehoming around 50 dogs a year, many of whom are overlooked due to age, medical needs, or behaviour.
We pride ourselves on the quality of care we give our dogs and the support we offer adopters.
Find out more: www.loveunderdogs.org
Pay: £13.20 per hour
Benefits:
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (preferred)
Work Location: In person
