Rehabilitation, Training and Behavioural Advisor

Contract: Fixed term contract until 15/05/26, part-time (3 days per week)

Salary: £26,545 – £30,866 FTE

Location: Newport NP18 2LH

Closing date: 9th October 2025

Interview date: w/c 20th October 2025

We’re recruiting a Rehabilitation Trainer & Behaviour Advisor to join our Behaviour team based at our Rehoming, Advice & Behaviour unit in

Newport. This is a really exciting opportunity to join our growing Behaviour Service on a part time, fixed term basis.

More about the role

We are looking for a talented behaviour advisor who has a thorough understanding of reward-based training techniques, who will be working with pets with their owners on our home direct scheme, in foster or post adoption. Reporting to the Centre Manager, you will be implementing and facilitating rehabilitation programmes practically, as well as advising and coaching centre teams who work with the pets in our care.  

No two days will be the same – from working with an owner with a problem they are having with their pet to team training, to supporting a pet on site, to collaborating with your peers across Blue Cross – if you are looking for a dynamic role which helps people and pets and is at the forefront of animal welfare, then this might be the role for you. 

This role is on a fixed term contract until 15th May 2026, office-based, working three days per week including weekdays and weekends. While remote working is not available, there will be occasions when you'll need to travel to other sites or take on duties outside these hours to meet the needs of the pets and people. 

About you

You will be a confident, adaptable and compassionate animal handler and trainer who enjoys working with a diverse range of people and pets. With excellent communication skills and an understanding of animal behaviour, you will be skilled at teaching and demonstrating training techniques and advising our teams and pet owners on some behaviour issues. In addition, you will thrive working collaboratively with others and have a desire to improve the experience of the pets in our care. 

Knowledge, skills, and experience

• Demonstrable experience of:
• Pet behaviour and training techniques, and evidence of success in understanding pet behaviour/training problems
• Carrying out behaviour and training programmes for dogs, across a variety of breeds and temperaments
• Developing training programmes and delivering to owners / caregivers that are practical and realistic for a pet owner
• Full UK driving licence
• The ability to demonstrate, understand and apply our Blue Cross values

It would also be great if you had:

• Animal Behaviour and Training Council (ABTC) standard of Animal Training Instructor (ATI) qualification or working towards
• Experience of working with multi species animals
• Experience of promoting better understanding of pet behaviour through the media, or performing other public speaking

How to apply

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