Full-time Guide Dog Instructor Team Manager

Contact at organisation: Steffi Probst, Stiftung Schw. Schule für Blindenführhunde

Phone: 0614879595

Email: bewerbung@blindenhundeschule.ch

We are looking for a Full-time Guide Dog Instructor Team Manager

to start immediately, or on a date to be agreed on between us. If you are interested in working with people and animals, are open-minded, flexible and careful and have a hands-on attitude, why not take advantage of this opportunity and send us your application now?

Your functions
• Managing the personnel and task-related aspects of a team of guide dog instructors
• Ensuring that the processes required to train and care for the guide dogs within the team is in place
• Conducting the staff interviews and leading the team meetings
• Training guide dogs for blind people as well as introducing them into their work placement, providing them with follow-up care and arranging their retirement
• Supporting our aspiring candidates and current keepers of guide dogs at education events
• Ensuring that all the school’s requirement into aspiring candidates for guide dogs are met

Your profile
• A recognised qualification as an instructor of guide dogs for the blind SERI/IGDF
• At least 4 years’ experience in the guide dogs for the blind sector, experience of working in a management position would be an advantage
• In-depth knowledge of modern dog training methods and an open approach to new insights into the training of dogs
• Excellent command of written and spoken German; French would be advantageous
• An organised, methodical, reliable figure with good communication and organisational skills
• Category B driving licence
We offer you an interesting field of work in beautiful natural surroundings; a responsible and fascinating challenge in a dedicated team; regular opportunities for further professional development. Naturally, we also offer appropriate remuneration and attractive social benefits.

Please note: It will not be possible to bring your own dog to work with you. Because this job advert is for a guide dog instructor, you will be required to take the dog-in-training back home with you.

You cannot travel directly to the school by public transport.

More information about our institution is available at www.blindenhundeschule.ch/en