Dogs Trust Company Limited

A leading animal welfare charity in Brighton is seeking a Store Manager to lead their retail operations. The successful candidate will manage a team of volunteers and maximize shop profits through excellent customer service and effective merchandising. Retail experience, strong leadership skills, and budget management abilities are essential. This full-time role offers a competitive salary and the chance to make a difference in the lives of dogs across the UK.

Behaviour Officer Application Deadline: 29 January 2026 Department: Rehoming Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time Location: Penrith Transfer Centre Compensation: £25,566 per year + benefits Description Are you an experienced dog trainer and handler? We are looking for someone who can assess, design and implement behavioural rehabilitation plans for our dogs. As Behaviour Officer, you'll take the lead, figuratively and literally, when it comes to the assessments of our dogs and their training programmes, playing a key role in their journey towards rehoming. What does this role do? As a Behaviour Officer you'll: assess the behaviour of dogs, before they enter the centre and during their stay, to identify potential behaviour needs, as per Dogs Trust Standard Operating Procedures, design and implement Behaviour Modification Programmes and training plans to enhance each dog's chances of rehoming, in support of the centre's priorities based on individual dog welfare and requirements, oversee and support the implementation of training and behaviour plans by colleagues, working with other departments to modify and seek guidance, monitor the progress of individual training and rehabilitation programmes and maintain detailed records of the progress of each dog, provide professional training and support to colleagues. Interviews for this role are provisionally scheduled for week commencing 9th February 2026 at our transfer centre in Penrith. Could this be you? To be successful in this role, you'll have an in-depth knowledge of dog behaviour and welfare, including experience of writing training and behaviour programs. You'll also have achieved ATBC competence at Animal Trainer standard and have achieved specific competences from the Behaviour Technician standard or equivalent. This competence should be combined with significant practical experience handling challenging dogs. You'll also have excellent communication skills with the ability to handle delicate situations sensitively and professionally. What does this team do? Our rehoming centres house thousands of dogs each year until they are able to find a loving new home, and the success of our centres wouldn't be possible without our dedicated team of staff and volunteers; there is a real family-community within each of our centres. Come rain or shine, our team are out in all weathers to make sure the dogs have the best possible life. Dealing with thousands of visitors each month, our rehoming centres are the face of Dogs Trust and we pride ourselves on our staff providing the very best in customer service.

Store Manager Application Deadline: 27 January 2026 Department: Retail Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time Location: Brighton Compensation: £27,165 per year + benefits Description Are you a fashion-conscious dog lover who makes things happen? We are looking for a commercially minded Store Manager to help us create a hub of sustainable fashion and a place for dog lovers in your community. What does this role do? As Store Manager, you'll: build and inspire a team of volunteers to deliver excellent customer service, maximise shop profit through achieving or exceeding budgeted sales targets, leading on pricing of items for sale according to guidelines, maintain high levels of shop presentation through effective merchandising, using commercial decision making to drive the best use of space available, use marketing skills to request quality stock, provide leadership and line management to volunteers and members of staff. Interviews for this role are provisionally scheduled for Friday 6th February, and will take place on Teams. Could this be you? To be successful in this role, you'll need some retail experience along with strong team and budgetary management skills. You'll be an engaging, inspiring leader who has the ability to drive sales through commercial awareness and excellent customer service. What does this team do? Our Retail department is a growing network of 33 charity shops, fuelled by a burning passion for animal welfare and positive change, allowing us to raise funds that make a difference in the lives of countless dogs and their devoted owners across the UK.