The Guide Dog Mobility Specialist (GDMS) helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by enabling people with sight loss to get out and about through their partnership with a guide dog. They will supervise or deliver the training of dogs to be safe and efficient guides. They provide specialist assessment, advice and support to service users to determine their compatibility for guide dog mobility and determine the most suitable type of dog to then create and sustain a guide dog partnership. 

We’re committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team and the organisation. We want our staff to flourish and work in environments which maximises their potential and best serves our stakeholders.

For this role you’ll be working 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday.  

More details can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

Please ensure you refer to the recruitment procedure, secondment appendix before applying for this role.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include:

Essential

• GDMI/GDMS qualification recognised under the International Guide Dogs Federation with proven practice in last 5 years.
• Experience of working for an Organisation recognised by the International Guide Dogs Federation
• Current valid UK/EU Driving licence, or able to demonstrate how to complete the role without.
• Experience of coaching and teaching individuals and groups of adults and/or children in practical skills and theoretical knowledge.
• Willing and able to drive dog-carrying vehicles
• Have an understanding of theories and models relating to teaching, coaching and person-centred working.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

As a forward-thinking, innovative organisation we are particularly interested in hearing from people who have a wish to share their own international experiences whilst building their professional knowledge by working with one of the oldest and largest guide dog organisations.

We are looking for qualified Guide Dog Mobility Specialist who are interested in potentially working in any of our Community or Regional teams in England, Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland.

How to apply

If you have any accessibility issues, please contact our Recruitment Team on 0118 3540345 or peopleservicecentre@guidedogs.org.uk.

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above.

As part of your application ensure you provide evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

The system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised.

If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

Please contact our Recruitment Team on 0118 3540345 or peopleservicecentre@guidedogs.org.uk if you require any support with your application.