Team: Lifeline Location: Hybrid in Glasgow Work pattern: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm with occasional evenings and weekends but infrequent Salary: Up to £35,065.63 per year Contract: Permanent Due to the nature of this role, this post is for women only and is exempt under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010. We are the UK's largest cat welfare charity. All over the country, our passionate employees, volunteers and supporters are using their kindness and expertise to make life better for millions of cats and the people who care for them. Will you join us and make life better for cats? Responsibilities of our Lifeline Manager: leadership and line management of the Lifeline Caseworkers, including managing performance and settling objectives via probationary review and annual appraisals responsible for recruiting and managing the project volunteers as well as promoting and developing the service oversee the referrals coming into the service and arrange the safe transportation and collection of cats build and develop partnerships with local domestic abuse services and relevant organisations be responsible for the promotion, development and monitoring of the service across Scotland About the Lifeline team: Lifeline is a pet fostering service for anyone fleeing domestic abuse the majority of our referrals come from women fleeing domestic abuse via women-only services. the service places cats into volunteer foster homes on a temporary basis until their owners can be reunited with them. the team consists of Lifeline Caseworkers and a Volunteer Team Leader as well as the wider Lifeline team What we're looking for in our Lifeline Manager: experience of supporting people experiencing domestic abuse working with or on behalf of adults/families in a support role experience of managing and leading volunteer and employee teams ability to deal with sensitive situations and cope under pressure in an appropriate manner strong organisational skills and able to prioritise and manage workload understanding of cat care and cat welfare issues confident with Microsoft Office programmes What we can offer you: range of health benefits 26 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service Salary Finance, which empowers you to take control of your financial wellbeing and much more, which you can learn about here Interested? Here's how to apply: Application closing date: 20 May 2025 Interview date: 28 and 29 May 2025 Please note, we do not accept applications or speculative CVs from agencies. Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. Please note, applications received after the closing date may not be responded to. If you're enthusiastic about this opportunity but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable. You may be just the right candidate. If successful, your recruitment journey will include: anonymised application form virtual interview on Microsoft Teams Please note, the process may change slightly dependent on application numbers. We will inform you of any relevant changes. Please email if you require any adjustments to be made for you to complete your application or to participate in the recruitment journey. ADZN1_UKTJ