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Rehoming Centre Supervisor (1996)
1. Salary:£38,750 per annum
2. PoscityIvybridge
3. PoscountryUnited Kingdom
4. Area:Equine Operations
5. Vacancy Type:Fixed Term Contract
6. Full or Part Time?:Full Time
The Donkey Sanctuary is an international animal welfare organisation, offering care and protection to donkeys worldwide. Our vision is a world where every donkey has a good quality of life, and our mission is to improve the lives of donkeys every day. We will achieve this by transforming the lives of donkeys in need worldwide by fostering greater understanding, collaboration and support, and by promoting lasting, mutually life-enhancing relationships.
Due to operational demand, we have an exciting opportunity to repurpose our Ivybridge site to become a short-term Rehoming Centre which will provide care and rehabilitation donkeys who will be suitable for the rehoming scheme. We anticipate the Ivybridge centre will be used until the end of August 2026. By moving donkeys internally within the organisation who have the potential to be trained for the rehoming scheme we are enabling individual donkeys the prospect of moving into a loving Guardian home where they can benefit from one-to-one care and attention.
To successfully operate the Centre we are looking to recruit a Rehoming Centre Supervisor.
About you:
7. Experience of working with donkeys or within the animal care industry.
8. Able to demonstrate previous supervisory experience.
9. Excellent observation skills and the ability to identify and notice signs that wold indicate ill health in equines.
About the role:
Your principal duties and responsibilities will include –
10. Supervise the team to ensure a high standard of donkey care is delivered in line with all equine operation policy, guidelines and Donkey Sanctuary (TDS) care and welfare code of practice.
11. Maintain the Centre including the land, buildings and environment in accordance with TDS Code of Practice.
12. Provide care by operating machinery and/or manually mucking out, sweeping fields, pressure washing, feeding and bedding up of barns and stables and distributing hay, haylage and bagged feedstuffs.
13. Coordinate and collaborate with internal and external equine professionals such as the vet, dentist and farrier when required.
14. Lead collaborative ways of working with the Lead – Equine Experience, welfare, behaviour and veterinary teams, to create individual training plans for donkeys being prepared for the rehoming scheme.
15. Complete weekly work rota for the team providing 7 day operational cover.
What we offer in return:
Based at The Donkey Sanctuary Rehoming Centre, Ivybridge, Devon – this is a full-time, fixed term contract starting as soon as possible until 29 August 2026, working 37.5 hours per week, 5 days over 7. The working pattern will be agreed between the line manager and post-holder, but flexibility will be required for weekend working as part of the team rota and for extra hours as required when donkeys are poorly.
Benefits:
Competitive pension.
Life assurance.
31 days holiday (including Bank holidays), rising to 34 will each full year of service.
Wellbeing team.
Recorded Pilates and Yoga classes.
Long service awards.
Healthshield plan –
16. Reimbursement of some medical expenses up to the specified limits per membership.
17. Offers, discounts and cashback on shopping, travel and entertainment from participating outlets.
18. Access to a 24/7 GP and counselling service.
Free parking.
Subsidised restaurant and shop at The Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth.