Fostering Coordinator

Dogs Trust Company Limited; Penrith; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading animal welfare charity is seeking a Fostering Coordinator in Penrith to recruit and support foster carers, ensuring the well-being of dogs in temporary care. The ideal candidate will have experience with volunteers, excellent communication, and organizational skills. This permanent full-time role involves training delivery and promotion of dogs in need of foster homes. Compensation is £24,907 per year + benefits, with interviews scheduled for January 2026.

Benefits

Benefits package

Qualifications

• Experience in working with volunteers and handling dogs.
• Understanding of best practices in dealing with volunteer fosterers.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, assess, and induct new foster carers.
• Support foster carers with regular check-ins and veterinary appointments.
• Deliver training to foster carers.
• Identify and place suitable dogs into foster care.
• Promote dogs in foster or Home Stay settings.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills

Customer service skills

Job description

Fostering Coordinator

Application Deadline: 4 January 2026

Department: Rehoming

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Penrith Transfer Centre

Compensation: £24,907 per year + benefits

Description

Are you passionate about dog welfare and building supportive communities?

What does this role do?

As a Fostering Coordinator, you will:

• recruit, assess, and induct new foster carers, promoting the scheme through events, conversations, and collaboration with colleagues across Dogs Trust,
• support foster carers with regular check-ins, arrange veterinary appointments, and provide access to behaviour or training support when needed,
• deliver training to foster carers with input from the Learning and Development and Welfare teams, either one-to-one or through organised group sessions,
• identify and place suitable dogs into foster care, including temporary placements for long-stay dogs needing respite from kennels, and carry out necessary intake assessments,
• promote dogs in foster or Home Stay settings by preparing profiles, contacting potential adopters, organising matching meetings, and completing all adoption paperwork.

Interviews for this role are provisionally scheduled for week commencing 12th January 2026.

Could this be you?

With experience of working with volunteers and of handling and rehoming dogs, you will have excellent communication and organisational skills. With an understanding of best practice in interacting with volunteer fosterers, you will have great customer service skills.