Cats Protection
Deputy Centre Manager
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Deputy Centre Manager – Cats Protection (Centre Team)
Location: St Helens, Merseyside
Work Pattern: 35 hours per week (including weekends and bank holidays)
Salary: Up to £31,918.33 per year
Contract: Permanent
⚠️ Note: This role requires an enhanced DBS check (including the Children's Barred List).
About the Role
The UK’s largest cat welfare charity brings together passionate employees, volunteers, and supporters to enhance the lives of millions of cats and their human caregivers. Will you be our next Deputy Centre Manager and join us in improving lives across the national network of adoption centres?
Responsibilities of the Deputy Centre Manager
- Collaborate with the Centre Manager to ensure adequate staffing levels are maintained and to provide effective cover during their absence
- Oversee the wellbeing of all cats in care, ensuring administrative and maintenance procedures align with the charity’s vision
- Work with the Cat Care Team to plan and direct work in coordination with the Centre Manager
- Manage the homing process, including:
- Accepting cats and kittens
- Completing all necessary paperwork
- Ensuring minimum veterinary standards are met by qualified personnel
- Uphold high standards of care, welfare, and operational efficiency
About the Centre Team
Our adoption and homing centres look after thousands of cats yearly before finding them loving forever homes. The team includes:
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- Senior Rehoming & Welfare Assistant
- Rehoming & Welfare Assistants
Services include cross fostering, rehoming, and supporting stray cats waiting for adoption.
Person Specification
We are seeking a driven individual with the following qualities and experience:
Essential
- Supervisor/team leader experience, ideally within animal welfare or a related environment
- Excellent communication skills—interpersonal and organisational (salient in a fast-paced setting!)
- Knowledge of feline infectious diseases and best-practice disease prevention/control
- Full UK manual driving licence (occasionally required to drive centre vans)
- Confidence and initiative to thrive under pressure and deliver quality care
- Ability to enunciate the charity’s values and foster a positive, proactive work culture
Preferred
- Experience in pet healthcare settings or animal homelessness support
What We Offer
- Discounted pet insurance for silent minds (and pets!) elsewhere
- Contributory pension scheme & life assurance
- Health & wellbeing benefits to help you stay at your best
- 26 days’ annual leave plus all bank holidays (increases with service)
- Purple pensions: your salary finance—tools to manage your financial future
- A role with real impact and a chance to shape the future of cat welfare
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Getting Started
Key Dates
- Application closing date: 05 July 2026
- Interview dates: 20–21 July 2026
Note: We do not accept applications through agencies or unsolicited CVs.
- ⚠️ Please apply early! The process may close early, and late submissions may go unanswered.
- We’re sensitive to individual circumstances: if constructive adjustments are needed, email recruitment@cats.org.uk.
Recruitment Process
If shortlisted, expect:
- An anonymised application form
- An in-person interview at the Warrington Cat Centre
Note: The format may slightly vary depending on application numbers.
Who We Are Looking For
✨ Your experience doesn’t need to be a perfect match if you’re enthusiastic. For example: Did you move clients in social work? Improve operations in a veterinary clinic? We’d love to hear how your skills translate to this role.
Ready to Make a Difference?
Next Steps
✉️ Application, if perfect for you? Apply before 05 July 2026! (Spaces are limited.)
Never give up on caring. 🐾 (Even if your transferable experiences are overlooked initially.)
Contact: recruitment@cats.org.uk
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