People Management

A big part of this role is supporting and leading the team.

We Need Someone Who Can

• Delegate tasks.
• Give clear instructions.
• Support staff when they need help.
• Lead by example.
• Help train new employees.
• Recognise problems early.
• Address minor issues appropriately.
• Know when something needs escalating to senior management or HR.

We want somebody who can be friendly and approachable while still being confident enough to manage people. Sometimes that means praising somebody for doing a brilliant job. Sometimes it means having an uncomfortable conversation. You need to be comfortable with both.

Compliance & Standards

As a licensed dog daycare, paperwork and procedures matter.

You’ll Support The Manager With

• Health & Safety.
• Risk assessments.
• Accident and incident reporting.
• Emergency procedures.
• Staff training records.
• Licensing requirements.
• Daily and weekly checks.
• Maintaining accurate records.

You’ll also help ensure staff follow uniform and PPE requirements and that the overall presentation of the centre remains professional. You don’t need to know every policy on day one — but you do need to be willing to learn and understand why these procedures matter.

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Confident with dogs of different breeds, sizes and temperaments.
• Knowledgeable about basic canine body language.
• Comfortable supervising other staff.
• Organised and able to prioritise.
• Reliable and punctual.
• Calm under pressure.
• Confident speaking with customers.
• Comfortable giving instructions.
• Able to use initiative.
• Happy completing basic admin and paperwork.
• Keen to learn and develop.
• Someone who notices problems rather than walking past them.
• Most importantly, we need someone who is dependable and takes ownership.

Experience

Previous experience in any of the following would be highly desirable:

• Dog daycare.
• Kennels.
• Animal care.
• Dog training.
• Veterinary environments.
• Animal rescue.
• Supervisory or management roles.

Previous management experience would be an advantage, but we would also consider someone with strong animal care experience who is ready to take the next step.

THIS ROLE PROBABLY ISN'T FOR YOU IF:

You want a job where you simply turn up, cuddle dogs and go home. Yes, there are plenty of dogs. There are also staff issues, cleaning schedules, paperwork, customer conversations, incidents, maintenance, dog poo and occasionally several problems happening at exactly the same time. We need somebody who sees something that needs doing and thinks: “That needs sorting.” …and then sorts it.

WHY JOIN PAWS INDOORS?

Paws Indoors Southend is an established, licensed indoor dog daycare with a huge emphasis on welfare, enrichment and genuinely excellent care.

You’ll Receive

• A genuine opportunity to progress.
• Management training and support.
• Training in our systems and procedures.
• Full uniform.
• Monday–Friday working.
• No regular weekends.
• A varied role with real responsibility.
• And an unreasonable number of dogs trying to sit on you.

WANT TO APPLY?

Send us your CV along with a short introduction telling us why you think you'd be a great fit for Paws Indoors and this role. Tell us about your experience, what you’re good at and why you’re ready for more responsibility. And please don’t just tell us you love dogs. We already know you love dogs. Tell us what makes you someone we can rely on to help run the place. I think this length is about right for Indeed/Facebook recruitment — detailed enough to filter people, but not so long they give up halfway through.