Dogs Trust
Freedom Caseworker (Yorkshire)
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Freedom Caseworker (Yorkshire)
Application Deadline: 5 August 2026
Department: Behaviour and Community Services
Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time
Location: Home-based flexible across Yorkshire and Humber
Compensation: £26,790 per year, plus benefits
Description
Do you want to make a difference to the lives of people fleeing domestic abuse? Are you an experienced dog handler?
We are looking for a passionate Freedom Caseworker to deliver Freedom, a pet fostering service for individuals fleeing domestic abuse.
What does this role do?
As Freedom Caseworker, you’ll:
- Support pets and their owners through the referral and placement process, assessing the dogs and matching them with fosterers,
- Ensure that, while on placement, the welfare and behaviour of fostered dogs is monitored, and that volunteer foster carers feel supported,
- Maintain regular contact with clients, providing updates on their dogs foster placement, receiving updates on their housing status from their support agency, and ultimately, arranging for owners and dogs to be reunited.
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To be successful in this role, you’ll need significant experience of assessing and handling a variety of dogs in a rescue or rehoming centre environment, while also having a good understanding of domestic abuse and the problems faced by individuals fleeing domestic abuse with pets. You’ll also need to be a personable, confident communicator, who is comfortable handling sensitive and challenging situations appropriately and professionally. You’ll also need some experience of home visiting and working in a public facing role. Finally, we’re looking for a candidate with some experience of driving as part of a previous role, as driving will be a big part of the Freedom Caseworker position.
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This role is home-based but will involve significant travel across the region, and to other Freedom areas when required. Due to the nature of this role, this post is for women only and is exempt under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010. A basic Disclosure & Barring Service Check (DBS) will be required for this role.
Interviews will be provisionally held on 27th and 28th July 2026.
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