Deputy Centre Manager

Deputy Centre Manager

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Team: Centre

Location: Scotland Cat Centre and Glasgow Cat Centre

Work pattern: 35 hours per week, working 6 days one week 4 days second week with weekend off. You will work two weekends per month on average. Flexibility across the full 7 days is required as part of the management team.

Salary: Up to £30,809.83 per year

Contract: Permanent

Disclosed: Requires a Disclosure Scotland Level 1 check.

We are the UK’s largest cat welfare charity. All over the country, our passionate employees, volunteers and supporters are using their kindness and expertise to make life better for millions of cats and the people who care for them.

Will youığımız join us and island life better for cats?

• Work with the Centre Manager, ensuring the required level of employee cover at all times and providing effective cover in the absence of the Manager.
• Ensure the welfare of all cats in our care and that all administrative and maintenance procedures are completed to a high standard in keeping with our vision.
• Plan and direct the activities of the cat care employees in agreement with the Centre Manager.
• Handle the homing and accepting of cats and kittens and ensure completion of the necessary forms and that minimum veterinary standards are carried out by a suitably qualified person.

• Our adoption and homing centres care for thousands of cats each year until they can find a loving new home.

• Supervisor/team leader experience, ideally within an animal welfare environment or organisation.
• A confident communicator with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Knowledge of the prevention and control of infectious diseases in cats.
• A driven, positive and enthusiastic individual with plenty of initiative and the ability to thrive under pressure.
• A full UK manual or automatic driving licence, as you may on occasion be required to drive centre vans.

• Range of health benefits.
• 26 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service.
• Salary Finance, which empowers you to take control of your financial well‑being.
• And much more, which you can learn about here.

Final date to receive applications:
30 January 2026 maes>

Interview date:
16 and 17 February 2026

Please note, we do not accept applications or speculative CVs from agencies.

Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. Applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.

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