Contract: Permanent, full time (37.5 hours per week) Salary: £25,787 to £27,047 per annum Location: Southampton SO30 2HL Closing date: Sunday 29th March 2026 Interview date: Wednesday 8th April 2026 We''re recruiting an Assistant Manager Off-site Services to lead and streamline our home-based pet operations. In this role you''ll ensure that every pet finds the perfect match with their new family as quickly as possible, while maintaining top-quality care for both our pets and clients throughout the entire adoption journey. Join us in making a difference, one pet at a time! More about the role Our beautiful centre opened in 1988 and occupies approximately three acres of land in a discrete location surrounded by fields where we can walk our dogs, providing some wonderful enrichment in a quiet environment. The centre has facilities to care for dogs and cats, as well as a specialised area for kittens. In this role, you ll play a key part in ensuring exceptional care for both pets and clients while identifying efficiencies and making decisions that prioritise offsite pet welfare. As the leader of our home-based pet operations, you ll oversee the smooth running of our foster and home direct services, placing pets directly from one home to another, with experience in practical animal handling and assessment. Your goal will be to prepare pets for adoption as quickly and effectively as possible. You ll work closely with your team to ensure timely pet assessments, behaviour man