Work with us

Job Vacancies

Choose a career with us and you’ll be helping to prevent cruelty, promote kindness and alleviate the suffering of animals. Check out this page to view our positions available at our rehoming centre and our charity shops.

Receptionist

Join our team as a receptionist, where you’ll be the first point of contact for visitors, supporters and adopters, creating a warm and welcoming environment.

This vital role helps ensure the smooth running of daily operations and excellent customer service across the organisation.

Please apply by email with a completed application form and CV to Amy Souster on Amy.Souster@CDCH.org.uk

Veterinary Nurse

We have an exciting opportunity for a RVN to support our charitable activities here at the Cotswolds Dogs & Cats Home. Our dedicated team are committed to delivering exceptional care to the most vulnerable animals in our community.

If you are a compassionate and empathetic Registered Veterinary Nurse, please read the full job description below.

Please apply by email with a completed application form to Amy Souster Amy.souster@cdch.org.uk

Fundraising Admin Assistant

This role will support the fundraising department with the delivery of its initiatives and activities. We are looking for administrative support across key areas and an active role in assisting with events and community fundraising.

This is a great chance to help raise vital income for the animals in our care and play a key role in our fundraising operations.

Hours: 25 hours per week (5 hours Mon-Fri, with some evening/weekend work when required)
Closing Date: 11th December 2025
Role Type: Perm, subject to 6 month probation period
Location: CDCH Centre, GL2 7AS
Salary: £12.60 per hour

To apply please send your CV and covering letter to: shelby.tunstall@cdch.org.uk

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may be scheduled throughout the recruitment period.

Chief Operating Officer

We are seeking an individual with passion for our mission, someone with vision, tenacity, and resilience to drive the charity forward. You will need to inspire and motivate our team, build strong partnerships, and work confidently at both a strategic and operational level. As a small organisation, we also need someone who is comfortable engaging with detail and who brings the expertise required to build a sustainably resourced organisation.

Veterinary Surgeon

Our vision is that no vulnerable animal in our community is without a safe space or access to veterinary care due to financial restrictions. As our charity grows our ambition is to develop our veterinary offering and support more animals in our community.

As a key member of the Operational team, the Veterinary Surgeon will ensure the highest standards of veterinary welfare for our resident animals and external welfare clients, in line with the charity’s core values and objectives.

Please complete an application form and send along with your CV and covering letter to: Amy.Souster@cdch.org.uk

Rehoming Lead

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our leadership team at CDCH! Our Rehoming Lead will help transform the lives of animals in need, working collaboratively with our Animal Care Team to find wonderful new families for the animals in our care.

Please complete an application form and send along with your CV and covering letter to: Amy.Souster@cdch.org.uk

Animal Care Assistant

Join our dedicated team and help provide a safe, loving environment for animals in need. If you’re passionate about animal welfare and ready to make a real difference every day, we want to hear from you.

Hours: 37.5hrs p/week - this will include some weekend working
Closing Date: Monday 25th August 2025
Role Type: Perm, subject to 6 month probation period
Location: Cambridge, Gloucestershire
Salary: £24,570 per annum

Please apply by email with a completed application form and CV to Ebony Poole on Ebony.Poole@CDCH.org.uk

Superstore Manager (Cirencester Superstore)

We’re looking for a passionate and motivated store manager to take charge of our vibrant Cirencester Superstore. Help grow the shop, lead a fantastic team and raise vital funds for the Cotswolds Dogs & Cats Home.

Hours: 37.5hrs p/week (flexing across Monday - Sunday)
Closing Date: TBC
Role Type: Perm, subject to 6 month probation period
Location: Cirencester Superstore, GL7 1HW
Salary: £28,000 - £30,000 per annum

Please apply by email with a cover letter and CV to Katherine.Gregory@cdch.org.uk

Deputy Manager (Wotton)

We are looking for a Deputy Retail Manager who is experienced in and has a true passion for retail and a desire work in our charity shop in Wotton.

Hours: 30 hours per week flexible Monday to Sunday based on a 7.5 hour day with a half hour unpaid lunch break
Closing Date: TBC
Role Type: Perm, subject to 6 month probation period
Location: Wotton, Gloucestershire
Salary: £12.00 per hour

Please apply by email with a completed application form to Kirstin Maycock on Kirstin.Maycock@cdch.org.uk

Resource & Facilities Lead

We are seeking a motivated and skilled Resource & Facilities Lead to join our Finance & Administration team. This brand-new role offers the chance to make a tangible difference by ensuring our organisation runs smoothly, safely, and efficiently—supporting CDCH to deliver its core mission in a dynamic and supportive environment.

Hours: 30 - 37.5 (negotiable)
Closing Date: Friday 21st November
Interview Date: Saturday 6th December
Role Type: Perm, subject to 6 month probation period
Location: Tetbury
Salary: up to £40,000 FTE

Please apply by email with your CV and cover letter to Haley Medlock on Haley.medlock@cdch.org.uk

Deputy Manager (Stroud)

We have an exciting opportunity for 30 hours a week Deputy Manager to support with the development of our new furniture shop in Stroud.

Hours: 30 hours per week flexible Monday to Sunday based on a 7.5 hour day with a half hour unpaid lunch break.
Closing Date: TBC
Role Type: Perm, subject to 6 month probation period
Location: Stroud
Salary: £12.00 per hour

Please apply by email with a completed application form to Kirstin Maycock on Kirstin.Maycock@cdch.org.uk

Retail Team Member (Cirencester Superstore)

You’ll be working to change the lives of vulnerable animals in our community.

Income generated through our shops is used to support our charitable work ensuring that every vulnerable animal in our community has a safe space & no animal is left to suffer because of cost.

Our retail team are passionate about our shops; focused on sustainability & upcycling, excellent customer service & delivering exceptional results.

Income generated by our retail team supports abused, neglected & abandoned animals on their journey to loving homes.

Hours: Full/part time available. Flexible Monday-Sunday
Closing Date: Friday 31st October
Role Type: Perm, subject to 6 month probation period
Location: Cirencester Superstore, GL7 1HW
Salary: £24, 570 pro rata

Please apply by email with a cover letter and CV to Katherine Gregory Katherine.Gregory@cdch.org.uk

Relief Retail Manager

You’ll be working to change the lives of vulnerable animals in our community.

Income generated through our shops is used to support our charitable work ensuring that every vulnerable animal in our community has a safe space & no animal is left to suffer because of cost.

Our retail team are passionate about our shops; focused on sustainability & upcycling, excellent customer service & delivering exceptional results.

Income generated by our retail team supports abused, neglected & abandoned animals on their journey to loving homes.

Hours: 2/3 or 4 days per week. Flexible Monday to Sunday based on a 7.5 hour day with a half hour unpaid lunch break.
Closing Date: TBC
Role Type: Perm, subject to 6 month probation period
Location: Tetbury. Travel to other shops when required
Salary: £12.51 per hour

Please apply by email with a completed application form to Kirstin Maycock on Kirstin.Maycock@cdch.org.uk

Volunteering

If you have some spare time and a love for animal welfare then volunteering could be for you. We have oppotunities for regular volunteer work within our centre, fundraising and in our charity shops.