About this role
Contract: 12 months fixed contract, 37.5 hours per week Salary: £26,042 - £30,281 per annum Location: Rolleston, DE13 9AU Closing date: Monday 10th August 2026 Interview date: 7th & 19th August 2026 We’re recruiting an Assistant Manager - On-site Services who will play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of our centre based horse care services. You’ll lead and support teams, oversee horse welfare, and ensure horses are ready for adoption as quickly as possible. With your expertise in horse care and facility management, you’ll help us place the right horse in the right home. Join us and make a difference in equine welfare! As the Assistant Manager, you will support the delivery of the Blue Cross strategy by overseeing the smooth operational running of all centre based horse care services. By embedding a healthy culture which attracts and maintains engaged and empowered teams, you will ensure that the right horse is placed in the right service, in the quickest amount of time. On a day-to-day basis you will have responsibility for the smooth running of the centre based horse operations, this includes providing subject matter expertise on practical horse care and handling horses where necessary. You will also oversee the buildings used for horse accommodation, all horse equipment and ensuring that the horses are prepared and ready for adoption as soon as possible. At our Rolleston rehoming centre, we provide onsite accommodation for pets in our care 24/7. Overnight shifts are usually undertaken by team members who live on-site. This is full time role working 37.5 per week, on a Tuesday to Saturday rota. This is a 12 month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave. Occasionally, you will be expected to carry out night checks or stay in onsite accommodation overnight when the resident team members are either not working or away for a period of time. For a more detailed look at the role and its requirements, please see the attached job description.