Centre Manager – Manchester Rehoming and Fostering Services
Department: Rehoming & Fostering Services
Location: Manchester
Application Deadline: 2 June 2026
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 8:30 – 5:00 Monday to Friday, 1 in 3 weekends
Salary: £31,319 – £36,429 per annum
Closing Date: Tuesday 2 June 2026
Overview
We’re recruiting a Centre Manager with strong leadership, organisational and communication skills to lead our Manchester Rehoming Advice and behaviour unit. This role is centred on leading people, managing the high‑street centre, ensuring the highest welfare standards, and shaping the future of the centre for pets and clients.
Key Responsibilities
As Centre Manager, you’ll be responsible for all aspects of the centre – pets, people, facilities, compliance and finances. Working closely with your Assistant Managers, you’ll inspire and empower the team, embed a culture of continuous improvement and ensure the highest welfare standards. You will:
- Lead the high‑performing team and drive performance
- Ensure operational excellence, compliance and financial accountability
- Represent the centre in community and client interactions
- Develop and implement strategies to meet organisational goals
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Significant experience motivating, leading and developing high‑performing teams in an animal welfare setting
- Strong knowledge of animal welfare and operational excellence in similar environments
- Ability to embrace and manage change aligned to organisational objectives
- Financial awareness and numeracy
- Proven experience working constructively and collaboratively with cross‑team colleagues
- Excellent interpersonal, consultative and communication skills
- Commercial acumen: controlling costs while delivering high service levels
- Demonstrated understanding and application of Blue Cross values
- Full driving licence
How to Apply
Click the apply button and complete the online application process before the closing date of 2 June 2026. The selection process will include:
- First stage interview – competency‑based interview with two managers
- Online Discovery Session – scenario‑based exercises and group discussions
Benefits
Blue Cross offers a generous benefits package:
- 38 days holiday rising to 43 with service (including bank holidays)
- Physical and mental wellbeing programmes
- Free access to GP via MetLife – 24/7 services, private prescriptions for you and your family
- Health cash plan
- Unlimited access to employee assistance programme
- Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution
- Professional fees covered with continuing professional development support
- Life assurance
- 20% discount on Pet Plan pet insurance
- Enhanced family‑friendly policies
- Recognition scheme
- Annual volunteer days
- Charity worker discounts across various retailers
To read more about the benefits Blue Cross has to offer, please visit our website.
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