Job description

Summary: Responsible for the care and enrichment of play groups. We operate 365 days a year; employees are expected to work weekends and holidays in all types of weather. Approximately 60% of your time will be standing on your feet supervising play groups and cleaning up waste indoors and outdoors, 20% will be crating, feeding and bringing dogs to and from owners, and the remaining 20% is spent on general cleaning of the facility.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Caring for, supervising, and enriching play groups of dogs. This will include playing with dogs, working on group play skills to increase safety, engaging in enrichment activities, brushing, petting, holding, crating, leashing, collaring, clothing (when jackets are needed), applying first aid, feeding, medicating, cleaning up after dogs,ect.

• Working as a team member with others and management in providing dog day care program, and sleepover services.

• Help to ensure that customer satisfaction is consistently obtained.

• Cleaning duties such as cleaning up dog waste, sweeping, mopping, dusting, disinfecting, shoveling, cleaning crates and bathing dogs.
• Is directly responsible for maintaining a clean and safe environment at all times for the dogs in our care.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: Previous experience working with dogs is preferred. Skills may be in the form of pet ownership, previous pet ownership, working with animals, and attending dog training and/or behavior seminars.

Physical Skills: Ability to perform a variety of demanding physical activities, including lifting a minimum of 50 pounds (whether it is a bag of dog food, a crate, or a dog), standing for long periods of time and enduring extreme outdoor temperatures. Grasping, pinching and pulling skills are also needed to leash and collar dogs as well as control them.

Health: It is required that all employees are current on their Tetanus vaccination.

Language Skills: Ability to read dog information including names, medication and feeding instructions, schedules and the like. Be able to communicate dog issues with management either via written or oral communication.

Computer Skills: A basic understanding of Windows-based applications is helpful.

Reasoning Ability: An ability to define problems, analyze emergencies and think on your feet.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $12.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Referral program

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

• Tips

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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