Dog Walker & Pet Sitter - Full and part time positions available
Covering Waltham Forest, Redbridge & Forest Gate, East London
Salary part time: Earning dependant on hours worked
Salary full time: £25,000 - £27,500
Weekend Shifts available - Earnings dependant on ambition and commitment to work.
Our client is looking for dynamic, confident and caring people to join their growing team of pet care professionals.
We currently supply care to over 100 happy clients in the heart of East London. We are a small local business seeking dedicated, reliable vehicle owning individuals to join our passionate team. If you want to elevate your skills in delivering quality care, come and join us and our Pals!
Availability
You must be available Monday - Friday between 9:00am - 4:00 pm however, during the summer months we may require earlier starts to avoid the heat. Days and shifts may alter depending on client bookings. Although this position requires a regular commitment for the above operational hours, additionally, evening, weekend and bank holiday bookings are common, so we require flexibility from all of our team to cover these. A ‘roll your sleeves up and get stuck in approach' is a must for the viability of the position and our out of hours jobs are compensated accordingly to accommodate this. You must own your own vehicle to be considered for this role.
Responsibilities
- You will be responsible for the safe transportation, exercise, training, cleaning, collection and drop of all dogs assigned to you day to day.
- Occasional evening and weekend house sits for feline, canine and smaller pal clients.
- You must have a sincere passion for dogs of all shapes and sizes and a positive attitude to working in all weathers.
- A desire to expand your knowledge in canine and feline behaviour.
- You will be required to obtain a canine first aid qualification and attend in-house and external training to develop your training skill.
- Knowledge of dog welfare and uk control laws.
- Regular sanitation and pest control of equipment and vehicle in line with company policy
Must have requirements
- A background in professional animal care is preferred with previous experience of working with or owning a dog.
- Experience or knowledge of positive reinforcement and canine behaviour modification training is desirable.
- Excellent communication skills, face to face and written are essential as this is a customer care role for our human pals as well as our dog pals.
- A thorough knowledge of the roads in the boroughs covered - living in or near Waltham forest is preferable.
- You must be confident working alone and able to manage your own workload.
- You will be practised across all social media platforms and able to drive sales through them.
- This is a self employed role, you will need to prove you are eligible to work in the UK, hold a current DBS check and be willing to have further employment checks conducted if necessary.
- A full UK (preferably clean) driving licence with at least three years driving experience.
- Your own car or van with working air-conditioning - Do not apply for this role if you do not own your own vehicle.
- Proven reliability and character through multiple references
Following interview we require a two week trial, then a three month probation period as standard. This is a self employed contracted position which will be reviewed after one year.
To be considered for the role please read all of the above carefully before submitting us your CV, covering letter with relevant experience, where you are based and confirmation you meet all or some of the above criteria. Most importantly that you have a suitable vehicle you can use. If you fail to provide us with any of the above we will automatically disregard your application.
Good luck and we look forward to meeting you soon!
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Part-time hours: 16 hours per week (minimum)
Salary: £25,000 - £27,000
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Flexitime
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Flexitime
Supplemental pay types:
- Performance bonus
- Yearly bonus
Keywords:
Dog Walker, Dog Daycare, Doggy Daycare, Dog Trainer, Pet Care, Pet Carer, Dog Sitter, Cat Sitter, Dog Minder, Canine Behaviourist, Canine Trainer, Animal Care.