What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dog Daycare Attendant position at Giving Tree Pet Resort, LLC?
Giving Tree Pet Resort is a family-owned pet resort located in the heart of Reston, VA. We are looking for an experienced Canine Attendant who will be responsible for the control and management of daycare dogs, and ensuring the safety of the playgroup. Employee is also responsible for the cleaning of the playrooms as well as other areas of the facility as assigned.
Responsibilities
- Must love dogs!
- Clean up pee, poop, vomit, and other miscellaneous things caused by animals.
- Lead pack walks inside our facility.
- Clean all equipment, toys, dishes, suites, floors, etc. Cleaning is a big part of what we do.
- Use common sense to solve problems as it relates to dogs in our care.
- Understand or learn about canine body language and how to make the dogs comfortable in meeting you and having you lead them into our facility.
- Must be able to lift up to 50 LBs, have great hand eye coordination, decent physical shape.
- Dogs will jump on you, wrap the leash around your legs, etc. so you must not have any physical limitations or issues that could be aggravated by this type of work.
- If you are addicted to your phone or call in sick frequently, this is NOT the job for you! We pay for performance, so if you are a hard worker who takes direction well, are quick on your feet, and have initiative to make your job great then this may be the job for you.
- We love to have fun and take our job of caring for people’s pets seriously. Safety and security are a priority while enjoying all we do. We are a team and communication is key in keeping the operations going.
- Must have basic customer service skills and be able to follow our safety protocols.
Minimum Experience, Skills, Certification or Academic Background Required
- MUST LOVE DOGS!
- High school graduate or GED preferred
- Good oral communication skills
- Previous work experience demonstrating dependability
- Previous experience providing animal care (personal or job related)
- Self motivated, independent worker
- Proven ability to follow instructions and learn new things
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Demonstrated flexibility and proven coping skills
Please call or text Karina Portillo-Martinez @ 571-524-7941 or James Becci @ 704-619-5948 to schedule an interview!
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $14.00 - $17.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
Shift:
- 12 hour shift
- 4 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Afternoon shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Morning shift
- Night shift
Supplemental Pay:
- Bonus opportunities
- Commission pay
Work Days:
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
- Weekends only
Work Location: In person
Salary : $14 - $17