Pet Care - Full And Part Time Positions Available at North Main Pet Lodge

North Main Pet Lodge is a quality Boarding and Daycare facility in Walnut Creek seeking a hard-working, self-motivated, and passionate dog and cat lover to join our team full time or part time!! We are looking for an person with past experience in the pet care industry.

Responsibilities

Holidays and weekends required. Morning shift begins at 7am.

This position is responsible for the day to day care of our guests and the monitoring of their overall health. Daily tasks will include feeding, medicating, cleaning enclosures, providing walks, and play time.

Qualifications

You must have a passion for working with pets. We are seeking a reliable individual that has a positive attitude, good work ethic in combination with an attention to detail and cleanliness. Experience in a similar environment, Daycare Boarding /Kennel. Experience or training with dogs in a group play setting is required.

This is a position with opportunity for growth for the right individual. The position is physically demanding and requires you to be on your feet for long periods of time. Dogs and cats are messy, in addition to other tasks, you'll be cleaning, doing dishes and laundry, moping, vacuuming and sanitizing boarding enclosures as well as providing dog walks and individual play time with dogs and cats.

Send a cover letter and include why you want to work in the pet care field. Include any days you are NOT available to work. This will be your first test of following directions. Once we have reviewed the applicants, we will contact applicants for an interview.

Requirements for Candidates:

• Must be able to work holidays and weekends (Please do not apply if you are unable to work on holidays and weekends).
• You must have a passion for working with animals. Experience in a professional pet care setting… Boarding/Kennel, Daycare, Rescue organization shelter or training facility is a plus.
• You must have a strong work ethic, be patient, honest, responsible, punctual and very dependable.
• You must value cleanliness and have great attention to detail.
• You value excellent customer service
• Comfortable working with all types and sizes of dogs and with cats.
• Able to be on your feet most of your shift walking, lifting, bending, standing and crouching.
• You must be able to lift 40 lbs.
• Able to work outside in hot, cold and rainy weather.
• Comfortable taking directions and working independently

Core duties and responsibilities vary but may include:

• Clean and maintain dog and cat enclosures (waste removal, hosing, scrubbing, vacuuming, sweeping, moping, sterilizing).
• Power washing, Laundry, Dishes
• Walking dogs (may require walking 3 large dogs at once) and providing personal play time for dogs and cats.
• Feed and medicate cats and dogs.
• Monitor health of pets in our care.
• Any additional tasks needed to help the facility run smoothly and stay neat and organized.
• We are a small business and we all multitask.
• 'COVID-19 Precaution(s) in place. Personal protective equipment provided or required
• Social distancing guidelines in place
• Sanitizing, disinfecting, or cleaning procedures in place

This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:

• - more reliable than spontaneous
Detail-oriented
• - would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture
Achievement-oriented
• - enjoys taking on challenges, even if they might fail
Autonomous/Independent
• - enjoys working with little direction once trained.

We are looking forward to receiving your application. Thank you.