Animal Care/Kennel Manager

Hello! We are Puppyland, a high end puppy store with multiple locations across the US. We're looking for a reliable, hard-working person to join our team as a kennel manager for our new Arizona location. Must have open availability and want full time hours.

General duties include managing kennel staff, scheduling and working with veterinarian, feeding, bathing, trimming nails, vaccines, house keeping duties, etc. Professional experience with animals is required.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Recruit, educate, motivate and develop Puppy Care Associates
• Maintains a strong presence in kennel as a working manager, constantly guiding puppy care associates towards a high standard of care and attention to detail.
• Maintains a high standard of appearance and professionalism for self and staff at all times.
• Scheduling and working side by side with attending veterinarian
• Ensure that employees maintain a sense of urgency when completing tasks, give high standards of care, pay attention to detail, and stay busy taking care of puppies.
• Positively impact staff morale and culture for both performance and community relationships.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Directly supervises 5-15 employees
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include interviewing and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and counseling employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Competencies:

• Delegation - Delegates work assignments; Matches the responsibility to the person; Gives authority to work independently; Sets expectations and monitors delegated activities; Provides recognition for results.
• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Initiative - Volunteers readily; Undertakes self-development activities; Seeks increased responsibilities; Takes independent actions and calculated risks; Looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; Asks for and offers help when needed.
• Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to others' ideas and tries new things.
• Judgement - Displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions.
• Leadership - Exhibits confidence in self and others; Inspires and motivates others to perform well; Effectively influences actions and opinions of others; Accepts feedback from others; Gives appropriate recognition to others.
• Managing People - Includes staff in planning, decision-making, facilitating and process improvement; Takes responsibility for subordinates' activities; Makes self available to staff; Provides regular performance feedback; Develops subordinates' skills and encourages growth; Solicits and applies customer feedback (internal and external); Fosters quality focus in others; Improves processes, products and services.; Continually works to improve supervisory skills.
• Motivation - Sets and achieves challenging goals; Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; Measures self against standard of excellence; Takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.
• Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.
• Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information. PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:
• Continually required to stand Continually required to walk Occasionally required to sit Continually required to talk or hear While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee must occasionally lift and /or move more than 40 pounds. Weekends and Holidays required

Job Type: Full-time'
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Work Location:

• One location

Work Remotely

• No

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.00 - $26.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Holidays
• Weekend availability

Experience:

• Management: 1 year (Required)
• Professional Animal: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $17 - $26