Dog Daycare Handler/specialist

1 month ago

North Vancouver, Canada Happy Tails Urban Adventures Full time

Since 2018 Happy Tails Urban Adventures has been helping dog guardians by providing unparalleled attention and care for their pet. We advocate and are proud to provide exceptional pet care built on positive reinforcement, force and shock free with a focus on canine enrichment.

Happy Tails Urban Adventures is growing and we are looking for an **experienced Dog Daycare Handler with prior dog daycare, boarding or kennel experience.**

Schedule: Part time, 15-25 hours a week. Typically AM shifts start at 7am and PM shifts start at 10am. Shifts are approximately 4-6 hours long. During your initial training weeks, your schedule may vary to ensure we cover all aspects of the role.

Responsibilities include:

- Ensure cleanliness and safety of your assigned play room through timely picking up of debris, cleaning after potty accidents and following cleaning protocols.
- Manage safe and controlled playgroups to ensure safe, positive play and rest, and oversee the total care of each day’s guest.
- Working with your team lead to ensure the daily routine is followed.
- Communicate to team leads/management concerns or communication needs about dogs.
- Ensures the completion of facility opening and closing tasks to company expectations
- Ensures general awareness of special needs dogs and the associated special instructions and handling procedures for the same.
- Perform cleaning duties including laundry, washing dishes, cleaning floors, washing fences and structures and other duties required to keep Happy Tails clean and sanitized for daily play and activities

Rate: Initial month: $18.00 per hour with the expectation of a pay raise after a first month performance review.

**REQUIRED & MUST HAVE ATTRIBUTES**:

- Minimum of 1 year of dog daycare, boarding or kennel experience
- Must currently reside in British Columbia
- Legally allowed to work in Canada
- Fluent in English, spoken and written for client communication and reporting
- Confident taking care of small and large dog breeds and all types of animals
- Established knowledge of dog behavior and passion about caring for dogs
- Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, which include the ability to sit, stand for extended periods of time (up to 8 hours), reach, climb, bend, run and lift 50 lbs.
- Supporter and promoter of positive reinforcement handling techniques
- Excellent customer service skills and attention to detail and quality
- Demonstrate calmness and prepared to troubleshoot when mishaps occur
- Effective time management and quick thinking skills
- Ability to work flexible schedules, reliable transportation and be over 18 years old.
- Strong multitasking, organization, communication and problem solving skills

**TO APPLY AND BE CONSIDERED**:

- A cover letter detailing how you fulfill the above requirements
- A resume outlining your work history

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: $18.00-$19.00 per hour

Expected hours: 15 - 25 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- On-site parking

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

- North Vancouver, BC V7M 2L4: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- Can you comfortably work on your feet for a minimum of 4 hours?
- Working with a group of dogs can sometimes be quite noisy with barking. Would this cause any sensory overload concerns for you?

**Experience**:

- dog daycare: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Pet First Aid Certificate (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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