Kennel Tech

**KENNEL TECH / TRAINER’S ASSISTANT** **Job Type**: Part-time **Pay**: $15.00 per hour **Expected Hours**: 12-20 per week **Benefits**: - Opportunity to learn from experienced trainers and progress quickly - Hands-on experience with various dog breeds and temperaments - Clear path to becoming a professional dog trainer **Job Overview**: **Responsibilities**: - Sanitize and clean crate rooms, kennels, and training areas - Feed and provide water to dogs in their kennels - Take dogs out for potty breaks - Assist with drop-offs and ensure dogs are placed in their kennels - Support training sessions (tasks will depend on experience and ability) - Assist in filming social media content - Maintain and clean outdoor yard areas - Accompany trainers on field trips with the dogs - Commit to 12-20 hours per week, with a flexible schedule including morning and evening shifts **Qualifications**: - Confident handling and working around dogs of various breeds, sizes, and temperaments, including small to extra-large dogs - VERY comfortable handling dogs with severe behavioral issues - Comfortable learning and assisting in behavioral modification cases with dogs - Open-minded and willing to learn different training methods - Okay with using training tools - Self-motivated and capable of working independently - Able to work both morning and evening shifts to start - Very dependable with strong communication skills - No prior training experience required **Preferred Skills**: - Experience working in a kennel environment **Career Progression Timeline**: - **By 3 months**: You will have fully trained your own dog using our training guidelines. This includes behavior modification, on-leash obedience, and advanced off-leash obedience. Pay increase available, access to additional resources, and start shadowing board-and-train cases. - **By 6 months**: You will have shown the ability to train and will be ready to start your first board-and-train case (non-behavioral) with support from the head trainer. Pay increase and opportunity for more hours (potential for full-time). - **By 1 year**: You will be handling multiple board-and-train cases, including select behavioral modification cases. Pay increase and full-time employment guarantee. **About Bark Brigade**: Bark Brigade was founded with one simple goal: to help as many people as possible build better lives with their dogs. We specialize in in-home board-and-train programs, private training sessions, and occasional day training and boarding services. **How to Apply**: For any questions, feel free to reach out at**:+1 (250) 588-6941** **Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent Pay: From $15.00 per hour **Benefits**: - Flexible schedule Application question(s): - Do you have access to a dog (or the resourcefulness to get access to a dog) that you can take through our training system? Please explain. - Are you interested in being a permanent kennel tech, or do you want to progress to a trainer? - In your own words, describe the "balanced training" style (the style we use) and why it appeals to you. Work Location: In person