Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

We’re hiring smart, hardworking, self-managing people. Does that describe you?

Inn The Doghouse ,  Cleveland Magazine’s Best of Cleveland recipient, a premier dog daycare, boarding and grooming facility is currently seeking a  Daycare Attendant to join our team. We are seeking an individual that is team oriented and has excellent communication skills with fellow colleagues, clients and the community. Being compassionate and empathetic comes natural to this kind, happy and fun to work with professional. As a detailed and precise hard worker, the right candidate is self-motivated and accepts feedback well. Eager for more responsibility, this self-sufficient multi-tasker is also calm and smart. We provide ongoing education in best practices of Animal Care and Dog Communication, and advancement opportunities for motivated individuals.

To move onto the next step and be interviewed, interested candidates MUST read our Strategic Vision and fill out our application located at   All employees must provide professional references and submit to a background check. A working interview is part of the hiring process.

Qualifications:

• Comfortable handling all breeds and sizes of dogs & cats
• Able to identify and understand animal behavior & dog communication
• Understanding of breed personalities and behaviors
• A genuine love and respect for dogs & cats
• Must have the stamina to work with energetic dogs for 6-8 hour shifts
• Career stability
• Multitasking ability
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment
• Positive, energetic personality

Job Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following items:

• Supervising large groups of dogs with other team members both inside & outside
• Use of obedience skills and benevolent leadership to control the pack
• Greet and engage with clients during arrivals and departures
• Maintaining sanitary play yards, suites and enclosures and ensuring that ITD is inviting and clean at all times
• General cleaning including: laundry, washing dishes and mopping
• Preparing meals and administering medications
• Greet and engaging with clients during check-in process
• Must be able to follow directions and comply with processes and procedures for best practices in animal care, health and safety
• Entering client information, scheduling and payment into the computer

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift food and belongings weighing up to 50 pounds
• Handle animals weighing up to 150 pounds
• Work standing, walking and bending for 6-8 hour shifts
• Stamina to work with energetic dogs, while ensuring our facility is inviting and sanitary

Inn The Doghouse is a fun and enjoyable place to work. Our performance based pay structure, rewards hard working, enthusiastic pet professionals. Team members start with a base hourly rate of $13/hour (until initial education is complete and then moving to $14/hour) and are eligible for hourly bonuses based pm experience and skill level, Vision and Dental insurance is available after 90 days

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

401(k) matching

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

 

Supplemental Pay:

 

• Bonus opportunities

 

Work Days:

 

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

 

Education:

 

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

 

Experience:

 

• Professional Animal care: 1 year (Required)

 

Work Location: In person

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Full time, Shift work, Weekend work, Monday to Friday,

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