EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Pawsitive Dawg is rapidly growing and currently looking for fun, loving, reliable, and mature individuals to join our team of dedicated pet care professionals! We are always accepting applications for part-time positions. This is NOT an independent contractor position. This is NOT a temporary or seasonal position.
Part Time Positions That May Be Available:
* Weekday Mid-Day Dog Walker
* Weekday Early Morning, Mid-Day, or Evening Pet Sitter
* Weekend Early Morning, Mid-Day, or Evening Pet Sitter
* Experienced On-Demand Dog Walker/Pet Sitter with flexible hours to cover dog walker's vacations, sick days, and take on new pet sitting clients
* Cat Sitter (early morning, evening, and weekend position)
Full Time Positions That May Be Available
* Pet Sitter
* Pet Care Team Leader
* Assistant Pet Care Manager
What we offer:
* A job where you get to work with animals and their owners on a daily basis
* A job where you get to work independently yet feel completely supported
* Extensive and paid training
* Great hours with additional hours available
* Direct deposit
* Mileage reimbursement
* Weekly Cell Phone Stipend
* Paid Sick Time after 90th day of employment
* Paid Time Off after 24 months of employment
* Full bonding and liability insurance
* Established dog walking and pet sitting business
Compensation:
* Paid training
* Competitive starting pay (depends on experience) paid weekly. We pay you by the service. If you have 0-1 years experience, the starting pay ranges from $15-17+/hour depending on how many visits you complete but that quickly goes up the longer you stay with us + mileage reimbursement + cell phone stipend + 100% tips. The more paid pet care experience you have, the higher your starting pay. This is NOT an independent contractor position!
* Depending on your availability, our part time dog walkers/pet sitters make between $50-$500+/week.
* You can make extra money if you are also willing to work early mornings, evenings, weekends, or holidays.
* You will be reimbursed mileage according to the standard IRS rate of $0.585/mile (averages to be an extra $0.59-$3.00/hr depending on distance between visits). We use an accountable plan so this is non-taxable income.
* You will receive a cell phone stipend of $0.25/hr
* This is a part-time job to start. Your schedule is based on client need. More walks will be available as your comfort grows and business continues
Requirements:
* Must love dogs and cats and their owners
* Must have your own reliable car with valid driver's license and automobile insurance
* Must live in a city that borders Waltham, Belmont, or Watertown
* Flexible with schedule and willing to add visits with short notice
* Occasional evening or weekend hours for client interviews will be necessary
* Clean criminal background (criminal/background check required)
* Willing to become Pet First Aid Certified and participate in on-going Professional Development opportunities
* Very detail orientated
* Excellent oral and written communication skills
* Follow pet care instructions exactly as written
* A smart phone with email and ability to use our scheduling app
Thank you for taking the time to read this ad thoroughly. If you answer all of the questions in our application, have the availability we are currently looking for, and live in our service area, we will contact you to to set up a phone interview as the first step of our interview process. If we think we are a good fit for each other, the next step is to set up a zoom interview with one of our dog walkers. If that interview goes well, we set up a second interview with the Pawsitive Dawg owner. If both of your interviews go well, we start to call 3-4 of your references and run your background check. You must agree to and pass a thorough background check and reference check prior to employment.
Once hired, we want to make sure you have all of the skills and tools necessary in order to be successful in your job. You are required to complete 2+ hours of on-boarding/training/shadowing with the Pawsitive Dawg owner, 13+ hours of online training and 15+ hours of hands-on training/shadowing of other dog walkers/pet sitters before you are on your own.
If this sounds like the job for you, please click the link below to apply to be a dog walker or pet sitter with us. We look forward to hearing from you!