Dog Home Boarder - Eastbourne, United Kingdom - We Love Pets Eastbourne

Description

You will usually look after one dog or two dogs at a time, while their owner is on holiday or away from home for a period of time.

The aim is to integrate the pets into the family and home, so they have a holiday all of their own.

• Permanent jobs only (no temporary or holiday jobs)
• Full training and insurance protection

Key people and teams

Report to the branch manager and work with the dog boarding team to provide a high-quality home boarding service.

Main duties

• Look after one or two dogs at a time
• Be able to offer a day care service (you'll need to be in for most of the day)
• Understand special requests and specific conditions for each dog
• Give each dog love and attention and treat them as part of the family
• Walk dogs outdoors in all weather conditions
• Ensure the safety of the dogs you are walking and anyone else around them
• Remove pet waste
• Take photos of the dogs for their owners and update them regularly
• Communicate with clients, including arranging visits with new customers
• Ensure schedules are up to date with collection and drop off times
• Daily record keeping for visiting dogs

Additional duties if required

• Conduct initial consultations and familiarisation sessions with new customers
• Cover for team sickness/holiday

Requirements:

• Walk for a few hours a day
• Submit for a police and reference check
• Complete a pet first aid course
• Carry out some paid trial home boards before taking the job
• Undergo training as required
• Obtain a boarding licence (we will help you with this)
• Demonstrate confident communication skills and customer service
• Excellent organisational skills and daily record keeping for visiting dogs
• Have reliable mobile phone coverage and internet access
• Follow instructions as well as being able to think on their feet and make decisions quickly when it comes to dealing with unexpected problems/situations that may arise during a booking

Suitable homes must:

• Ensure resident pets are neutered and welcoming of new friends
• Have a secure and noncommunal garden

Training and development

We Love Pets is committed to staff development and offers a range of training and development opportunities, both within the branch and via our online training portal (We Love Training).

We really value our team and as part of this commitment we ensure all staff:

• Receive a six-monthly appraisal along with regular one-to-ones
• Are provided with a personal performance plan to support their career development
• Have access to a wide range of training opportunities to help develop within their role
• Are enrolled on our PAWs skillsbased reward system

Work remotely

• Yes

Job Types:
Part-time, Permanent


Salary:
From £30.00 per day


Benefits:

• Work from home

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Weekend availability

Application question(s):

• Are you a homeowner and comfortable having dogs in your home?
• Why do you want to work for We Love Pets?

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location:
In person