Dog Bather

All Paws on Deck in Marblehead is looking to hire a Bather/Brusher

Please read this entire post before you apply.

Our preference is to hire an experienced bather/brusher who can complete 8-10 dogs during a workday.

That said we are willing to train the right person provided they are willing to put the work and commitment into this position. Training an individual takes a great deal of time and expense on our part, so the right applicant MUST be enthusiastic and ready for a challenge.

This full-time position is an opportunity for learning, growth, and promotion for a person who is ready and willing to put in the requisite work.

Responsibilities include:

· Being able to lift at least 40lbs.

· A great deal of cleaning and sanitizing.

· Working with a team, with a good attitude, even when you are wet and tired.

· Bathing, brushing, and prepping dogs for grooming.

· Working and learning under timed, and sometimes stressful situations.

· Interacting with customers who are trusting you with their family member.

· Being flexible and being a go to member of the team

· Completing 8 dogs a day once trained and once experienced a minimum of 8-10 dogs depending on the needs of the day.

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Please don’t apply if any of the following applies to you:

· If cleaning up dog pee and poop makes you gag

· If touching and cleaning up wet dog hair makes you gag.

· You have a fear of dogs and/or cats.

· You are allergic to dogs and/or cats.

· You don’t like manual labor, or getting wet and dirty.

· You need a fixed schedule where you cannot work past a scheduled time, as we work with animals and we are on their time.

· You are not willing to push yourself, we expect, once trained that you will be able to handle a bare minimum of 8 animals during your shift.

· If you get bad when a dog barks, or you have no compassion for animals.

· You don’t have reliable transportation.

· You are Unwilling to be taught a new way to do things, or unwilling to do what you have been told to do.

· You expect that this job to include “playing with puppies” – this is a job where you “Work With Animals, they are part of this team.”

· You have an attitude; we are a team here, a bad attitude can ruin your teams whole day!

We will only be hiring the right person for this position, so if you have read through this entire post, and are still interested in this position – even after reading everything here – please apply. To weed out those who are excited about this opportunity – we will ask you to reply to our message to you with the following code: “APOD”. That way we will know you have read this post all the way to the end.

Thank you for considering working with us.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $22.00 per hour

Expected hours: 35 – 50 per week

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid training
• Professional development assistance
• Tools provided
• Uniform allowance

Compensation package:

• Bonus opportunities
• Hourly pay
• Signing bonus
• Tips

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• Animal care: 1 year (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Marblehead, MA 01945 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Marblehead, MA 01945: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person