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About the Facility:
The Dog Academy specializes in elevated boarding, training, daycare and grooming. Our brand new campus has 32 private boarding rooms, a large, spacious gym, multiple fields, and a bone shaped pool for daycare and dog enrichment, a home-style training area and a beautiful grooming salon. All of our services are designed and tailored to mentally stimulate our four-legged, furry friends. We are committed to creating a culture within the business that is based on personal and professional growth, team building and a healthy work environment that extends to our clients, team and the dogs.
Expectations:
Culture and values
- Connections Matter: we take relationships seriously; we are looking for individuals who value building relationships across their team.
- Growth doesn’t just happen: real growth takes conscious effort and continuous reflection. We are looking for individuals that want to grow personally and professionally and will offer support to each other along the way.
- Highest Standards: we are not your average team operating at an average level in the industry. Practice makes progress and there is always room for progress! We are looking for individuals who are willing to always progress and learn.
- Compassion makes a difference: We are looking for individuals that understand that empathy, kindness and respect for all, drive our day-to-day actions and are the heartbeat of what we do.
Responsibilities:
- Communicate with clients (verbal and written).
- Walk dogs to designated areas and back to their owners.
- De-escalate dogs coming into social groups.
- Being observant and watching over groups of dog (up to15 at a time)
- Creating strong relationships with the dogs
- Learning and practicing proper group facilitation
Desired traits:
- Passion about dogs
- Self-motivated
- Hard worker
- Ability to learn new skills.
- Active
- Reliable
- Team player
- Positive attitude and energy
- General knowledge of dogs and their body language
Qualifications and skills:
- Must be 18+
- Previous experience preferred but not required.
- Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to care for all sizes and breeds of dogs.
- This position is physically demanding and requires you to be on your feet and moving for up to 8 hours a day.
- This position requires you to be outside in the heat or cold for up to 8 hours a day.
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Customer service skills
- Attention to detail
Benefits:
- Employee discounts
- Support in personal and professional growth
- Holiday pay
- Mental health resources
- Referral incentives
- Sick time and paid time off
- Health insurance support
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $12.00 - $14.00 per hour
Date range:
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
Shift:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
Work setting:
- In-person
Work Location: In person
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $12.00 - $14.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 – 45 per week
Benefits:
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- On-the-job training
- Opportunities for advancement
- Paid time off
- Paid training
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
Day range:
- Monday to Friday
Shift:
- 8 hour shift
Supplemental pay types:
- Tips
Work setting:
- In-person
- Outdoor work
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Ability to Relocate:
- Katy, TX 77449: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
