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Position: Overnight Dog Boarding Attendant (Large and Small Dogs)
Wage: Starting at $19 per hour (depending on experience)
Location: Tailwaggers Palm Springs
Job Type: Full-time
Job Perks and Benefits:
Company offers and contributes to Health, dental, and vision insurance
Optional 401K and ancillary insurances
Employee discounts on services and retail purchases at Tailwaggers
Summary: As an Overnight Dog Boarding/Daycare Attendant, you will be responsible for providing overnight care and supervision for dogs staying at our facility. You will ensure their safety, comfort, and well-being during nighttime hours.
Responsibilities:
- Monitor the dogs during nighttime hours to ensure their safety and well-being.
- Provide late-night feeding and administer any necessary medications as directed.
- Comfort dogs who may experience anxiety or discomfort during nighttime hours.
- Perform regular checks to ensure a clean and secure environment for all dogs.
- Respond promptly to any signs of distress or unusual behavior exhibited by the dogs.
- Maintain a log of overnight activities, including feeding, medication administration, and any noteworthy behavior.
- Prepare and serve breakfast to the dogs in the morning.
- Coordinate with daytime staff for a smooth transition and updates on overnight activities.
Qualifications:
- Previous experience in Overnight Dog care, veterinary clinic, or a related field is required.
- Ability to stay alert and attentive during overnight hours.
- Strong love and understanding of various dog breeds and behavior.
- Ability to handle dogs of all sizes and temperaments.
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
- Flexibility in scheduling, particularly during nighttime hours.
- Knowledge of basic dog first aid and CPR is required.
About Tailwaggers:
Tailwaggers Pet Food and Supplies is locally and independently owned since 2003. We are your friendly neighborhood pet supply store, pet-grooming salon, and doggy daycare! Our motto is Holistic, Healthy, Happy.
Being a proud part of our LA community for 20 years, we are excited to be opening our first location in Palm Springs, and we are looking for experienced daycare attendants, pet sitters, and pet enthusiasts to join our amazing team!
We know that the success of Tailwaggers is fully due to our amazing and talented staff! We strive to be a fixture in our community and know that a great guest-experience starts with our team.
We pride ourselves in fostering and encouraging personal and professional growth for our staff by promoting from within our great pool of team members, and we’re proud to build a long term relationship with our staff while promoting our great company culture and welcoming environment.
We’re looking for candidates who love, care for, or have worked with pets in the past, as we see dozens (sometimes hundreds!) of dogs and cats every day in our shops. Past pet-industry experience preferred.
Tailwaggers & Tailwashers provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for
employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color,
religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation,
gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement,
promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
