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Route Dog Walker/Pet Care Specialist - FULL TIME
We are currently searching for Route Dog Walkers/Pet Care Specialists with Full-Time availability.
MONDAY - FRIDAY, 10AM -6PM NON-NEGOTIABLE
Must be able to commit for at least 10 months.
COVID-19 VACCINATION STRONGLY ENCOURAGED.
About Brooklyn Bark
We are a locally owned, award-winning walking and pet care company based in Northern Brooklyn and we're looking to expand our pack. Founded in 2010, we're a team of passionate animal lovers and we've built the business around providing nothing less than the safest and most personalized care for our clients -- both humans and animals.
Join our award-winning company! We are known throughout Brooklyn for our commitment to personalized, safe care for animals & people alike.
Job description
As a Route Walker (starting Pet Care Specialist) at Brooklyn Bark, your responsibilities will include:
- Walking around 8-10 miles a day while maintaining safe walking/pet care practices
- Physical demands - lift, navigate stairs, depending on the location there may be additional demands
- Walking dogs of all sizes, breeds, & temperaments in all types of weather (rain, snow, heat, etc. - we are still out there!)
- Caring for other animals such as cats, birds, bunnies, fish, guinea pigs, snakes, etc.
- Planning your day based on the times, locations, & pairings of the appointments on your schedule
- Solidly navigating the Time To Pet App for each appointment
- Writing detailed, honest notes about each walk/visit
- Taking photos and adding them to each walk/visit
- Finding client/pet info within the app
- Checking into & out of appointments on time
- Maintaining/fostering appropriate relationships with the clients and their pets
- Occasionally helping your fellow neighborhood Route Walkers when needed
Much of your day-to-day schedule will be booked out in advance (at least 24 hours ahead of time) but there are last-minute requests made by the clients that we try to accommodate.
Why work with us?
The development of our employees at Brooklyn Bark is paramount. To support this, we offer these benefits:
- Paid Training with certifications
- And additional opportunities to learn about animals/gain more training in specializations!
- Pay per service
- Additional pay for services outside of business hours & holidays
- W-2 employee status (not contractors!)
- Tiered pay rates with performance-based raises
- Real time support from Brooklyn Bark managers and staff
- Pet First Aid & CPR Certification
- Referral program
- Company supplied gear
- Paid Sick Leave
- Dental, Supplemental Insurance, discounted vision care
- 401k
- MTA Benefits, unemployment, workers comp, liability and disability coverage
- No tip splitting - 100% of tips go to our sitters
Qualifications
We are looking for skilled candidates with these qualifications:
- Experience working with animals (family pets, daycare work, grooming work, vet work)
- Conscientious, reliable, aware of potential physical limitations and able to voice them when needed.
- Able to prioritize the health/safety of the pets while remaining calm & rational
- Able to think critically and apply logic to varying situations
- Solid communication skills - prompt/timely, detailed, honest
- Must pass background check
- We require that you have the ability to arrive within 30 min to any of our locations
- Currently hiring for: Crown Heights, Williamsburg, Fort Greene, Bed-Stuy, & Clinton Hill
We provide training and the tools for success to the right applicants. Experience caring for animals in some capacity is a MUST.
IS THIS YOU??
Please apply with your resume and provide detailed answers to our application questions to tell us a little about yourself and your experience with animals.
Please note: Our interview and training process is detailed, comprehensive, and physically demanding! We make certain you have the tools for live animal care before you go out on your own. The process can take between 2-4 weeks depending on your specific availability and experience.
