Dog Walker/Pack Captain

At Family Dog Walkers we provide high-level care for our canine clients in a positive at home environment in the Oakland hills. Our primary goal is ensuring that our pups are happy, healthy and well-adjusted. We have a spacious backyard with locked side gates, two indoor dog-friendly hangout areas in addition to the main house for romping and socializing. We are a very small business so we make sure to keep the number and energy level of our puppy clients at a safe and manageable volume in relation to staff numbers. We typically have 3 people working at a time while alternating between walks around the neighborhood, transporting dogs in the company vehicle, off leash hikes (2 days/week) and supervising remaining dogs at the facility. This requires clear and direct communication skills to ensure dogs are being monitored, engaged, and transported in a timely manner. A majority of communication between clients and employees is over text so it is important that you own a smartphone that can take quality photos to send to clients. You would receive a $20/month stipend for this. Our primary goal is enriching our canine companions, however we do a fair amount of upkeep/cleaning play areas and garden during the day since we operate out of a home, so if you enjoy the outdoors and cute dogs this might be the job for you! Regular business hours are 8:30am-3:30pm Monday-Thursday. We prefer somewhat of an adaptable schedule as we try to create flexibility for everyone while running a small business. In the beginning, work will average between 56hr - 112hr per month but may grow with our ability to expand the business and your comfortability. Starting pay is $20-$25/hr based on experience with a $20/month stipend for use of your smartphone. There is paid time off that accumulates with hours worked. Raises are a major possibility based on additional responsibilities, skills, training, and certifications.

What we are looking for:

professional experience with dogs in groups setting preferred but not required flexible schedule comfortable walking up to 4 leashed dogs at a time for 45 minutes 1- 2x each day comfortable managing up to 6 off-leash dogs during hikes, or open to training to develop this skill enjoys the outdoors and physical work can lift up to 70 lbs drivers license patient, kind, and compassionate with our canine friends interacts with clients in a warm and friendly manner comfortable cleaning up bodily fluids from dogs smartphone that can take quality photos clear and direct communication skills knowledge of positive reinforcement and force-free handling and training basics ability to identify and read canine body language and signals dog friendly car preferred

Job Type:

Part-time Pay:

$20.00 - $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

Cell phone reimbursement Employee discount Flexible schedule Fuel reimbursement Paid time off Paid training

Experience:

Dog handling: 2 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

Driver's License (Required) Shift availability: Day Shift (Required) Willingness to travel: 25% (Preferred)

Work Location:

In person