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What they do
An Animal Care Worker or Manager manages animal care and grooming for a retail store that sells pets or for a pet grooming business. May also provide animal care and grooming at a kennel. Works with animals in shelters or rescue organizations. Works primarily with dogs and cats. Assists veterinarians with vaccinations or other procedures; screens people who want to adopt an animal from a shelter and provides information about caring for animals.
$33,412 / year median in New Jersey
+11% projected growth
Job Description
The honest part:
our busiest weeks are when everyone else is traveling. Thanksgiving, the winter holidays, spring break and summer. If you are usually home during those stretches, this will be very good money for you. If you travel then yourself, this probably is not the right fit.WHAT YOU GET
$17 an hour to start, moving up once you are fully trained Tips on top of that, and our clients are generous. Around the holidays they are especially so We pay for your drive time between visits, not only the time you are with the cats Hours that flex with your family's schedule, not against it A real W-2 job, not a gig app. Taxes withheld automatically, no surprise bill in April Liability insurance and Workers' Comp, so you are covered if something happens An employer matched 401K after 3 months Our Referral Program. You earn a bonus when you bring us a new client, and another when you bring us a sitter who joins the team Quiet, calm work. A lot of our sitters say the visits are the most peaceful part of their dayYOU ARE NEVER OUT THERE ALONE
Our sitters cover for each other, so you are not stuck if you get sick or something comes up. And O'Brian and I and your colleagues are always reachable. If a cat will not come out, a litter box looks wrong, or something just feels off, you send one message and we figure it out together.WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU
- Honesty and the highest integrity
- Genuine comfort with cats, including the shy ones who take a few visits to trust you
- A car insured to yourself
- General availability sometime in the morning and afternoon/evening
- Availability on at least some weekends and holiday weeks, because that is when our clients travel
- Reliability.
HOW TO APPLY
- Learn more about our team and apply here: https://www.silverhounddogwalking.com/employment/
- Or just message me with a few lines about yourself: m.
Zuza Pay:
$17.00- $23.00 per hour Expected hours: 1.0
- 10.