Seeking individuals to care for pets in a luxury resort-like setting. Prefer individuals with pet caretaker experience, but will consider on a case-by-case basis. Individuals must love to work with pets in all weather conditions, both indoors and outdoors, and exhibit excellent common sense regarding pets and their owners. Duties include: walking, feeding, watering, playtime, social groups, clean-ups and other as-needed tasks.
Duties and requirements include, but are not limited, to the following:
- Providing loving care in a serious animal care environment.
- Must be detail oriented & possess initiative.
- Work weekends, including Sundays and holidays.
Seasonality - Will experience peak season - - summer, weekends, and all holidays.
- Great attitude with very special pets & their appreciative families.
- Understanding of the Oakview Pet Resort mission statement.
- Preparing meals, feeding & providing water to all feline & canine guests.
- Cleaning suites with power washer & sanitizer, towels, water bucket, etc.
- Detailed and general cleaning of building - bathrooms, laundry room, supply room, kitchen, grooming, training area, cat room (litter boxes), grounds & trash removal from all areas. Must be able to clean toilets, stock paper products & maintain all bathrooms.
- Laundry - washing & drying all blankets & towels.
- Supervising large groups of dogs at play - need gifted ability & qualified skills in animal behavior to supervise & manage play yard.
- Need experience and ability to read dogs and prevent any potential trouble.
- Must be able to identify what needs to be done and initiative to do it.
- Must be aware and able to evaluate all dogs and cats to keep them safe, happy & comfortable.
- Must be able to handle walking dogs on lead.
- Must be able to lift 50lbs.
- Early morning hours - start 6am.
- Outdoor activities in all weather.
- Fitting dogs with collars safely. Taking collars off and putting collars on.
- Medicating guests - ointments, pills, liquids, injections, wraps, etc.
