daycare teacher Hartfield, England
Job description
Doggy Daycare Assistant & Driver
Salary - £23,595 per annum
Hours - 08:00 - 17:00 (Monday - Friday)
Our doggy daycare offers varied, interesting and satisfying work for someone who would like to work with dogs of all breeds and sizes, and be part of a small and growing team.
Core responsibilities will be to engage and interact with the dogs in our care and their owners on a daily basis. Your passion for dogs will contribute to the positive and enriching environment we have at our centre. Ideal candidates will have experience handling and being around dogs of a variety of breeds. Will also have great people skills as you will be the face of our brand and will be expected to liaise with clients confidently.
Requirements:
- Previous experience of working with dogs
- Have an understanding in dog care requirements
- Passion and interest for dogs and their development
- Confident working both alone and as part of a team
- Comfortable working with and managing groups of dogs of all sizes and breeds
- Highly organised, forward thinking and self-motivated
- Willing to work in all types of weather, rain or shine
- Responsible and trustworthy
- Excellent communication skills
- Basic IT knowledge
- Full clean UK driving licence (held for a minimum of two years)
- Must be confident driving a van
- Has initiative and confidence in themselves
- Must be able to plan an efficient route to facilitate a number of home collections in Tunbridge Wells area (knowledge of roads and local area is essential)
Key Responsibilities:
- Driving The Mucky Hound company vehicle to collect, transport and return several dogs safely to and from doggy daycare and their home.
- Daily Route planning to ensure a logical and efficient collection route.
- Key holder to clients properties and dogs routines.
- Maintain high standards of hygiene and cleanliness of the Centre and company vehicle, clearing up and cleaning regularly.
- Walking the dogs in groups, 1-2-1 sessions, engaging in training and breed specific activities.
- Washing dogs and grooming to ensure they are returned home clean
- Implementing training plans and enrichment exercises suggested for each individual dog.
- Being observant and reporting to management any signs of illness or behaviour problems.
- Preparing food and feeding the puppies who require lunch.
- Always working on self improvement and increasing canine knowledge
- Keeping the company vehicle clean and clear.
- Ensuring a high level of personal hygiene and physical presentation. Wearing the uniform provided and making sure you are dressed appropriately for changing weather conditions.
- Accepting and completing jobs through PSP.
- Updating clients through PSP.
- Using the fuel card to purchase fuel for you vehicle.
- Using your own personal mobile phone for access to PSP, all correspondence with clients needs to be through the PSP app.
If you would like to join the team, then please do apply and attach a detailed cover letter to your application, explaining a little about yourself, your experience with dogs and why you would be best suited for the role.
Closing date for application: 28th July 2023
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: From £23,595.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Doggy Daycare Assistant & Driver
