Animal Care Assistant/Playtime Supervisor at Creative Dog Training - Summit

Job Description

Job Description

Entry Level Position - Animal Care Assistant/Playtime Supervisor

LOVE PETS? LOVER OF PETS? LOOKING FOR PART TIME? FULL TIME? OR A WEEKEND POSITION? At Creative Dog Training we are looking for motivated, reliable, and animal loving employees.

Shift hours:

M-F: 6:20am-3:30 / 10am-7pm

Saturday: 6:30 am - 2:15pm/4:30pm-6pm

Sunday: 6:30 am - 11 am/2pm-6pm

Applicants should have flexible availability for weekends and holidays. Operating and work hours will be slightly different on certain holidays. It should be expected to work a weekend or holiday shift, but not always required.

An Animal Care Assistant & Playtime Supervisor’s primary duty is to provide high quality Animal Care and supervise safe play among dogs of all sizes.

Other responsibilities include: continuously cleaning up after dogs, feeding dogs, lifting, emptying, and re-filling mop buckets, and taking direction. They must oversee a room with a large amount of dogs and be able to be on their feet all day. Working at an animal care facility is a learned job. You will not be expected to be able to perform job duties without first going through a training period. In addition, we are all always learning from each other and from the dogs, and experiencing daycare first-hand is the best way to learn dog behavior and to become comfortable with acceptable types of play.

As a part of our team here at Creative Dog Training, you will be responsible for supervising play in our busy play programs. Much of the job involves monitoring play while being aware of various play styles and ensuring that all dogs are safe, stress-free, and having fun. You will also be expected to help maintain a clean play space for the dogs by watching for, picking up, and properly disposing of any waste. You will also help dispense meals for the dogs during your shift and may be asked to administer medications.

We are a company that empowers teamwork and therefore everyone is expected to help with other tasks when needed and support team members. Other things which you will be asked to help with include interacting with clients, kennel cleaning, taking dogs outside, feeding dogs, bathing dogs, and strictly follow our cleaning process. Daycare is an interactive play environment and carries some inherent risks, both to the dogs and to the staff. Our #1 priority here is safety, and our entire team plays an integral role in keeping everyone free from harm.

Physical Requirements: This job includes prolonged standing and walking. This job requires working outdoors in all weather conditions. This job includes occasional lifting (up to 50 pounds) and bending.

Benefits include: Earned paid time off; discounts on products and services; priceless education and holiday pay. Here at Creative Dog Training, we offer opportunities to advance from all entry level positions. If there is a chance that you would like to advance to any other positions within, we would always give you the chance to work up to a higher position. The play staff position can eventually become shift supervisor, group coordinator, assistant trainer, trainer, assistant manager, or a facility manager.