Job Details

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Ready for a career positively impacting people's lives and their pets? Want to bring your pet to work? We encourage you to apply if you're reliable, have full-time availability (we rotate weekends and holidays), love when things are organized and tidy, and have a great work ethic. Learn more about us, our team, the position, and more below. While experience is preferred, it is not required.

**HOW TO APPLY** Please submit your resume and fill out the additional questions. Applications with blank questions will not be considered.

About Sidekicks Stay & Play: We were founded to help pets live better lives through enrichment and care. We focus on providing the absolute best possible care to our guests, clients, and staff. Our motto is to positively impact as many people as possible, especially those who choose to work for us. We know if we treat you excellently, you will treat our clients the same. This is why we focus on maintaining a great culture for our team.

About the Position: At Sidekicks Play & Stay, our kennel staff are an integral part of our business. As a member of our team, you're responsible for the daily care, interaction, socialization, play supervision, and overall well-being of our beloved guests. This is the ideal position for someone who enjoys working hand-in-hand with dogs and cats, can clean and care for our guests, and enjoys communicating with our clients.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Cleaning of runs, suites, and cat suites
• Monitoring each guest's health, behavior, and habits
• Providing care in the form of feeding/watering, assisting in enrichment, bathing, brushing, and administering medication
• Assisting in maintaining a clean and safe facility and grounds
• Checking clients and guests in and out
• Answering phones and answering client questions or concerns
• Monitoring and assisting with our enrichment program and play groups
• Taking pictures of pets and sending daily report cards of pet health
• Assisting the groomer with baths as needed
• Utilizing a multi-line phone system
• Utilizing a complex computer system

Additional Information:

• Must be able to pass a drug test and background check

Shift Information:

Due to the nature of our business - we work holidays, weekends, late nights, and early mornings. Shift times vary and all staff rotate through holidays.

Examples:

5am to 2pm | 9am to 8pm | 11am to 8pm | 2pm - 10pm | 7am - 6pm

Special Note from the Administrator: Hello, potential candidate. Thank you for taking a moment to consider this position at Sidekicks Stay & Play. We are a newer organization (opened in August 2021), and we continue to grow. As we grow, so will our needs. Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions, concerns, or clarification.

Kind regards,

Katie Ramos, Administrator

Types: Full-Time

Requirements

Required Hard Skills:

• Ability to work multiple hours on your feet with frequent bending, lifting, and standing.
• Ability to lift 45 lbs. unassisted and up to 100 lbs. assisted
• Feel comfortable cleaning up after dogs and cats
• Reliable transportation
• Full time availability
• Understanding you will work holidays and weekends

Required Soft Skills:

• Coachable attitude with a desire to learn and grow
• Dependable & Reliable, especially during holidays (we do not expect you to work every holiday).
• Pro-Active Communicator (example, communicates personal scheduling needs in advance, such as classes, doctors' appointments, etc.)

Salary Description

$10-$15