Dog Daycare Assistant Manager

About us

Big Dog Walkin’ started in 2012 the old fashioned way: walking dogs in our neighborhood in Brighton! It was our ambition to provide dogs with lots of love, attention, exercise and play! We quickly grew from our apartment on Commonwealth Avenue to a full-service pet care company providing walks, daycare, dog-park trips, boarding, bathing and cat visit services to the communities of Allston/Brighton, Brookline, and Newton.

Today, our company stands for high quality dog care. We have worked hard to create a safe and comfortable space for dogs and their owners.

All team members at Big Dog Walkin' are trained and experienced dog handlers and owners who strive to treat your pup like their own.

In short, we are dog people who love what we do and can’t wait to meet you! At Big Dog Walkin, every dog is a big dog at heart… and treated like a lap dog!

Do you just LOVE dogs? Are you a people person, too? Do you thrive in a team environment, working on your feet, making things flow?
If this sounds like you, the Dog Daycare Assistant Manager position could be a fit! We are hiring a personable, responsible, reliable person to help oversee the day-to-day of our small, local doggy daycare.

In this role, you will:

• Oversee the completion of daily tasks and services
• Ensure the quality of tasks and services completed
• Interact with clients and resolve client issues as they arise
• Use software to handle the administrative side of our services
• Manage the staff, ensure cooperation, communication, and effective use of time
• Step in on dog care services as needed
• Train new staff

Requirements:

Prior experience with dogs is required.

Prior professional experience with dogs is preferred.

Prior leadership experience is required.

A smart phone is required for this position.

Driver's license required. Owning a car is a plus.

You are a good fit for this role if you:

• Have years of experience with dogs
• Know the basics of dog health and behavior
• Have management experience
• Are available full time and flexibly
• Have a driver's license, and are comfortable driving
• Enjoys leading a team
• Are proficient in Google Suite, and can quickly learn new basic software
• Can keep your cool in high stress environments
• Are able to juggle many tasks at once

We have worked hard to create a dog-centric community. We want our candidate to appreciate and continue to foster this community, and help it grow. We are an inclusive, equal opportunity employer. If you are interested in the role, please reach out here, through our website, or through our email.

We’re looking for someone who is committed to improving our pups lives so we ask that all applicants be able to make a minimum 6 month commitment to the position and the hours applying for.

This position also includes opportunities to earn extra compensation via overnight boarding and pet sitting. Please email us your resume and a brief cover letter/bio. Tell us what experience you have with dogs, and let us know why you would be perfect for this job!

Local applicants only please! (within 10-15 miles)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $19.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Professional development assistance

Shift:

• 4 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Night shift

Work Days:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Application Question(s):

• Can you write professional and friendly messages to clients?

Experience:

• dog related: 2 years (Required)
• Supervising: 1 year (Required)

Language:

• English (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $19