What are the responsibilities and job description for the Camp Counselor position at Camp Bow Wow Prairieville?
Job Description
Job Title: Camp Counselor
Reports To: Camp Manager
Seeking Full and Part Time Employment
- Must be able to work opening (6:00 AM-1:00 PM) or closing (1:00 PM- 8:00 PM) shifts. Minimum 20 hours/week. Must be able to work 3 shifts/week, including at least 1 weekend and 1 weekday shift.
General Objective: Supervising and ensuring the safety of customers’ dogs.
Essential Functions:
- Evaluate dog behavior, reactions, and interaction with other dogs to complete the initial dog screening evaluations also called “interviews”
- Monitor dog behavior
- Maintain continuous focus and attention on dog interactions to prevent fights/altercations and injuries
- Observe and learn dog behavior and signs of aggression in order to appropriately assign dogs to the proper play yards
- Perform dog health evaluations throughout day
- Clean play yards, cabins, and all common spaces: mopping, sweeping, and scrubbing
- Clean up after the dogs including poop scooping and pee mopping
- Perform janitorial duties: restocking supplies, taking out trash and basic kennel maintenance
- Perform dog washes and other basic grooming tasks
- Report to Leads and Managers of any problems
- Ensure campers are happy and healthy
- Engage campers in play and divide attention among all campers
- Performing great customer service to clients
- Providing water and room service to every dog's cabin daily
- Foam, mop, sweep, and scrub play areas, cabins, and aisles that are cleaned daily
- Escort dogs to/from cabins, yards, lobby appropriately
- Attend additional training as management deems necessary
- Provide excellent customer service, treating both clients and campers with respect
*Camp motto: Happy Healthy Pets, Happy Healthy people
Requirements/ Expectations:
- Must love dogs (of all breeds and sizes)
- No previous dog experience necessary but is helpful and preferred
- Counselors spend almost all day on their feet. This position is a physically-intensive job requiring lifting, bending, carrying and repetitive motions, cleaning (scrubbing walls, fences, cabins, etc.)
- Must be able to physically handle all sizes of the dogs we take at Camp Bow Wow
- Must have a high tolerance for barking and excessive noise
- Periodic exposure to jumping dogs and dog altercations
- Must have a high tolerance for dog hair, dander, smell
- High school experience or equivalent
- Reliable transportation
If you love dogs and have always wanted to work with them, then this is the perfect job for you! If you tend to pursue a career in the dog business then this is a great way to start. Advancement opportunities are in order depending on job performance and time with our company.
Job Types: Part-time, Full-time
Pay: From $10.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Prairieville, LA 70769: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $10