Puppy Coach

Puppy Coach

Hillary’s Hound House

Helping Puppies Learn and Thrive.

We love puppies and our training program is devoted to them. We're looking for a special person with great people skills to join our tight-knit team.

At Hillary’s Hound House, we train and socialize puppies from 8 weeks to 6 months old. Our training team also works closely with families and their children to ensure every puppy is happy and successful. They say it takes a Village and ours is composed of a tightknit team, our families (and their children), and our puppies.

The Details:

• 8:30am to 3:00pm, Monday through Thursday
• Starting Salary $23/hr (we actively promote great people, this is our starting salary)
• 1 week paid vacation in December after at least 6 months of full time employment - 2 weeks paid vacation in December after at least 1 year of full time employment
• Lunchtime – paid ½ hour during nap time
• Location: 781 Andersen Dr, San Rafael

What You’ll Love:

• Our training is 100% positive reinforcement, mixed with a little laughter, levity, and loving encouragement,
• Contributing to the success of each puppy in an environment that is filled with laughter and camaraderie,
• Playing and coaching puppies in an optimal learning environment,
• Being part of a Village that believes every puppy is a joyous gift,
• Working in beautiful places outdoors and in our Nursery in San Rafael, California.

What You’ll Do:

• Support and assist Hillary in training activities, work with puppies in ways that are consistent with our training and socialization practices.
• Supervise play to ensure safety, help puppies build appropriate social skills and impulse control,
• Continually monitor and ensure the safety of all our puppies,
• Help with potty training and bell ringing,
• Other training activities as assigned,
• Some clean up or maintenance includes daily opening and closing tasks as assigned.
• When deemed ready, create video recordings for clients.
• Transport our puppies in one of two minivans for outdoor training each morning,
• Occasional cleanup of puppies who love mud and water.

The Qualifications:

• Good attendance, time management, and planning skills,
• Think on your feet, kneel on the floor at times, and safely handle a variety of puppies, weighing 5 to 20 lbs,
• Excellent communication and listening skills,
• A sense of enthusiasm, focus, humor, and a positive outlook,
• Valid driver’s license, minimum age of 21 (for our insurance to cover you) and insurability at non-risk rates,
• Some experience with a puppy or your own dogs at home (we train so you don't need to have training experience)

Daily Care and Training

All of our training is reward-based. Our puppies are family and for the hours they spend with us and each day they are welcomed and cheered on by everyone on our staff.

If you are interested, there are three things to do;

1. Your resume

2. cover letter (tell us why you believe you'd be the perfect person for the job and our team. Please note we do not continue the hiring process without a resume and cover letter. We think it's important)

3. Times and days you are available

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $23.00 - $24.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Day shift

Ability to Commute:

• San Rafael, CA 94901 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• San Rafael, CA 94901: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $23 - $24