What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pet Care Attendant, MUST LOVE DOGS!!! position at Petropolis Pet Center?
Pet Care Attendant Job Summary
If you love animals, then this job is for you! Pet Care Attendants spend their days ensuring our furry guests receive the quality of care they deserve! You'll work as a team with other Pet Care Attendants and your managers to ensure our guests’ environment stays clean and comfortable, all scheduled enrichment activities are completed, meals and medications are given, and regular potty breaks are provided. In addition, Pet Care Attendants help our pet parents out by letting them how their pet enjoyed their visit with us!
What Petropolis Needs
We are currently looking for applicants that:
- Love animals
- Can work closing shift from 12PM to 9PM
- Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment
- Have strong communication skills
- Are available to work weekends including Saturday and Sunday
- Are willing to embrace Pet Empowerment values
Essential Functions: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. These essential functions include:
- Providing food and water to dogs and cats
- Monitoring group play
- Walking dogs on a leash
- Administering medications
- General cleaning of pet rooms and common areas
- Monitoring and recording health and behavior of pets
- Pleasantly interacting with pet owners
- Lifting up to 50 pounds
Skills & Abilities
- Education: High School Diploma or equivalent or higher
- Customer Service: Able to create pleasant interactions with customers
- Pet Experience: Past professional experience working with dogs and cats is strongly preferred
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https://www.petropolis.com/st-charles-3d-tour/
Job Type: Full-time and Part-time available
Pay: Our Pet Care Team Members earn $14.66 - $16.66/hour on average. This includes a minimum starting wage of $12.60/hour and tips of $2.06/hour on average. Petropolis will guarantee after tip earnings of $14/hour for team members at our starting rate. Wages are reviewed throughout the year and a bonus is paid if there is ever a shortfall.
Petropolis: Empowered Pet Care provided the following inclusive hiring information:
We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $14.66 - $16.66 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Opportunities for advancement
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Shift:
- 8 hour shift
- Evening shift
Supplemental Pay:
- Tips
Work Days:
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Application Question(s):
- Are you interested in full time or part time?
- Are you available to work weekends, including both Saturday and Sunday?
- Are you able to work evenings between 12PM and 9PM?
Work Location: In person
Salary : $15 - $17