Job Description

Are you a self-motivated, high performer with a love and passion to care for dogs? Do you appreciate working in a beautiful, fun and professional work environment?

Serenity Dog Retreat may be the place for you! We offer premium boarding and daycare in a beautiful, historic home on 25 majestic acres for a low volume of dogs and with a high-touch and custom activity model for each dog.

All team members must be committed to excellence and create an environment where the dogs are safe, healthy and emotionally happy. All employees will go through a formal training program on canine education and safe off-leash group play.

We are looking for responsible and dependable people to join our small team!

Animal Caretakers need to be physically capable of performing the following tasks:

Physical stamina to remain on feet for up to 7 hours while interacting with dogs and/or clients. Ability to deal with outside elements. Working with dogs in less-than-ideal weather conditions is required. Vaccuum, sweep, mop, and/or spray down animal care areas. Wash, fold and put away laundry. A large portion of this role is cleaning. Have the strength to walk a dog weighing up to 150lbs.

To excel at Serenity Dog Retreat, an employee needs at least the following characteristics:

Hardworking:

The job is

very physical; all employees must be able to handle the physical responsibilities.

Confidence with the Dogs:

Dogs are pack animals needing the guidance of a consistent leader. We will train how to handle the dogs, but confidence is something that cannot be trained. All employees should be comfortable working with groups of dogs.

Organizational & Time Management Skills:

All employees should have the ability to be able to multi-task, organize and understand their responsibilities for the day, and perform all tasks delegated to them in an efficient manner. People who lack organizational or time management skills will have difficulty with the job.

Dependability

: Being a part of a small business each employee plays a vital role. We have strict attendance requirements since every person is vital to ensuring proper care of the animals in our care. Serenity Dog Retreat employees are expected to maintain a positive and fun attitude, be very dependable and self-sufficient, they always arrive on time ready to work and need little guidance once training is complete.

Eye for Detail:

Supervising dogs is more than just being in the room. Animal Caretakers need to recognize animal behaviors, what is normal and abnormal for each dog, and when something is wrong or out of place.

Responsibility:

There are many important tasks involved with the care of pets, such as recognizing health or behavioral issues, giving medications, and caring for special need dogs. Each employee needs to possess a high sense of responsibility and take pride in his or her work.

All Serenity Dog Retreat employees (unless otherwise specified) are required to perform at least the following tasks:

Basic Grooming

: All employees are expected to bathe dogs of all sizes and trim toenails.

Cleaning:

All employees are responsible for keeping the animal care areas clean and sanitized. 60% of the job is cleaning.

Organization:

All employees must keep track of pets' belongings (food, bedding, toys, etc.) and follow proper labeling and storage procedures. All paperwork and tasks should be completed in a timely, efficient manner.

Customer Service:

Every employee understands the importance of good customer service and strives to uphold Serenity Dog Retreat's high standards for customer service.

Feeding and Watering:

All employees are responsible for ensuring all animals are provided fresh water. Animal Caretakers are responsible for ensuring that all animals are fed the correct food in the correct amounts.

Playgroup Attendant Leader:

The role of the leader of dogs playing in daycare is to keep all dogs physically & emotionally safe, facilitate a fun play time for each dog and engage and interact with the dogs in the play group. Only positive leadership tools will be used. This role requires enormous responsibility for the safety of the pets in your care, cell phones are not allowed.

*Must be at least 18 and love being outdoors

Positions Available: Tuesday (8-4), Thursday (8-4), Friday, 8:30-1 Saturday when needed (8:30-12:30).

ONLY APPLY ONLINE, PLEASE DO NOT COME TO THE LOCATION. IT IS DISRUPTIVE TO THE DOGS, OPERATES AS APPOINTMENT ONLY.

www.serenitydogretreat.com

Shifts available:

Tues, Thursday 8am-4pm

Fri: 8am -1-3pm

Saturday 8:30-12:30 when needed

Must be available to work mornings, some weekends and holiday time periods.

Must pass background check and drug screening. Must have reliable transportation/drivers license High school diploma required.
Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $13.00 per hour

Ability to Commute:

Newnan, GA (Required)
Ability to Relocate:

Newnan, GA: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person