JOB DESCRIPTIONS

DOG HANDLER

Hours: Varies, applicants need a flexible schedule. Full and part time available. Must work a minimum of 20 hours per week.

Salary: Starts at $8.00 to $10.00 an hour depending on experience, availability, and employment status (full or part time)

Benefits: Health, Dental, Vacation, Retirement available to full time employees

Description:

The work itself has 3 components:

1. Dog supervision –

This includes supervising and managing to a harmonious play group. It is fun if you are interested in dogs and enjoy being with them. It is also a lot of clean up. It should be noted that this work is VERY physically taxing. Applicants have to be very mentally and physically active on their feet for 4-8 hours at a stretch and be able to lift 50 pounds regularly through the day.

2. Customer service –

It is important to like people because there is lots of customer interaction in person and on the phone.

3. Cleaning –

Vacuuming, power scrubbing, mopping, dusting etc.

Dog handling is the kind of job where you get out of it what you put into it. You can learn a ton and have a lot of fun and a lot of job satisfaction if the work is up your alley. Our employees have gone on to be trainers vet techs, vet students etc.

SWING/EVENING MANAGER

Position: Swing/Evening Manager

Benefits: Health, Dental, Vacation, Retirement

Hours: Full time - non standard schedule

Description: Provide leadership to dog handlers that ensures the best possible care for dogs and human customers through:

·   Order

·   Cleanliness

·   Customer Service

·   Staff  Support

Required Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of dog behavior
• Positive “Can-do!” attitude
• Thrives in a fast paced/changing work environment
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Strong leader (ability to use judgment, delegate, and be supportive)
• Good decision maker
• Outstanding written/verbal communication
• Outstanding customer service skills
• Ability to be on feet for 8 hours at a stretch
• Ability to lift 50 lbs Ability to run/move/react quickly
• Love dogs
• Love people
• Computer competence to use various software, and internet, and e-mail

Preferred Qualifications

• CVT or equivalent
• Experience managing/leading entry level employees If interested come in and fill out application. Address/directions on website. www.DowntownDogsMinneapolis.com

Applicants must be able to lift 50 lbs and be on their feet and active for 8 hours at a stretch.

CLEANER

Hours: M-F 4pm to 8pm, Saturday 2 pm 6 pm (these hours are broken up over 2 cleaners)

Wage: $9.00/hour

Responsibilities

•    Maintain a sanitary environment for dog daycare/kennel housing over 100 dogs per day

•    Vacuuming

•    Power-washing

•    Power scrubbing

•    Scrubbing fences, posts, columns, walls and other surfaces

•    Cleaning exercise yards

•    Deep cleaning kennels

•    Identifying and working with management to close any cleaning gaps

Required qualifications:

•    Strong work ethic

•    Enjoys and gets satisfaction from cleaning

•    Ability to lift 50 lbs

•    Ability to produce quality work in an efficient and timely manor

•    Very detail focused and thorough in work

•    Enjoys change

•    Highly reliable

Applicants must be able to lift 50 lbs and be on their feet and active for 5 hours at a stretch.