Join our team, walk happy dogs and earn competitive wages!

Since 2014, Westside Dogs LA has been the number one choice for pet owners in Venice, Culver City, and surrounding communities. We are not just the pet owner's best choice but the dog walker's best choice too! We offer a fun and active position with a supportive management team, paid training, flexible schedules, and competitive wages. Westside Dogs LA is licensed, bonded, insured and CPR certified. We offer first-class care to all of our client's pets and we treat all of our dog walkers like family.

The position:

• Professional dog walker with the ability to also care for cats

Compensation:

• Competitive weekly pay with the ability to earn tips and bonuses.
• Mileage and cell phone reimbursements.
• A professional small business work environment with supportive management and open communication.
• Employment with the ability to earn paid time off.
• Flexible part-time scheduling. Enabling you to reach other professional/educational goals. *We do prefer schedules that will remain mainly consistent week to week.

The responsibilities:

• Create a safe and positive walking environment for our client's dogs
• Follow the client provided care instructions including training preferences
• Provide detailed and attentive care for our client's cats
• Give our clients first-class customer service with a personal touch
• Communicate with staff via phone/text and photographs
• Contribute to the team effort by working as a team player
• Practice time management to ensure on-time arrivals for all assigned visits
• Safely and efficiently travel to different work locations within our service area as needed

The ideal candidate:

• An honest, patient, and enthusiastic candidate, who can provide our client's dogs and cats with the highest quality visits possible. The candidate should have a strong understanding of safety and time management. Previous professional or volunteer experience with animals is preferred but a positive attitude with a desire to learn is just as important. The candidate should enjoy an active work environment, walking independently, working outdoors regardless of weather conditions. Consideration for candidates with evening, weekend, and holiday availability.

• This is an excellent opportunity for people looking to start a career or grow their current professional experience with dogs. Many members of our staff were previously dog walkers with on-demand services, doggy daycare staff, dog groomers, or volunteers at a local shelter. The candidate should have an innate desire to care for animals while ensuring their safety.

The requirements:

• We offer flexible schedules but we would prefer some level of consistent daytime availability. Most of our clients will request services between 10 am and 4 pm. We would prefer that this general availability must remain constant for at least 12 months.
• The majority of tasks assigned will require you to walk or stand on your feet for several hours per day, bend, stoop, squat, kneel, twist, walk up and down stairs; handle extra small and/or large dogs, and be able to lift up to 50lbs.
• Comfortable walking in neighborhoods with one household's pets at a time and up to ten dogs in natural environments with our Pawventure service.
• Clients often request feedings, removing and returning their dogs from a crate, puppy pad replacements, and litter box cleanings
• Capable of working in an environment with traffic, the public, and barking
• You may be exposed to solvents, disinfectants, sanitation chemicals, animal dander, saliva, urine, feces, animal teeth, and claws may contact hands, skin, and clothing
• You have previous customer service experience and are capable of communicating with clients, staff, and vendors in both written and spoken English
• You are capable of working with little supervision
• You have the patience and empathy to work with puppies and other animals with special needs and requirements (medical and behavioral concerns)
• You must be 18 years or older and legally allowed to work in the US
• You must own and be able to operate your own reliable, insured vehicle for the purposes of quickly traveling between client residences
• You must own a smartphone (iOS or Android) with the ability to run our scheduling software (using data and GPS as needed)

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