Weekend Kennel Assistant – Gedrys Farm Kennels
Closing Date: 22/03/2023
We are looking for a reliable, passionate, and driven Kennel Assistant to join our close-knit team to provide a safe, seamless, and above all, very positive experience for our guests. You will be working with other staff members to deliver high-quality dog boarding whilst providing an exceptional customer experience. As a Kennel Assistant, you will be responsible for caring for, cleaning, feeding and exercising dogs. Our Kennel Assistant should be capable of working quickly and efficiently whilst maintaining a high-quality standard of care with close attention to the smallest detail. This is a physically demanding job, so you must have a fairly high level of fitness and be strong enough to walk larger dogs on-lead as needed.
Reporting to the Manager, you will be responsible for:
- Supervising our canine guests, ensuring they have a safe and fun stay
- Feeding all guests, paying attention to particular instructions for each guest
- Implementing and complying with kennel policies and procedures
- Grooming and playing with guests, exercising dogs in the field
- Cleaning kennels and ensuring all areas are spic and span
- Communicating effectively with other staff members
- Following and maintaining records regarding how each guest likes to be interacted with
- Adhering to instructions in the administration of medications to guests if required
- Providing feedback about our guests to their owners
- Taking payments for stays and completing the registration documents / checking information.
This is a part-time role, hours will be 9am – 5pm Saturday and Sunday. If you are only interested in working one day a weekend, please still apply as we may be able to split the hours and offer the role to two individuals working one day a week instead.
How to apply
Please email your cv to management@petshotel.co.uk
You can state in the email whether you are looking to work on both Saturdays and Sundays, or just one day a week. We may be able to offer more hours to the right candidate, so if you are flexible, please give us some details about your availability.
