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**Job Summary**

The PLAYtrain® program is designed to provide every dog with a safe and meaningful playtime experience. PLAYtrain® Specialists actively employ our methodology, providing dogs with mental and physical stimulation, confidence-building socialization tools, and motivational training in a safe environment where dogs can learn to be their best selves. PLAYtrain® Specialists work in a fun, structured environment meeting each individual dog's needs to encourage positive skill sets while working towards a goal of enhancing and supporting a harmonious relationship between pets and their people.

**Essential Job Functions**
- Supervise and constantly monitor groups of dogs of all sizes.
- Learn, remember, and identify dogs by name for all active clients, understand and identify universal canine body language and recognizable dog behaviors.
- Learn, understand, and consistently demonstrate proper leash control.
- Follow safe practices and procedures when introducing dogs.
- Provide positive command reinforcement, which supports students who are also in group classes.
- Works with puppies on behavioral development exercises.
- Follow all handling guidelines to safely navigate dogs throughout the facility.
- Learn and follow color-coded caution system describing employee restrictions and permissions for dog handling.
- Maintain safe clean areas for dogs including sanitizing play yards.

**Qualifications**
- Must be 18 years or older.
- Pet industry experience is strongly preferred.
- 1+ years of experience in a dog daycare/ dog handling preferred.
- Ability to read and promote positive canine play.
- Knowledge in positive command reinforcement and behavioral exercises for puppies.
- Must be observant.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Team-oriented, reliable, and dependable; maintain excellent attendance and punctuality.
- Comfortable interacting with all dog breeds, large and small including cats.
- Knowledge on dog breeds.

**Computer Skills**
- Must be able to learn new technology in accordance with business needs.

**Physical Demands**
- Position requires a person to be both indoors and outdoors regardless of the weather.
- Majority of day is spent standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing.
- Must be able to lift 50 pounds on a regular basis.
- Must be comfortable working with a wide variety of animals including small and large dogs.
- Must be able to work around pet hair and dander.
- Must dress for the weather.
- Must be able to climb 2 flights of stairs multiple times per day.

Pay: $16.00 - $18.25 per hour

Expected hours: 35 - 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- On-the-job training
- Opportunities for advancement
- Paid time off
- Paid training
- Uniform allowance
- Vision insurance

Day range:

- Every weekend
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday

Shift:

- 8 hour shift
- Morning shift

Supplemental pay types:

- Performance bonus

Work setting:

- In-person
- Outdoor work

Application Question(s):

- Are you available to work on weekends?
- Are you able to work outdoors in all seasons?
- Do you have experience working in a Doggy Daycare setting?

**Experience**:

- dog behavior: 2 years (required)
- Animal handling: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person