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We Love Pets Burgess Hill is looking for a bright, enthusiastic, animal lover to join the We Love Pets team You will be joining a multiple award-winning pet care business, with a strict customer promise - to love and care for people's pets as though they are your own.

As a Dog Walker, you will be fully insured (we have this covered), DBS checked (we can help you with this), and pet first aid trained (we will provide the training for this). It is important to us that our customers feel that their pets are in the best possible hands, and you also get maximum enjoyment out of your job We do not pack walk as we pride ourselves on a personal service, offering small suited doggy groups who have been carefully matched together. You must be comfortable walking up to four dogs, although this is likely to be two or three dogs at one time. You will be responsible for collecting, exercising and caring for customers’ dogs.

A summary of your main responsibilities and duties:

- Walks during the day for up to 3 - 4 hours
- Walking up to four dogs at a time maximum (we don't pack walk)
- Communicate regularly with your manager and work with the dog walking team to provide a high-quality dog walking service
- Pick up and drop off dogs from their homes whilst ensuring the security of customers’ homes
- Transport dogs safely to and from their walks and homes in your own vehicle
- Understand special requests and specific conditions for each dog
- Walk dogs outdoors in all weather conditions (bear in mind the English weather, we walk in it all)
- Give each dog love and attention and treat the customer’s dogs as if they were your own
- Ensure each dog is getting plenty of exercise and a toilet break
- Ensure the safety of the dogs you are walking and anyone else around them
- Remove pet waste
- Take photos of the dogs for their owners and update them regularly
- Give fresh water, wipe paws and towel wet dogs down
- Cover for team sickness and holiday

We are therefore looking for a Dog Walker who meet the below requirements:

- Able to commit to part-time hours at present (exact number of hours to be discussed further)
- Happy walking for a few hours a day
- Lift, exercise, handle and restrain dogs, including larger breed dogs (who can be sometimes strong on the lead)
- Submit for a police and reference check
- Look after dogs as if they are a member of the family
- Complete our online pet first aid course
- Carry out some shadow walks before taking the job
- Undergo training as required
- Use your own car (insurance, tax and MOT required)
- Know Burgess Hill and local dog walking spots
- Have a reliable mobile phone and internet access
- Write well and communicate clearly with customers and your manager

Above all, you must be a confident, resilient, team player who is fun and outgoing, an excellent communicator, and of course, love animals

This is a part-time, permanent position, which you must be comfortable with, as it is important for us to build a team that establish trusting relationships with our customers and their pets. We appreciate flexibility and the willingness to help out a team member if they are off sick or on holiday, or if a customer has a last-minute request. Ideally you will have the capacity to increase hours as we grow the business, although this is not a must, or a guarantee

We Love Pets Burgess Hill has a strong focus on training, potential opportunity for progression and development, and an exceptional network of team support. All of this on top of as many furry cuddles as you can manage

If you tick the above boxes, the We Love Pets Burgess Hill team would love to hear from you

Work Remotely
- No

**Job Type**: Part-time
Part-time hours: 2 - 16 per week

**Salary**: £10.00 per hour

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Overtime

Application question(s):

- Do you have access to your own car? And are you able to transport dogs in it?
- Tell me about the local dog walking places in and around Burgess Hill.
- What is your experience with animals?
- Are you happy that this job is a part-time, permanent position?

Work Location: One location