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Animal Attendant (Dog Daycare)Kip Happy Stays • City of Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia
Animal Attendant (Dog Daycare)

Animal Attendant (Dog Daycare)

Kip Happy Stays • City of Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia
21 days ago
Job description

Kip Thomastown, Brunswick & Fairfield

Animal Attendant (Dog Daycare)

As the leading provider of pet care services across Australia, Kip Happy Stays sets the benchmark for excellence, ensuring every pet receives the ultimate in care and enrichment during their stay.

Across our Melbourne sites in Fairfield, Thomastown and Brunswick, our teams are deeply committed to delivering exceptional care to every furry friend that walks through our doors. We are now looking for the pick of the litter to join our team across these locations and help contribute to providing a premium service to our local pet communities.

The ideal candidate will be available to work flexible hours between 6:30am–6:30pm, Monday through Friday, with the ability to adapt to a variety of shifts and work across our Fairfield, Thomastown and Brunswick sites as required.

What are the responsibilities of the role?

  • Supervising groups of dogs and managing their behaviours to maintain overall wellbeing and safety
  • Providing canine enrichment through play and scheduled activities
  • Implementing daily leadership and training activities
  • Frequent cleaning and upkeep of facilities
  • Building and maintaining rapport with dog owners through daily feedback and transparency
  • Creating and distributing media content for pet owners through videos and photos
  • Completing daily administration, including answering enquiries, record keeping and preparing documents

What are the minimum requirements?

  • Available to attend a lawful unpaid work trial shift (operated within Fair Work Ombudsman guidelines)
  • Confident handling dogs of all sizes, including larger breeds
  • Strong communication skills with an empathetic and customer-focused approach
  • Able to work long, active days in a fast-paced environment
  • A passion for learning and developing skills in canine behaviour and training
  • Comfortable using computer systems, booking platforms and phone applications (including social media and basic video editing)

Why Kip Happy Stays?

  • Did someone say pets?!
  • Opportunities for career growth with a promote-from-within culture
  • Extensive training to build your skillset
  • Up to 50% off shop items, boarding and daycare services
  • Incentive programs for leaders to earn performance-based bonuses
  • Structured induction program to set you up for success
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with free confidential counselling
  • Work with like-minded people in a fun, fast-paced and well-established business
  • Generous Employee Referral Program – earn up to $3,000 for successful referrals

How to apply

Include a cover letter outlining why you are the best fit for the role. If you don’t tick every box or don’t have animal handling experience, we’d still love to hear how your skills are transferable.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to complete a one-way video interview.

We look forward to reviewing your application!

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Animal Attendant (Dog Daycare) • City of Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia

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