Animal Attendant

**Kip Newstead**:
**Positions: Animal Attendants - Dog Daycare (Casual)**:
Kip Happy Stays have just secured their newest location for their first dog daycare to open in Queensland Located in the riverside suburb of up-and-coming Newstead, Kip's newest dog daycare is expected to set tails wagging

At Kip, we provide pets with the best care and enrichment - and have our people to thank for it. We are compassionate caregivers to our four-legged friends and exceptional communicators to their paw-rents. And, we are now on the howl for dog mad, get-your-hands-dirty-and-your-shirt-furry extraordinaires to join our Kip community.

**Why Kip Happy Stays?**
- Real career pathways for individuals who are looking for more than just a job (with majority of our team leaders having been promoted internally).
- Opportunities for ongoing training to develop and build your animal handling skills, such as pet first aid and pet CPR, canine socialisation online workshops, and/or become an accredited dog trainer through Kip with the National Dog Trainer’s Federation (NDTF).
- Our team leaders have access to further training opportunities, such as human first aid, leadership workshops and a Kip community where ongoing learning is celebrated and shared amongst each other.
- We offer a structured induction program that trains on all aspects of the role that you will need to succeed and feel confident (great for individuals with no experience at all).

**A few more extra perks**:

- You receive generous staff discounts on shop items and on our boarding services, plus you get to bring your dog to daycare for free - what better way to work than with your own pooch
- We have huge incentives for employees such as rewards for our top performers and an Employee Referral Program where you can earn up to $3000 for recommending extraordinary people to join our company.
- Have weekends and public holidays off
- Form strong bonds and find long term friendships with humans who have similar passions and interests.
- Contribute to providing a high level of service and care that you can genuinely be proud of (and don’t forget the daily dog cuddles).

**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 facility
- Building and maintaining rapport with our dog owners through daily feedback and transparency
- Creating and distributing media content for our dog owners through videos and photos

**What are the minimum requirements?**
- Available to attend a work trial shift (unpaid)
- Able to handle larger breed dogs
- High level of communication and empathetic in nature
- Able to work long days, on your feet, in a high pressure environment
- A passion for, strong desire to learn, or aspiration to continue your development with canine behaviour and training

**What's the best way to be shortlisted?**
- Include a cover letter outlining why you are best fit for the role (if you have no animal handling experience, we'd love to know how your current skillset can transfer)
- Open to working across Kip Brisbane, our boarding facility in Kurwongbah
- Available for a minimum of 3 days per week (ideally 5 days) Monday to Friday

**Further details**:

- Casual Adult (over 21) hourly base rate starts at $26.73 and increases up to $28.46 after 3 months
- Shifts are 6.45am-12.45pm and 12.30pm-6.30pm