Animal Attendant

**Kip Newtown**:
**Positions: Animal Attendants - Dog Daycare (Casual)**:
Kip Happy Stays have just secured their newest location in Sydney's inner west suburb, Newtown With two locations (Alexandria and Marrickville) already earning their spots across the inner west, we are now on the howl for more dog mad, get-your-hands-dirty-and-your-shirt-furry extraordinaires to join our Kip community.

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.

**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 all Kip centres in Sydney (Alexandria, Marrickville, Newtown)
- 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