Dog Trainer

Join Our Team at Paws&Praise - Casual Contract Staff Wanted

Are you passionate about dogs and dedicated to positive reinforcement training? Paws&Praise is a trusted leader in gentle, effective dog training, committed to building strong, happy, and well-behaved dogs through kindness and science-based techniques.

**What We Do**:
We offer personalized, positive reinforcement dog training services, including one-on-one lessons, group classes, and behaviour consultations. Our goal is to create a safe, supportive environment where dogs can learn, grow, and thrive.

We are looking for an extremely friendly Dog Trainer to work on a casual basis in ST KILDA EAST area.
- Passion animal behaviour and training. Positive reinforcement-based training experience or qualifications are highly regarded.
- Public speaking and presentation experience
- Strong customer service orientation
- Able to work flexible hours on a casual basis.
- A responsible, reliable, and caring attitude towards animals and clients.
- Willingness to learn about our positive reinforcement methods.
- Animal studies qualifications will be highly regarded
- A commitment to ongoing learning and improvement in the field of science-based animal training.
- A Certificate IV in Companion Animal Services or an equivalent qualification.

Your primary role will be delivering private 1-to-1 dog training sessions.

You must be willing to deliver the dog training content as provided to you to remain within our animal welfare and ethics guidelines, as well as undertaking regular paid training sessions with our senior Trainer to refresh and improve your skills.

As part of your responsibilities, you must be physically fit and capable so as to handle dogs of all sizes as reasonably expected of the role.

We are looking for people who want to grow with the business and who are determined to work with a team to achieve results.

**What We Offer**:

- Flexible casual work opportunities.
- A supportive and passionate team environment.
- The chance to make a positive impact on dogs and their owners.

**Job Types**: Casual, Contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: From $40.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 5 per week

Work Location: In person