 
						Driver (Pet Boarding)
1 week ago
Driver / Pet Transport
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.
At Kip Hunter Valley, our team is deeply committed to delivering exceptional care to every furry friend that walks through it's doors. We are now looking for the pick of the litter to complement our existing team and help contribute to providing a premium service to the local pets through our pet transport service.
The ideal candidate will be available to work flexible hours Monday through Friday, with the ability to adapt to a variety of shifts and schedules. Shifts commence at 3am to accommodate pet transport requirements which requires driving to and from Sydney in peak, shoulder, and off-peak traffic on planned routes. Availability to work across all school holiday periods (including Christmas and Easter) is required.
Responsibilities:
- Transport animals from client homes to facility
- Interact with customers in a professional manner
- Handle animals in line with company policies and procedures
- Follow the company's collection procedures and protocols
- Optimise the collection and drop-off schedule
- Following up queries and abandoned bookings
- Check in/check out pets
- Answering emails and phone calls
Experience / Requirements:
- Animal handling experience of dogs and cats highly regarded
- Honest with a high attention to detail
- Strong interpersonal communication skills
- Outstanding level of customer service
- Ability to safely drive long distances
- Problem solver
- Available to attend a lawful unpaid work trial shift (operated within The Fair Work Ombudsman guidelines)
- Full Australian drivers licence
Why Kip Happy Stays?
- Did someone say pets?
- We offer opportunities for career growth and promote from within.
- Extensive training opportunities to further build your skillset.
- Enjoy up to 50% off on shop items and our boarding and daycare services.
- Generous incentive programs for our leaders to earn bonuses based on performance.
- A structured induction program to set you up to succeed.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that supports our employees with free confidential counselling services.
- Work with like-minded people in a fun and exciting business with a well-established reputation and brand.
- A generous Employee Referral Program where you can earn up to $3000 per person when you recommend exceptional people that we onboard at Kip Happy Stays.
How to apply
Include a cover letter outlining why you are the best fit for the role. If you don't tick all the boxes, we'd love to know how your current skill set can transfer
Shortlisted candidates will be sent an invite to complete a one-way video interview.
We look forward to reviewing your applications
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