Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Camp Counselor

Reports To: Camp Manager

Seeking Full and Part Time Employment

• Must be able to work opening (6:00 AM-1:00 PM) or closing (1:00 PM- 8:00 PM) shifts. Minimum 20 hours/week. Must be able to work 3 shifts/week, including at least 1 weekend and 1 weekday shift.

General Objective: Supervising and ensuring the safety of customers’ dogs.

Essential Functions:

• Evaluate dog behavior, reactions, and interaction with other dogs to complete the initial dog screening evaluations also called “interviews”
• Monitor dog behavior
• Maintain continuous focus and attention on dog interactions to prevent fights/altercations and injuries
• Observe and learn dog behavior and signs of aggression in order to appropriately assign dogs to the proper play yards
• Perform dog health evaluations throughout day
• Clean play yards, cabins, and all common spaces: mopping, sweeping, and scrubbing
• Clean up after the dogs including poop scooping and pee mopping
• Perform janitorial duties: restocking supplies, taking out trash and basic kennel maintenance
• Perform dog washes and other basic grooming tasks
• Report to Leads and Managers of any problems
• Ensure campers are happy and healthy
• Engage campers in play and divide attention among all campers
• Performing great customer service to clients
• Providing water and room service to every dog's cabin daily
• Foam, mop, sweep, and scrub play areas, cabins, and aisles that are cleaned daily
• Escort dogs to/from cabins, yards, lobby appropriately
• Attend additional training as management deems necessary
• Provide excellent customer service, treating both clients and campers with respect

*Camp motto: Happy Healthy Pets, Happy Healthy people

Requirements/ Expectations:

• Must love dogs (of all breeds and sizes)
• No previous dog experience necessary but is helpful and preferred
• Counselors spend almost all day on their feet. This position is a physically-intensive job requiring lifting, bending, carrying and repetitive motions, cleaning (scrubbing walls, fences, cabins, etc.)
• Must be able to physically handle all sizes of the dogs we take at Camp Bow Wow
• Must have a high tolerance for barking and excessive noise
• Periodic exposure to jumping dogs and dog altercations
• Must have a high tolerance for dog hair, dander, smell
• High school experience or equivalent
• Reliable transportation

If you love dogs and have always wanted to work with them, then this is the perfect job for you! If you tend to pursue a career in the dog business then this is a great way to start. Advancement opportunities are in order depending on job performance and time with our company.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Shift:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Prairieville, LA 70769: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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Job Tags

Full time, Part time, Relocation, Flexible hours, Shift work, Weekday work,

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