We're seeking a passionate and experienced Animal Attendant to join our dog daycare team. This role suits someone energetic, reliable, and confident handling dogs of all sizes, with a genuine commitment to canine care and wellbeing. You'll bring enthusiasm, a strong work ethic, and a positive attitude, along with a dedication to providing outstanding service to both our clients and their beloved pets.
Key responsibilities
- Deliver exceptional customer service with attention to detail
- Maintain centre standards, policies, and procedures
- Build strong relationships with pet parents through clear communication
- Perform daily admin tasks (emails, calls, record keeping, data entry)
- Supervise and manage groups of dogs, ensuring safety and wellbeing
- Provide daily enrichment activities
- Conduct temperament assessments
- Maintain cleanliness of the facility
- Capture photos/videos and create social media content
About you
- Experience working with groups of dogs
- Experience must specifically be in dog daycare facilities or balanced dog training with a minimum of 1 year experience
- Strong understanding of dog behaviour and handling skills
- Team player with a positive attitude
- Certificate II in Animal Care (or similar) preferred
- Physically fit and able to work in a fast-paced environment
- Comfortable being on your feet for extended periods
- Basic computer skills (Outlook, Word, Excel)
- Basic social media content creation skills (Facebook & Instagram)
- Current driver's licence
- Legal right to work in Australia
About us Waggy Tails is a boutique dog daycare located in the leafy north-eastern suburb of Eltham. We are deeply committed to the wellbeing of every dog in our care and pride ourselves on maintaining the highest safety standards. We offer a supportive, fun, and energetic team culture with a strong focus on safety and quality care in a passionate, dog-loving workplace.
Benefits
- Bring your dog to work
- Career growth opportunities
- Ongoing training (including canine first aid and behaviour courses through NDTF)
- Employee discounts and assistance program
- Weekends and public holidays off
- Opportunity to earn extra income through pet sitting
📌 Animal attendant (Dog Day Care) (Eltham)
🏢 Waggy Tails Doggy Day Care
📍 Eltham
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