Dog Caregivers and Lead Dog Caregivers

Job Overview

Challenging Dogs Pet Care is hiring Lead Dog Caregivers and Dog Caregivers for the Maryland suburbs surrounding Washington, DC and Baltimore to guide introduction visits for dogs with behavior challenges and provide sitting and walking services. Services may also be conducted in Washington DC, Baltimore and Northern Virginia but do not normally extend beyond 30 miles away from a caregivers home location.

Many of the dogs we work with react to other dogs and new people in an unfriendly way. Others are extremely shy and fearful. We conduct a Getting to Know You process to help dogs get to know us in a slow, non-threatening way. Once that is complete, we provide sitting, walking and daycare services.

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Lead Dog Caregiver Responsibilities

1. Interview new clients to collect information on each dogs behavior challenges.

2. Develop and manage the format and schedule of Getting to Know You (GTKY) visits.

3. Facilitate GTKY visits to enable the dog to develop a trusting relationship with you and other staff.

4. Provide sitting, walking and daycare services directly.

Non-lead Dog Caregivers attend GTKY Visits under the supervision of a Lead. Once the GTKY process is complete, Dog Caregivers provide sitting, walking and daycare services directly on their own.

Key Requirements

• Lead Dog Caregivers should have at least two years of experience working with dogs in a professional or volunteer capacity.
• Lead Dog Caregivers should have intermediate knowledge of dog behavior and challenges.
• Both Lead Dog Caregivers and Dog Caregivers :

Commitment to an approach that is force free only with no use of punishment.

Other Key Requirements for both Dog Caregivers and Leads :

Information on Pay and Benefits : The Lead Dog Caregiver position pays $20 to $22 per hour based on experience. The Dog Caregiver position pays $18 to $20 per hour based on experience. For sitting stays that include overnight care, the pay rate for sleep time varies based on the minimum wage of the state in which the service is provided. We provide services in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC.

Challenging Dogs provides a 50 cents per mile reimbursement for mileage and provides paid time off for vacation and sick leave.

Required qualifications :

Preferred qualifications :