Daycare Attendant Jobs

Benefits We Offer:

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance options for full-time staff
• Education discount for staff who desire to become a Licensed Technician (some eligibility requirements)
• Life insurance and other benefit options available for full-time staff
• Paid time off and paid major holidays for full-time staff
• Yearly uniform allowance
• Discount on veterinary care and products for your furry family members
• 401k retirement plan options with company match for all staff over 21 years old

• Set up the playrooms / nap rooms with bedding, bowls, and toys.
• Thoroughly disinfect each nap / playroom daily and provide a deep cleaning of each area once a week.
• Always maintain a “fecal free” zone by removing fecal matter from the outdoor exercise area when needed and disposing of it in the designated locations.
• Prepare meals and treat toys for pets.
• Keep pets as comfortable as possible by immediately cleaning soiled areas and removing any soiled bedding / toys from the nap rooms.
• Take pets outside to designated fenced in area for potty breaks throughout the day.
• Launder toys / bedding; wash and sanitize dishes / toys.
• Maintain and uphold the Core Values and Mission Statement of MVP.
• Provide basic care such as feeding, medicating, and basic hygienic needs.

• Provide daily physical exercise with scheduled off-leash group play time.
• Maintain a high level of comfort for our pets during off-leash play time by supervising the interactions between each dog, encouraging appropriate play, and intervening when needed.
• Assist with temperament testing each new pet for off-leash group play time.

• Check each pet out of Daycare / Montessori every evening, which includes returning the pet and their belongings to the client, as well as providing the client with a training progress report for their pet and homework for that day.
• Clients regarding feeding, medicating, behavioral needs, and play time preference, as well as collecting the pet’s belongings and storing them in their designated cubby.
• Create a report card every day for each pet.
• Check pets in to Daycare every morning, which includes gathering instructions from.

• Sit, Down, Stay, Come, Wait, Leave It, Drop It, Take It, various targeting, sit for greetings, appropriate play, crate training, and bite inhibition.
• Spend daily individual time with assigned pets teaching them new behaviors, as well as maintaining established behaviors. List of skills include, but are not limited to:
• Complete a daily training progress report for each pet.
• Create homework topics once per week for each client based on each individual dog’s progress.
• Document various forms of information regarding our pets’ status / well-being into our computer system (Cornerstone).
• Help pets develop positive behaviors such as: waiting at every gate / doorway, sitting, and waiting politely for leashing, entering / exiting their kennel on cue, sitting for meals / toys / attention, and dropping toys when asked.

• Excellent communication skills with dogs and people.
• Knowledge of proper dog training methods and techniques.
• Must be able to exchange accurate information with all clients and team members.
• A calm, nurturing, and confident attitude.

• A strong understanding of dog behavior and human body language.
• Patience when working with dogs and people who may learn at different paces.