Dog Walking & Pop Ins
We are looking for an animal loving individual to join our team to help with our dog walking and pop in services to a range of areas (covering the following areas: Potter Heigham, Stalham, North Walsham, Mundesley and the surrounding areas!). As a team we cover a wide area for all of our services. This would mean we could require any applicant to have a full, and clean driving license and have use of their own car.
Hours: This role is a self employed role. We are looking for someone who is able to offer flexibility on hours and someone who could be called on at short notice (in case a team member is unable to offer their services for a day/or to cover holiday - this would however have plenty of notice). We offer walks Mondays - Fridays, with the ad hoc Saturday and Sundays (weekend visits and walks are usually booked in advanced). Currently we have 8 Hours of walks which need to be covered, which will increase to 30 Hours in June 2025. We are also looking for someone who would be able to build on hours as new opportunities arise. Please note hours may vary week to week - this is due to our team booking in ad hoc walks, or customers may wish to cancel or book in extra walks.
We can send a pay breakdown for our services if an interview has been obtained - however walks and pop ins begin at £12.50 for 60 minutes for one dog. Pay may vary depending on number of pets needing the service at one time, along with duration.
Please note we do not pay for mileage, any jobs that are further afield will have a higher rate of pay. Shannon will try and work the diary so jobs will flow from to the next depending on location, rather than the need to drive back and forth.
Please ensure you have looked through our website for the services we have to offer. With this role we are looking for someone to offer ALL of our dog walking and pop in services. We are also looking for someone who would be happy to offer our play dates at the dog park sessions too.
For our group and buddy dog walks you may be asked to travel within a 5 mile radius to collect and drop off dogs.
Walks take place come rain, wind, snow and sunshine to applicant must be prepared to walk in all kinds of weather. It is important to always keep an aim for the walks in mind, whether that’s stimulation for a dog, socialising them with other dogs, people environments, or using the time to let the dog burn so of their exercise or simply exercising them!
The new member of the team could be asked to walk up to 4-6 dogs at one time. We walk a range of dogs who vary in sizes, so we ask that the candidate must be able to handle larger dogs and be able to handle a number of dogs at one given time. The duration of our walks is tailored to our four-legged friends so they can range from 30 minutes - 2 hours. In wet weather / muddy walks we always clean down the dogs before they enter their home.
For this role you MUST be reliable, and trustworthy. The well being of any pets we care for are absolutely paramount and all of our human customers rely on us to walk/pop in to their pets at a times and days we have confirm.
You must be able to ensure the safety and well being of the animals we care for is at all times. Confidentiality must also be maintained at all times and no details of the pets we care for should be given out unless directed otherwise. If you are accessing a customer’s home whilst they are not present, then you must ensure the security of the property upon entering and leaving, and you must not let anyone enter the home unless they are the customers or given permission by the customers to do so.
The new member of our team must go above and beyond when offering our services, in order to make sure our furry friends are cared for to an excellent standard. We ask that you must have a passion for working with animals, want to ensure that pets are be cared for at an excellent standard - you must be enthusiastic, hands on, hardworking and caring. To offer our buddy dog walks/group dog walks you must be able to transport dogs within you vehicle
(equipment for dogs safety will be provided). We would love our applicant to have experience of dog walking and caring for animals. Any relevant qualifications (such as animal care) will be highly desired.
All of our applicants will be asked to complete a standard DBS check along with a pet first aid course before beginning their role.
This is a truly paw-some role for someone who is passionate about working with animals and loves being outdoors!
Vacancies -
Home-Boarder
Here at Shannon's Pet Care we are looking into launching a brand new service for us - Home-boarding. This is where our customers dogs would come and stay within your home for the duration their owners are away.
Here's a little bit of information about what the role would expect:
You should treat to dog(s) coming into your home as one of your own, and try and follow their routine as they would be at their own home (this will be highlighted on the registration form). On day of arrival, we ask at for the customers to drop off their dog(s) to you, along with collecting them on day of departure. Please ensure you check over the dog to ensure they are well, do not accept any dogs that appear unwell. You will be given a check list to check in the owners bring with their dog(s). We ask that owners bring their dog(s) bedding, food, toys, food bowls, water bowls, leads and collars. It is important however to you to have spare bedding, food, toys, bowls etc. in case. You must ensure that all dog(s) are kept safe within your care and ensure their well being in maintain during their stay.
Please find more information via the PDF document below - PLEASE READ:
All our applicants must be DBS checked, pet first and aid trained and have their license application completed (with the return of their licensing number and certificate) before the services are to begin.
If you have any questions about this role or whether this role may be of interest to you then please contact us via email - info@shannonspetcare.co.uk.
(Our license number: NNDC/AA060 - 04/07/2023)
Overnight Live in Pet & House Sitting
We are looking for a paw-some pair of hands to join our team to offer our live in pet and house sitting service.
What does this entail? For this role you will be asked to stay within someone home, for the duration they are away, and look after their home and pets. You will be asked to follow the pets routines as closely as possible from feeding times, dog walking, grooming regimes etc. This care is usually for dogs (and any additional small pets), and we ask that you do leave pets for more than four hours at a time, and that you are present within the home at all times during the night (unless arranged otherwise). Please note you will be asked to maintain the home cleanliness, and may be ask to do household activities such as watering plants.
How does the booking process work? Customers will contact Shannon directly to make any bookings. Using our shared calendar Shannon will check the dates to see if our pet sitter has availability, and briefly discuss with the pet sitter the dates, location of pet sit, animals needing to be care etc. All new customers will be ask to complete a detail registration form which will contains details our their pets daily routine, feeding schedule, vet details, contact details etc. Once this form is completed when then arrange for a free meet and greet to introduce ourselves to the customers and their pets. This is also the opportunity to discuss the registration form further, and to ask any questions. Sometimes customers may ask for walks and pop ins to be booked in prior to the pet sit (which will be paid) to ensure pets are comfortable before the pet sit begins.
What are we looking for - we are looking for someone who is able to create a safe and trusting rapport between customers and their pets. Some of the pets may be anxious with their owners being away from the home, so our new team member must be patient and caring and have an understanding to pet that may show anxiety.
All applicants must have a full and clean driving license, along with being happy to transport pets within their care. It is of the up most importance that the applicant is reliable and flexible for this role.
Pay - It is £35 per night. On day of arrival (first day of pet sit only) if the pet begin between 10am and 17:00pm you will be paid an additional rate of £17. Or if the pet sit in to begin before 10am you will be paid an additional £35. On day of departure (last day of pet sit only) - if pet sit ends between 10am - 5pm you will be paid an additional rate of £17. Or if the pet sit ends after 5pm you will be paid an additional £35.
Please note this is the pay rate for one dog, pay may increase due to number of pets.
If you are interested in any of our vacancies - please send Shannon a copy of you C.V with a statement on any details on past animal care experience and why you are wanting to join our wonderful team. Please send these to Shannon via email: info@shannonspetcare.co.uk.
As mentioned any successful applicants will undergo a DBS check and Pet First Aid course before offering any of our services.
We look forward to hearing from you.