“Working with viva La Pet is stress-free and enjoyable. It’s really a one-of-a-kind job. I love spending time with my furry clients!”
As the area’s most community-driven pet care providers, we are always looking for pet devotees to join our team!
About the job:
VLP team members provide dog walking & pet sitting in Denville, Randolph, sections of Morris Plains and the surrounding areas for the Viva La Pet client-base.
Who we look for:
We look for people who can self-manage. We want those who are team-oriented, those who bring positive energy to their environments, those who are honest, committed, professional and passionate. Those who LOVE the idea of spending their time giving snugs to all the pets, being active outdoors, and providing care that keeps our clients boasting about our services. We want those who are genuinely kind & honest people who realize the complete joy that is dogs & cats and those who recognize the privilege it is to spend time caring for other’s pets. We want people of integrity and those who are one thousand percent reliable.
We care for some of the most important creatures on the planet, so we won’t sugar coat exactly what we are looking for in a VLP team member. Continuing:
- You must be good at managing details. We personalize our client’s care to their dogs’ exact needs. We have a lot of instructions for each and every dog/cat/fish/etc that we work with, and you have to be able to follow those instructions to the letter.
- You need to have dog handling & pet care experience. You also must have good intuition with animals and genuinely love them. We work with lots of different kinds of pets, from very big to very small. You must bring a confidence in working with animals and a demonstrated ability to do so.
- You need to have excellent time management skills. Our team members do anywhere from 2-9 appointments a day. Sometimes they are scheduled back to back and other times they are not. You must be able to manage your time accordingly.
- You must be able to communicate well, both in written form and spoken. We are in the business of giving people peace of mind, and we expect a high degree of clarity in communication in our updates to clients and team.
- You must be the kind of person who leaves their personal issues at home. We all have bad days, but in the end, we are working with animals. Science proves that spending time with animals brings our stress levels down. With this gig, we don’t have to sit behind a desk and our clients don’t talk back. If you don’t see the absolute value in this position, please don’t apply.
- You must be a person of integrity and honesty. Our core values are communication, care, honesty, reliability and consistency. These must be characteristics that you already live in your day to day life.
- You must have a clean background check, a working personal vehicle, and a smart phone. You also must be able to provide us with professional references.
Those best-suited for our team:
We look for people who are looking to make supplemental income. This job won’t pay your rent or mortgage. We want people who have flexible availability and those who are okay with taking on a few “last minute jobs” per month.
If you are an active retiree, a student who can offer us seasonal pet sitting, a person with their afternoons free for daily dog walking, a freelancer or anyone with either:
- Open availability between 10:30 and 2:30 every week day for daily dog walking
- Open availability to do overnight pet sitting in our client’s homes between the hours of 7pm and 7am
- Open availability to visit our clients homes for 30 minutes between 7-9am, again between 2-4pm and again between 8-9pm for pet sitting
We want this to be the best part time gig ever. We want you so enjoy yourself and have fun. On average our people stay with us for 12 or more months and we prefer you commit to at least 12 months. We are all about positive energy and smiles, but this is not a job where calling out regularly is tolerated. You must commit to your client’s schedules.
The details:
Our daily dog walking positions (Monday-Friday) on average start at 1-3 walks per day (unless you are taking over a book of clients from a previous walker). We have a culture of helping out team members and encouraging team members to pick up extra work as wanted and needed, so 6-9 walks per day is doable in time.
Overnight pet sitting comes up 1-3 times per month and pet sitting (3 visits per day) is available a few times per month throughout the year except for the Summer and any holiday breaks, where much more pet sitting is available to take on.
Compensation:
As an independent contractor, you’re paid per assignment rather than an hourly rate.
We also offer referral bonuses, fun contests and extra pay if you choose to work on holidays.
EACH WALK IS 25-30 MINUTES. You will get paid PER WALK.
After some time and positive feedback from clients, we will increase your pay per visit according to our VLP tiered payment structure.
You must live within an 8 mile radius of the towns we service to be considered. ( Morris Plains 07950, Dover, 07801, Boonton/Mountain Lakes, Denville 07834 and Randolph 07869)
