Dog Park Rufferee - Job Description

We're all about creating a place worthy of our dogs and one that's human-friendly too! Love being around dogs and want a fun, casual work environment? Especially if you have experience working with dogs in an off-leash setting... We're looking for YOU!

Primary Purpose: Help maintain a fun and friendly atmosphere for all our dogs and their people by keeping our dog park safe, clean, and welcoming.

Position Info:

• Hourly, Part Time at $13-$15 per hour (depending on experience), paid bi-weekly via direct deposit
• Bring your dog to work
• Paid time off for your birthday
• Free employee membership to Doggos and friends & family membership discount rates for your friends
• Employee discounts on non-alcoholic products and merchandise
• Monthly gift cards to spend while hanging out at Doggos
• Staff snack and beverage area available daily, and quarterly staff socials
• Fun work environment with other awesome dog people that just want to create a place worthy of our dogs

Essential Responsibilities:

• Monitor interactions between dogs and continually read dog body language and 'energy' of the play space and intervening, redirecting or ejecting dogs where necessary, and involving owners and/or Doggos management.
• Give excellent customer service to each dog owner and guest by being good hosts. This includes assisting them with entry/exiting, new dog or shy dog acclimation, potty accidents, diffusing conflict between owners, and engaging with them while they are on-site.
• Ensure cleanliness and safety of the space through timely picking up of debris, cleaning after potty accidents, managing slip risks and other safety hazards, re-setting tables and seating areas as they are vacated by wiping down, removing trash, replacing chairs, etc.
• Perform side work duties required to keep Doggos clean and sanitizes for daily play
• Assist with special events and private event rentals as needed, within your availability.
• Assist with additional tasks and projects as asked by management.

Schedule & Shifts:

We're open 2-10p during the week, 12-10p on Sat and 12-9p on Sunday. Hours will be based on your availability and business volume and will require weekends.

Physical Elements:

• Carrying & Lifting: This role involves regular carrying or lifting of items as much as 30lbs in weight, such as bar inventory, 20lb propane tanks, retail supplies, cleaning supplies, as well as moving dog park equipment, furnishings, etc.
• Standing & Walking: This role requires fast-paced walking, standing for long hours and involves kneeling, and squatting, and bending over. -
• Weather: This role requires you to be outdoors for long, continuous periods of time and work in an un-conditioned environment where you may be in direct sunlight and high heat, rain, cold weather, etc.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Must love dogs and helping people.
• Must be comfortable in an off-leash play setting with large numbers of dogs of varying breeds, temperaments, sizes, and energy levels.
• Must have good people skills and conflict resolution skills, to help mediate situations that can arise in the dog park when owners disagree about their dog's behavior
• Must be 21+ and authorized to work in the United States