Holiday Pet Sitter: Flexible Part-Time, Per-Visit Pay

Passionately Pets; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Passionately Pets in Northern Virginia is seeking detail oriented, empathetic pet sitters and dog walkers to care for dogs, cats and other companions during Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Start immediately with morning, midday, evenings and weekend shifts.

This part-time supplemental income role involves visiting clients' homes, feeding, walking, litter box cleaning, and monitoring pet welfare.

Qualifications

• Northern VA residence within 3 miles of 22301 preferred.
• Own reliable transportation to perform the duties and responsibilities.
• Smartphone with internet access and data plan.
• Must be extremely detail oriented.
• Able to follow detailed instructions.
• Must be responsible, reliable, and dependable.
• Must be timely and punctual.
• Must be able to self-manage.
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be compassionate about animals.
• Must feel comfortable working with and interacting with both small and large animals.
• Must be willing to walk and drive in all weather conditions.
• Must be able to make at least a 6month commitment, however longer is preferred.
• Must be able to pass criminal background check.

Responsibilities

• Workweekdays, weekends and holidays, as visits vary based on client needs.
• Enter the homes of clients and visit with their pets for varying lengths of time (usually 15-30 minutes each).
• Act as primary caregivers for pets while their owners are away.
• Walk pets as requested.
• Feed pets as requested.
• Provide appropriate litterbox and/or cage cleanup as required.
• Check that pets have ample, clean water supply and refill as necessary.
• Patrol homes for accidents or damage caused by pets in the absence of their owners.
• Clean any accidents or damage discovered in homes of our clients.
• Communicate with Management.

Skills

Detail oriented

Empathetic

Reliable

Excellent communication

Compassionate about animals

Punctual

Self-management

Passion for animals

Tools

Smartphone with data plan

Reliable transportation

Job description

Passionately Pets in Northern Virginia is seeking detail oriented, empathetic pet sitters and dog walkers to care for dogs, cats and other companions during Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Start immediately with morning, midday, evenings and weekend shifts.

This part-time supplemental income role involves visiting clients' homes, feeding, walking, litter box cleaning, and monitoring pet welfare.