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Dog Handler
Employer
PAWS Dog DaycareDate Posted
July 05, 2025Languages
English-
Location Calgary, AB
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Earnings $15.00 to $17.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 10 to 30 hours per week
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Position Permanent Part Time Leading to Full Time
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Vacancies 1  Vacancy
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Closing Date Jul 19, 2025
Employer
PAWS Dog Daycare
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Work site environment
Outdoors
Work setting
- Kennel
- Pet grooming shop
- Pet shop
- Daycare
Tasks
- Document animal behaviour
- Monitor animal behaviour
- Prepare food and feed animals
- Clean and disinfect cages, pens, aquariums, kennels, runs, stall and enclosures
- Keep records of animals treated
- Supervise helpers
- Clean animal ears
- Maintain and order supplies
- Clip animal nails
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
Pet first aid course
Type of pets groomed
All breeds of dogs
Animal specialization
Domestic animals/pets (cats, kittens, puppies, dogs, etc.)
Security and safety
- Bondable
- Criminal record check
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Physically demanding
- Handling heavy loads
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Fast-paced environment
- Standing for extended periods
Weight handling
More than 45 kg (100 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player
Screening questions
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently a student?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
- What is your current field of study?
- What is your current level of study?
Experience
Will train
Other benefits
- On-site amenities
- Team building opportunities
- Variable or compressed work week
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
- Does not require Canadian work experience
Support for youths
Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
Supports for visible minorities
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
- Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
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Interest Codes
- METHODICAL
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Interest in comparing information to monitor and document animal behaviour, and to prepare food and feed animals, fish and birds at scheduled intervals
- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in assisting scientists and researchers in conducting laboratory tests with animals; and in using equipment for grooming animals
- DIRECTIVE
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Interest in handling and nurturing animals when grooming and when assisting breeders; and in training dogs to obey commands and perform specific duties in response to signals
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A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.
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