pet grooming supervisor

Work site environment

• Cold / refrigerated
• Hot
• Noisy
• Outdoors
• Wet / damp
• Search and rescue
• Police dog / canine services

Work setting

• Kennel

Tasks

• Address customers' complaints or concerns
• May work in a team with shared supervisory responsibilities
• Supervise staff
• Prepare food and feed animals
• Plan and control budget and inventory
• Perform general farm duties
• Perform administrative tasks
• Oversee development of communication strategies
• Organise day-to-day business operations
• Provide flea bath treatments to animals
• Clean and disinfect cages, pens, aquariums, kennels, runs, stall and enclosures
• Bathe and shampoo animals
• Hire, train and supervise staff
• Plan and organize daily operations
• Monitor animal behaviour
• Evaluate daily operations
• Document animal behaviour

Supervision

• 11-15 people

Dog training expertise

• Tracking and discrimination
• Canine behaviour problems / modification
• Obedience

Type of industry experience

• Training organizations

Area of specialization

• Animal training
• Animal husbandry

Animal specialization

• Domestic animals / pets (cats, kittens, puppies, dogs, etc.)

Transportation / travel information

• Own transportation
• Own vehicle
• Valid driver's licence
• Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Dependability
• Positive attitude

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you live near the job location?

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Variable or compressed work week

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and / or refugees (for example : housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
• Supports newcomers and / or refugees with foreign credential recognition