At a Glance
- Tasks: Deliver engaging dog training classes and provide one-on-one training sessions.
- Company: Join Petbarn, Australia's leading pet retailer, passionate about pets!
- Benefits: Flexible casual hours, ongoing training, and a fun work environment.
- Other info: Opportunity to grow your skills and work with various animals.
- Why this job: Combine your love for pets with a rewarding career in animal training.
- Qualifications: Retail experience and a passion for animal behaviour are essential.
The predicted salary is between 47592 - 58168 $ per year.
At Petbarn, Australia’s speciality pet leading retailer, we're passionate about making the world a happier place through the love of pets! This great opportunity at Petbarn Fountain Gate as a part-time Pet School Trainer (approx 12 hours per week) will suit a pet-passionate animal enthusiast looking to work with a great brand while also growing your pet training career. Strong retail leadership experience is essential to be successful in this role!
The successful candidate will have:
- Passion for animal behaviour and training.
- Commitment to the care of pets.
- Confidence in public speaking and presentation experience.
- High integrity, and be highly motivated and proactive.
- Composure under stress and pressure.
- The ability to communicate with clients of all pet experience levels with ease.
- Ideally some retail experience working with a high volume, disciplined retailer.
- Ability to work within a team.
- Animal studies qualifications will be highly regarded.
- A commitment to ongoing learning and improvement in the field of science-based animal training.
- Positive reinforcement-based training experience or qualifications are highly regarded.
Your primary role will be delivering dog training classes and one on one dog training. Your initial onboarding will also include retail training and store procedures as well as in depth training of our Pet School classes and operations.
This is a casual role, and you will be offered shifts on a needs basis that suits your availability. The ideal candidate must be reliable, have an ability to present and deliver training, and be flexible and able to work autonomously.
You must be willing to deliver the pet training content as provided to you to remain within our animal welfare and ethics guidelines, as well as undertaking regular paid training sessions with our senior Trainers to refresh and improve your skills.
As part of your responsibilities, you must be physically fit and capable so as to handle dogs of all sizes as reasonably expected of the role. You may be required to lift heavy items up to 20kg (e.g., bags of dog food). In your training role you will likely be required to work with species other than dogs as well in the future (i.e., kitten/cat and aquatic classes).
Pet School Trainer in Melbourne employer: Petbarn
At Petbarn, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a vibrant work culture that values passion and dedication in pet grooming. Our Morayfield salon provides a supportive environment with comprehensive training, career progression opportunities, and a strong commitment to employee well-being, including competitive remuneration and a bonus program. Join us to make a meaningful impact on pet health while enjoying attractive benefits and a stable income throughout the year.
