Looking for an active, outdoors, fast-paced part-time job with a flexible schedule that can be a lot of FUN?

Waggy Tails is always on the search for reliable and professional part-time employees to join our team!

Hi, and thank you for your interest in Waggy Tails! Please read through our Pet Sitter and Dog Walker job description. If you feel this job would be a good fit for you, please fill out the application below. I’m looking forward to hearing from you!

Summer Tannhuaser – Owner of Waggy Tails Pet Sitting & Dog Walking

We employ a diverse team of people from all walks of life including retirees, stay-at-home parents, college & graduate students, people who work from home or have a hybrid schedule, and anyone else looking for a part-time position to supplement their current career or active lifestyle.

Pet Sitting & Dog Walking Job Duties

Below is a summary of some of the job duties that you may encounter as a pet sitter & dog walker with Waggy Tails. No worries, we provide thorough training on everything listed below!

  • Accept or decline visits offered to you

  • Meet new clients at a Meet & Greet initial meeting

  • Complete visits within the requested time block & length, clocking in and out using our online app

  • Read the client’s online profile in our pet care app and all notes about the visit

  • Take pictures of the happy pets and send informative updates to clients

  • Form good relationships with the pets by giving them lots of attention, love, and care

  • Form a good and trusting relationship with clients

  • Clean up any pet messes and help maintain pet health

  • Administer medications

  • Keep track of what is done at visits through our various communication channels

  • Keep pets and their environment healthy, clean, and safe

  • Maintain great communication with Waggy Tails Admin

  • Make the safety of pets and the security of the client’s home your top priority

The Right Candidate will:

· Have prior experience with pets of different sizes, temperaments, and breeds preferred.

· Have a flexible and/or consistent schedule. Pet sitters must be able to manage and keep up with schedules that are different each week. We understand that pet sitting may need to fit around your current work schedule, and we are happy to work with you.

· Live in Knoxville and have daily access to reliable transportation of your own.

· Be able to work at least some of the major holidays, including either Thanksgiving or Christmas (holiday pay included), and be willing to work in a variety of weather conditions.

· Not be looking for a primary “job to pay the bills.” Work is based on client needs and therefore flexible and not a guaranteed number of hours. However, the longer you work with us, you'll gain a more consistent schedule of visits of regular clients.

· Be able to commit to a long-term commitment with our team. We are looking for a minimum of an 12-month commitment, and we prefer applicants that will be available indefinitely. (We do work with college students who may leave for the summer)

· Able to provide lots of love and affection to our 4-legged clients.

· Be dependable.  We’re not looking for someone who takes regular sick days.  Our clients rely on dependability.

· 18 years or older, legal to work in the United States, and submit to a background check.

Benefits to Working for Waggy Tails:

✔ Established company, in business since 2009, having served over 2,000 clients.

✔ Part-time employee position: covered under protection of bonding, business insurance, and workman’s compensation

✔ A flexible schedule based on your availability with a company that respects and values its staff

✔ A rewarding, enjoyable, independent job working with animals and making a difference in their lives

✔ Work that fits into YOUR unique lifestyle, no matter if you have other school, work or family commitments.

What does a pet sitting/dog walking visit look like?

Pet sitting sits are generally 20-40 minutes long for both dogs and cats, not including your drive time. The time at visits is generally spent preparing meals for pets, giving medication if needed, walking dogs, indoor and outdoor playtime, refreshing water dishes, scooping the litter box daily, cleaning up any pet messes, taking cute pictures of happy pets, and sending an update to the client. 

Dog walking visits are generally booked on the same days each week. They are good, consistent income, and are usually 20-40 minutes long, plus drive time. Typically you take the dog for a walk OR help provide exercise in a fenced yard! 

Professional pet sitting and dog walking is independent work. It’s enjoyable, low stress, and active.  

How will I get clients?

We have many new clients contacting us for services every week. You do not need to find your own clients. Onboarding new clients and offering you consistent work is the job of the office staff.

Where will I be working?

Most of your time at work will be spent at the client’s home completing visits and taking care of pets. From time to time, you will need to pick up or drop off keys to other sitters. You do not need to commute to the office before or after your shifts. You will go straight to the client’s home to start work. 

Because our pet sitters and dog walkers drive to visits multiple times per day, we only hire candidates who live in our service area. Our goal is for you to serve clients located within 8 miles max from your home, and ideally under 5 miles.

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