About This Role
This professional pet sitter role involves providing in-home pet sitting, dog walking, drop-in visits, and overnight care for clients. It is an independent contractor opportunity ideal for individuals with hands-on animal-care experience who value independence and flexibility.
Responsibilities
- Provide attentive care to dogs, cats, and other household pets in clients' homes
- Feed pets, refresh water, and maintain clean feeding areas
- Provide companionship, playtime, and appropriate exercise
- Clean litter boxes and attend to routine pet-care needs
- Follow client-provided care instructions and identify potential health or safety concerns
- Provide safe, attentive walks appropriate to each dog's age, size, temperament, and physical needs
- Use appropriate leash-handling and safety practices
- Monitor environmental conditions and recognize potential hazards
- Provide in-home pet care during agreed extended or overnight service periods
- Maintain pets' established routines and provide appropriate supervision
- Communicate promptly about concerns or unexpected situations
- Provide timely, professional updates regarding completed services
- Use designated scheduling and communication technology to document accepted assignments and completed visits
- Respect client privacy, property, security instructions, and home-access procedures
- Communicate promptly regarding emergencies, scheduling concerns, or circumstances affecting an accepted assignment
Requirements
- Prior hands-on animal-care experience in a professional, volunteer, or client-service setting
- Demonstrate genuine compassion for animals and sound judgment when caring for them
- Be dependable, organized, and capable of providing services independently
- Have a valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and current automobile insurance
- Be willing to complete a background check, subject to applicable law
- Be comfortable entering and providing services in clients' homes
- Possess strong written and verbal communication skills
- Have a smartphone with reliable internet access and be comfortable using scheduling and communication applications
- Be able to follow written care instructions and perform the essential physical tasks of accepted pet-care services, with reasonable accommodations where applicable
- Understand basic animal safety and recognize situations requiring prompt attention or emergency assistance
- Be willing to satisfy applicable independent contractor onboarding, documentation, insurance, and safety requirements
- Be interested in establishing an ongoing professional relationship with Paws of Serenity NC