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Are you ready to dive into a world where wagging tails, wet noses, and boundless enthusiasm are your daily companions? If so, then keep reading!

Here at Passion For Paws we are looking for a Full Time Carer Driver at our Cuffley Daycare Centre.

About us:
Started in 2018, we have become one of the UK’s recognised leader in Doggy Day Care and are fluent in dog.

Our purpose at P4P is to unleash happiness and enrich the lives of more dogs and their families and we achieve this through our values.

We believe that Paw-sitivity rocks! When it comes to our team, our dogs and our customers we’re caring and All fur one. We work hard, are passionate and Wag for it because we love what we do. Just like our doggy friends, we’re forever curious to Sniff out new stuff.

Our values help guide how we behave, remind us what’s important to ourselves, to dogs and their families and what fires us up as a pack.

What You'll Be Doing
Our Carer Drivers are at the forefront of our mission, representing P4P to our incredible customers

But you're not just a driver; you're a doggy advocate, a safety guardian, and a customer service superstar rolled into one.

• You will be transporting dogs to and from Daycare in our Doggy Buses and ensuring the safety of every precious passenger onboard. (No need to break any speed records here!)
• Bringing your curiosity and creativity to life by collaborating with colleagues to deliver our weekly enrichment routines in line with our enrichment calendar
• Know our four-legged friends like the back of your paw, checking their notes and sharing updates with customers
• Keeping our doggy buses in top-notch condition, ready to hit the road and deliver exceptional experiences.
• Following customers instructions for pick up and drop off, e.g. lunches, where to leave the dog if the owner is not in, securing property.
• Uploading photos taken of our four legged friends to our group chats and also tagging individual dogs on our socials for our customers to see what they get up to at daycare
• Providing a positive environment which leads to happy dogs and creates an atmosphere where we can unleash happiness.
• Keeping a watchful eye on behaviour, turning potential conflict into opportunities for positive interactions also providing suggestions and managing behaviour management plans.
• Being a helping hand when it comes to bathing, washing and towelling dogs prior to drop off
• Caring for the equipment, fields and site and keeping them maintained, safe and clean (this also includes cleaning up after the dogs)
• Your working days are between Monday - Friday (no weekends or bank holidays)

About you:

You will be a reliable and trustworthy individual with a Full UK licence and previous driving experience.

Ideally have a current DBS (or happy to have a DBS check).
As you will be the face of P4P for 50% of our customers, you will be as confident with customers as you are with canines, handling queries and talking dog behavior with ease.
You are someone who embraces a challenge and works under time pressure with a can-do mindset and enthusiasm.
Giving 100 pawcent in everything you do all while radiating positivity, you are someone who is happy to work outdoors in all weathers (this is a must- come rain, shine, snow and all!)

In addition your furry companion can join you at work – we offer FREE dog day-care (as long as it's a paw-sitive fit).

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From £13.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Referral programme

Physical Setting:

• Day centre

Shift:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Work days:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

• Customer service: 1 year (preferred)

Language:

• English (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Ability to Commute:

• Cuffley (required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Cuffley: Relocate before starting work (preferred)

Work Location: In person