Dog Trainer – Tails-a-Wagging

Join our team! Tails-A-Wagging is looking to add more dog trainers to our great staff

Tails-A-Wagging Doggie Day Care and Canine Training Center is hiring.

Founded in 1997, we are the largest doggie day care and pet dog training facility in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. We are a 100% reward based, positive approach, dog friendly training center with evidence-basedoutcomes. Our goal is not only sharingthebenefits of reward based training in our community, but to strive to make all dogs lives better.

We have been recognized as the best doggie day care and training center in our area for many years and are the #1 referred training center for all local veterinarians, groomers, pet care facilities and shelter/rescue groups. Our facility is over 10,000 sq. ft. of indoor and outdoor space, with a 2500 sq ft. heated/air-conditioned training room.

Our current class offerings includepuppy preschool, puppy kindergarten, basic manners, advanced dog manners, reactive dog classes, tricks classes, agility, treibball, WAG IT games, and workshops. We also offer a multitude of behavior seminars to educate clients and the community. In addition to our classes, we also offer private sessions, behavior consultations, doggie day care, and free puppy socializationclasses.

An ideal candidate for our team will have:

Completed a program at a dog training school and/or apprenticed under an experienced trainer -Candidate should have experience where she/he has taught group classes/private sessions as a lead instructor -We are open to candidates with CPDT, CBCC-KA, CDBC (or be working towards a comparable professional credential) but may not required with extensive experience

Experience providing assessments and providing follow-up training with behavior issues such as separation anxiety, resource guarding, dog-dog reactivity, and dog-people reactivity.The ability to work well without supervision and constant direction; however also able to switch gears and work well as a team.Extreme comfort/knowledge with dog play styles and body language.Strong written and verbal communication skills Creativity and problem-solvingskills

Assist in behavior consults, follow-up training and behavior clinics.Evaluate dogs for play groups.Behavioral evaluations for our rescue partners.Willingness to teach and assist in curriculum development for pet dog group classes.Eagerness to learn more through self-studyand continuing education -Proficiencyusing a computer and have access to a laptop.

We strive to create a good work-life balance for our team. We are an inclusive gender diverse company.

Requirements:

Available to teach classes 2 to 6 hours(or more of wanted)a weeks (typically weekends or week nights)
Available for in home private training sessions in client homes.
Willing to be a Tails-A-Wagging ambassador and help with marketing events (such as local dog festivals 1 to 3 times a year)
Recognize that being employed as a dog trainer requires other admin responsibilities outside of teaching a class/private session.
Example: phone/email follow up, record keeping, curriculum/lesson plan development, etc.
A true team player who understands and works well within a diverse team and changing environment.
A strong sense of initiative and ability to work independently -3+ years group class instruction experience -2 + years private lessons experience
Proficiency with a variety of positive training methodologies (clicker, lure and reward, toy training) and the flexibility to use whatever best meets the needs of our busy clients and their family pets, including the use of humane training tools
Critical thinking skills and a commitment to a scientific approach to training
Must be professional, flexible, organized, timely, work well under pressure and be an active problem-solver
Keep training area clean, organized and tidy (no janitorial duties in this position, we have a full time staff for cleaning) Our trainers are paid 55% of all class/lesson fees. In addition, they are paid a monthly medical stipendfor health care, up to 60% of health care premium.

The hours of this position are extremely flexible and can be as little as just a few a week or can even grow into a full-time position. We invite you to check out www.tails-a-wagging.com and interested candidates should send their resume to:

Join our team! Tails-A-Wagging is looking to add more dog trainers to our great staff

Tails-A-Wagging Doggie Day Care and Canine Training Center is hiring.

An ideal candidate for our team will have:

Requirements:

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