Job Description

Kip Brunswick

Animal Attendant (Dog Daycare)

As the leading provider of pet care services across Australia, Kip Happy Stays sets the benchmark for excellence, ensuring every pet receives the ultimate in care and enrichment during their stay.

At Kip Happy Stays Brunswick, our team is passionate about delivering exceptional care in a busy, high-energy daycare environment. With large numbers of dogs attending each day, this is a hands-on role best suited to someone who thrives in a fast-paced workplace, enjoys staying active, and can confidently manage multiple priorities at once.

We are currently hiring for both Casual and Full Time opportunities.

This is a physically active role where you’ll spend the majority of your shift on your feet in a loud, fast-moving daycare environment with lots happening at once. The role can be noisy, demanding and high-pressure at times, so we’re looking for resilient, motivated team members who genuinely enjoy working with dogs and thrive in busy environments.

No two days are the same, and the role requires strong multitasking skills, confidence handling groups of dogs safely, and the ability to balance hands-on care with customer communication, pupdates and daily operations.

The ideal candidate will be available to work flexible hours between 6:30am–6:30pm, Monday through Friday, with the ability to adapt to a variety of shifts as required.

What are the responsibilities of the role?

• Supervising groups of dogs and managing behaviours to maintain overall wellbeing and safety
• Providing canine enrichment through play and scheduled activities
• Implementing daily leadership and training activities
• Frequent cleaning and upkeep of facilities
• Building rapport with pet owners through daily feedback and transparent communication
• Creating and sharing pupdates, photos and videos for pet owners
• Completing daily administration, including answering enquiries, record keeping and preparing documents

What are the minimum requirements?

• Available to attend a lawful unpaid work trial shift (operated within Fair Work Ombudsman guidelines)
• Confident handling dogs of all sizes, including larger breeds
• Strong communication skills with an empathetic and customer-focused approach
• Comfortable working on your feet for long, active shifts in a fast-paced environment
• Able to multitask and work calmly under pressure
• A positive attitude with openness to learning and feedback
• Comfortable using phone applications, social media and basic video editing for pupdates and customer communication
• A passion for canine behaviour, enrichment and training

Why Kip Happy Stays?

• Did someone say pets?!
• Opportunities for career growth with a promote-from-within culture
• Extensive training to build your skillset
• Up to 50% off shop items, boarding and daycare services
• Incentive programs for leaders to earn performance-based bonuses
• Structured induction program to set you up for success
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with free confidential counselling
• Work with like-minded people in a fun, fast-paced and well-established business
• Generous Employee Referral Program – earn up to $3,000 for successful referrals

How to apply

Include a cover letter outlining why you are the best fit for the role. If you don’t tick every box or don’t have animal handling experience, we’d still love to hear how your skills are transferable.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to complete a one-way video interview.

We look forward to reviewing your application!