Dog Walker

Charlotte, NC | Hourly | Part-Time | $14/hour with mileage reimbursement

About the role

Skiptown is looking for passionate and creative animal lovers to provide unparalleled care for our amazing clients and their adorable pets. Our Skiptown walkers love being outdoors, are passionate about animals, think quickly on their feet, and create adventures in everyday life.

• Work Outside
• Work with Dogs (and cats)
• Listen to your favorite tunes in between visits
• Get your workout while you're at work

Our Skiptown walkers are part-time W-2 employees. Daily walk schedules are created by the operations team and are based on client demand.

Responsibilities

• Use our proprietary app to access daily schedule, visit information, and document the visit through photos and creative visit reports for our clients
• Perform physical movements requiring the use of legs, wrists, hands, and/or fingers including kneeling and bending
• Repetitive arm and wrist use, frequent grasping
• Work in an outside environment, sometimes in adverse weather conditions such as extreme heat, extreme cold, rain, or snow
• Pull up to 140 lbs
• Be on feet and/or walking up to eight (8) hours per day for at least one (1) hour at a time frequently on uneven or hilly walking surfaces
• Lift up to forty (40) pounds

Requirements

• A minimum of 10-20 hours of work availability during our operating hours:
  • Monday - Friday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
  • Saturday: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Sunday: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
• Own, reliable car and ability to navigate between home visits
• Clean legal record and willingness to undergo a background check
• 18 years or older
• Reliable and punctual
• Organized and detail-oriented
• A rain jacket (weather happens!)

Benefits

• Free VIP Membership to Skiptown
• Weekly pay (Cha-Ching Fridays!)
• Employee discounts on all Skiptown services
• Free DoorDash DashPass subscription
• 50% discount on The Farmer's Dog fresh pet food

Pay

$14/hour with mileage reimbursement

Schedule

Part-Time, looking for Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday availability.

Why Skiptown?

• We're Raising the Bar: Dog care should be safe, enriching, and professional and we make that happen.
• Tools That Work With You: Our tech helps you track care and stay consistent (and it's getting better every day).
• Real Impact: What you do here matters - to the dogs, the team, and the whole operation.

Walkers receive over 10 hours of classroom and on-the-job training before performing their first solo visit. Skiptown has a unique operations team available throughout the day to support and assist with any issues our walkers encounter.