Dog Caretaker 50% (m/f/d)
Key information
- Publication date:21 October 2025
- Workload:50%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Allschwil
Job summary
Join the Swiss School for Guide Dogs in Allschwil, founded in 1972. This role offers a unique opportunity to work with dogs and people in a supportive environment.
Tasks
- Care for training dogs, including feeding and grooming.
- Coordinate daily walks and basic obedience training.
- Manage vet visits and maintain the facility.
Skills
- Completed training as a pet caretaker or veterinary assistant.
- Strong teamwork and communication skills required.
- Excellent physical and mental stamina needed.
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If you are interested in working with people and animals, are open-minded, flexible, and prudent, and have a hands-on personality, you should seize the opportunity and apply with us. Your tasks
- Care of dogs in training:
- Coordination and supervision of the pack runs
- Care and feeding
- Playful basic obedience and activity work as well as walks
- Organization and supervision of veterinary visits
- Assistance in managing the feed storage
- Day and evening shifts, overnight duty if needed (overnight stay on the school premises, usual working hours from 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. the following day) to care for the dogs
- Care of breeding bitches and puppies at the school if needed Your profile
- Completed basic training as an animal caretaker EFZ or veterinary practice assistant EFZ
- Enjoy working with dogs and people
- Appreciate and nurture teamwork
- Very good physical and mental condition, manual skills
- Driver's license category B
- Very good German skills in spoken and written form
