Description:
ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER
Do you LOVE dogs? Would you love to WORK with dogs?
Dogtopia of Northville is looking for fellow dog lovers to join our growing team as an Assistant General Manager! Dogtopia is the industry leader in dog daycare where health and safety is always our #1 priority.
We provide a fun, fast-paced work environment that focuses on team culture and always makes it the Most Exciting Day Ever!
Purpose Beyond Profit
We “Enhance the joy of dog parenthood.
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” by providing clean, safe, and educational dog daycare to our furry guests and their pet parents.
We believe in creating better canine citizens by truly S.
E.
E.
ing (Socializing, Exercising, and Educating) each dog; which we believe helps keep dogs in their loving, forever homes and out of shelters.
We also “.
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Enable dogs to positively change our world” through our Dogtopia Foundation.
Our foundation features three worthy causes: sponsoring service dogs for returning service veterans, youth literacy programs, and initiatives to employ adults with autism.
We host Foundation fundraising events within our daycare center including fun photo booth days, special treats, and dog arts and crafts.
The Role
Assistant General Manager
This is a role for someone with a management and operations background who understands hard work, how to deliver and train others to provide top customer service and ensure a great environment for the dogs in our care.
This person should love dogs - and, upon successful completion of training, you can even bring YOUR dog to work with you! What a bonus!
Responsibilities
Be willing to do what is necessary to meet the needs of the pet parent and create an unparalleled experience for them
Caring for all furry friends as if they were a part of your family
Create staffing schedule and monitor daily schedules
Deliver written performance reviews and give employees positive acknowledgement when due
Proactively dismiss dogs with ongoing behavior issues and monitor action plans to retain those with minor issues
ENJOY your team! GROW your team! And PLAY to your fullest potential
Keep the team members engaged in their duties
Lead by example by coaching all on contributing to a positive team
Maintain and update cleaning schedule, along with holding themselves and team accountable to Dogtopia’s safety and cleaning standards
Onboard all employees and ensure each employee has the correct amount of training
Proficient in POS software (training to be provided)
Proven ability to offer verbal and written feedback to team members to hold accountability to standards
Understanding and living our Dogtopia-isms (listed below)
Utilizes training opportunities for the team such as dog injuries, billing issues, or customer complaints
Perks and Bonuses
· Bring your dog to work!
· Birthday bonus
· Competitive base pay with quarterly check-ins and annual reviews
· Opportunities for cross training and company advancement
· A strong, positive team culture that values inclusivity and transparency
· Hands on managers who work side-by-side with our team
· Personal development opportunities in the pet industry as well as sales, customer service, and dog behavior and handling
· Paid online Dogtopia Connect training prior to your first day*
· A companywide focus on health and safety – pups and people
*Some courses in Dogtopia Connect are industry certifications and eligible for CEUs through the CCPDT
The rules by which we, as Dogtopians live by are our Dogtopia-isms:
We LOVE life unconditionally like a dog.
We STAY loyal to our pack.
We CHASE the absolute highest standards of safety.
We PLAY to our fullest potential.
We TREAT every day like It's the Most Exciting Day Ever!
Requirements:
Requirements
Ability to manage a variety of activities and multiple projects occurring simultaneously
Comfortable with and motivated by an autonomous work environment
Energetic
Leader
Organized and process-driven
People/relationship focused with ability to build teams, inspire, and motivate
Sense of urgency for goal achievement and thrives in a fast-paced environment
Solution-minded
Strong attention to detail
Strong commitment to results
Team management