About the Role
This hybrid position blends the joy of hands-on pet care with helpful office support work. You'll spend your days visiting furry (and feathered and scaly!) friends in their homes while also helping keep our business running smoothly behind the scenes.
Join Furryornot Petcare
JOB TITLE: Part-Time Pet Care & Office Support Position "Jack Russel of all Trades"
LOCATION: Abbotsford, BC
POSITION TYPE: Part-Time Employee (Starting at 8 - 12 hours/week)
SCHEDULE: Variable schedule, primarily weekday mornings and lunchtime | Pet visits between 8 AM – 2 PM
ADDITIONAL HOURS: Major holidays, long weekends, spring break, summer
ADDITIONAL SHIFTS DURING BUSY PERIODS: Weekday afternoons or evenings, weekends
STARTING PAY: $18.25/hour (includes drive time to client homes) plus mileage tracking and compensation at $0.73 per kilometer.
OTHER IMPORTANT INFO: You will need to drive a lot during your shift to different homes all over Abbotsford and Mission. Pet Visits are typically between 20 to 60 minutes each, so there will likely be several pet visits in a row to manage.
Are You Our Purrrfect Match?
We're looking for a compassionate, reliable, and adaptable person to join our small but mighty team! This isn't just a job—it's an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of pets and the humans who love them. Tolerance of pet puns is helpful too. If you have a genuine heart for animals, strong people skills, and want to be part of a growing business where your contributions truly matter, keep reading!
What You will Be Doing:
Professional Pet Care (The Fun Stuff!)
- Cat and creature sitting, dog sitting, and solo dog walking (on-leash, private walks around their neighbourhood) - we visit ALL pets in their own home between 7:30 am and 9:30 pm
- Pet visits can range from 20 to 60 minutes so lots of driving is needed during your shift
- Petsitting includes care of birds, fish, turtles, rabbits, and other unique creatures
- Feeding, fresh water, potty breaks
- Playtime, cuddles, and building genuine bonds with the pets you meet
- Sending messages and photo updates to pet parents (sometimes multiple times daily!)
- Light home care: watering plants, collecting mail/packages, tidying up after the pets, and ensuring homes are safe and secure
Office Support (The Business Stuff)
- Data entry
- Customer service including responding to email inquiries and messages
- Proofreading and editing documents and client communications
- Social media and website updates
- Assisting with marketing, networking, onboarding additional team members, community events
The Hours
Starting at approximately 8 hours/week (on average), but may increase to 15 to 20 hours depending on when the clients book with us. During slower periods, hours may be very limited—this role is ideal for someone seeking supplemental income, not in need of full-time employment.
Hours fluctuate seasonally—expect busier periods during:
- in and around major holidays & over long weekends
- Spring break
- Christmas season
- July & August (summer vacation rush!)
The Reality Check
This job is incredibly rewarding, but it comes with real responsibilities:
- Handling pet emergencies (sick, injured, or escaped pets)
- Health monitoring, medication administration (additional training provided)
- Cleaning up messes (yes, including vomit, diarrhea, and pee)
- Extra critical care for senior pets, palliative care
- Managing dogs of all sizes and temperaments—including larger, rambunctious, or reactive dogs
- Navigating unpredictable situations with patience, common sense, and professionalism
- Communicating compassionately with pet parents who may be anxious or emotional about leaving their beloved companions
Our clients trust us with their furry (or not) family members and their homes! So it is important to be responsible and ethical on the job because every pet deserves exceptional care.
Why Join Furryornot?
🌟 Make a Real Impact – Help reduce stress and anxiety for pets and their humans
🌟 Build Meaningful Relationships – Develop genuine friendships with the pets you care for
🌟 Learn & Grow – Gain valuable knowledge about animal care, behaviour, and health
🌟 Room to Grow – As our business expands, so do opportunities for more hours and responsibility
🌟 Be Part of Something Special – Join a supportive team of animal lovers who genuinely care
🌟 Stay Active – Get your steps in, enjoy the outdoors, and embrace all BC weather has to offer!
🌟 Variety – No two days are ever the same!
A Note From the Owner, Jennifer:
I'm looking for someone I can truly invest in—a person I can share my knowledge with, train, and trust to represent Furryornot with the same level of care and dedication I bring to every single visit. I'm excited to find someone who wants to grow alongside the business. If you're committed, compassionate, and ready to be an amazing addition to our team, I'd love to hear from you!
Ready to Apply?
If this sounds like the purrrfect fit for you, we want to meet you! Tell us about yourself, your experience with animals, and why you'd be a grrrreat addition to the Furryornot team.
What to expect once you apply online:
- we will send the top applicants a questionnaire to assess their experience, skills, interest, and teachability
- for candidates that reach the next stage we will arrange a Zoom interview
- the top candidate will join us for a shadow day/ride along to see what a typical shift will be like (2 to 4 pet visits)
- we will meet in person with our final top candidate and discuss the job
- the orientation for our new employee will include at least 3 shadowing/ride-a-along shifts, training on dog and cat behaviour, learning our online software and app, pet first aid, and continual on-the-job training
We look forward to meeting you!
Requirements
Who We Are Looking For
You will thrive in this position if you:
✅ Have genuine compassion for both animals AND people
✅ Are comfortable with all types of pets—big dogs, small dogs, cats, birds, fish, reptiles, and more
✅ Can handle larger or more challenging dogs confidently and safely
✅ Have excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
✅ Have excellent people skills
✅ Are reliable, committed, and consistent in your availability
✅ Can adapt to a flexible, dynamic, and ever-changing job
✅ Want to learn and are invested in helping the business grow
✅ Are looking for a long-term role, not just a temporary gig
Basic Requirements:
Have your own reliable vehicle and be comfortable with a lot of driving (this is essential—you'll be driving to homes across Abbotsford and Mission)
Consistent availability on weekday mornings and lunch time up to around 1 pm (particularly Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday)
Willingness to work additional hours during busy times including some holidays
Physically able to walk large dogs for up to an hour per client, handle active pets, and lots of stairs
Own a smart phone and have a decent data plan
Comfortable learning online software and using a mobile app for client communication
Ability to take good digital photos of pets to share with the clients
Be authorized to work in Canada and currently live in Abbotsford, BC
A criminal record check
What to Expect
The Schedule
We cannot guarantee a minimum amount of hours per week as our schedule is based on client demand. However, we anticipate approximately 8 to 12 hours (or more) per week during our regular busy periods.
We require minimum availability to work to be at least 3 days per week, 2-5 hours per day including drive time
We need the extra help on weekdays, particularly on Monday/Wednesday/Thursday in the morning
The busiest pet visit window: Typically between 8 AM – 2 PM on weekdays
Additional shifts may be available during busier periods, including afternoon, evening, and weekend shifts and over busy long weekends and Stat holidays
During our busy seasons (holidays, spring break, and summer), and as the business grows, the hours may increase to 15 to 20 hours/week
The schedule will vary
The exact timing and which pets you visit will vary day-to-day and week-to-week based on client bookings
Some regular dog walking clients have a more predictable schedule, but variety is the norm!
Office support tasks can be done remotely from home, between pet visits via your mobile phone, or may include driving and on-site attendance for certain events. The need for the office support will vary monthly based on seasonal and operational needs.
Lots of driving is needed to visit the pets in their homes in the time frame the client has requested.
How to Apply
Click the 'Apply Now' button to fill our the application and attach your resume and cover letter to.
For candidates that meet our basic criteria we will send a link to an online questionnaire to get to know you better. Then we will get in contact for the next step with our top candidates!
Start Date
June, 2026
About the Company
Furryornot Petcare was launched in December of 2011. Our founder, Jennifer Skowronek, is a life long animal lover (and animal nerd) and strives to provide the best pet care possible for our community. She is a member of Pet Sitters International, a Certified Professional Pet Sitter, and a founding member of the Canadian Pet Care Professional network. Furryornot Petcare services include drop in cat and creature sitting, drop in dog sitting and private on-leash (solo) dog walks in Abbotsford and Mission BC. We care for ALL pets including cats, dogs, birds, lizards, frogs, turtles, rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, ferrets, goats, llamas, and more! We take care of people's plants, water gardens in the summer, bring in mail, and packages. And, most importantly we make pets feel comfortable, safe, and happy and ensure their pet parents know their beloved pets are in good hands.
