pet sitter
Pet sitters provide animal-sitting services including dog walking, home-boarding, pet/home sitting, day boarding and animal transportation services. They maintain records, use appropriate and safe handling techniques and do routine monitoring of the health and welfare of the animal.
Also called: cat sitter, dog visitor, animal sitter, animal carer, companion animal sitter, dog walker, pet sitters, dog sitter
- 18
- essential skills
- 22
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 5164
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- animal care attendantWhat changes?18 skills in common
- animal handlerWhat changes?17 skills in common
- animal behaviouristWhat changes?15 skills in common
- animal trainer14 skills in common
- general veterinarian14 skills in common
- live animal transporter14 skills in common
- veterinary nurse13 skills in common
- specialised veterinarian12 skills in common
Essential skills
18- animal behaviour
- animal welfare
- animal welfare legislation
- apply animal hygiene practices
- assist in transportation of animals
- biosecurity related to animals
- control animal movement
- environmental enrichment for animals
- handle veterinary emergencies
- implement exercise activities for animals
- manage animal biosecurity
- manage animal welfare
- monitor the welfare of animals
- provide an enriching environment for animals
- provide first aid to animals
- provide nutrition to animals
- safe work practices in a veterinary setting
- signs of animal illness
Optional skills
22- anatomy of animals
- animal species
- assess animal's condition
- breed reptiles
- calculate rates per hours
- communicate with customers
- cope with challenging circumstances in the veterinary sector
- deal with challenging people
- follow client animal handling programme
- follow work schedule
- groom animals
- handle petty cash
- keep task records
- maintain animal accommodation hygienic
- make decisions regarding the animal's welfare
- manage a small-to-medium business
- physiology of animals
- provide dog walking services
- provide home pet sitting services
- understand the animal's situation
- understand the needs of animals
- use different communication channels
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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