Join Our Waco Team! at The Purr-fect Paw

The Opportunity

Is This the Job for You?

Do you love animals big and small? Tired of working in a fur-free environment? Are you a pet-loving individual who is reliable, responsible, and possesses common sense? We're looking for someone just like you to join our team as a pet sitter and dog walker.

As a member of our team, you will be responsible for providing exceptional care and ensuring the safety and well-being of our clients' beloved pets in the comfort of their own homes. If you have a genuine love for pets and are committed to providing outstanding care, we encourage you to keep reading and apply!

Why Choose The Purr-fect Paw?

We are a highly regarded pet-sitting and dog-walking company committed to delivering gentle, loving care to pets. Our exceptional team is made up of individuals who share our values of reliability, attention to detail, clear communication, and love for animals. We understand that our staff is our greatest asset.

At The Purr-fect Paw you'll enjoy the freedom of a flexible schedule that fits your lifestyle — whether you're a teacher looking to earn extra income during the holidays and summer, a college student who wants to work nights and weekends, or just someone looking to make extra income. We welcome all schedules and commitments!

Important: Our schedules can be unpredictable and vary depending on the month. This job is meant to provide supplementary income and we cannot guarantee a specific amount of income each week. Please visit our Service Area map — you must reside in our service area to be considered. If you live outside our service area, please do not apply.

What Our Pet Sitters Do

We offer multiple time frames throughout the day, with our earliest window between 6:00 AM–9:00 AM and our latest window from 8:00 PM–11:00 PM. You'll spend the majority of time at each visit feeding, refilling water, walking, playing, and giving all pets tender loving care.

Walking dogs of all sizes and administering medication to dogs and cats as needed

Checking the overall status of a client's home to ensure it's safe and secure

Maintaining cleanliness by scooping litter and cleaning up occasional potty accidents

Possibly watering plants and maintaining open communication with office staff and clients

Sending detailed visit reports with photos through our app after every visit

Catering to each pet's unique needs — whether fetch, walks, or simply being present

What We're Looking For

Requirements

We're looking for individuals who are as passionate about pets as we are. Here's what it takes to join the team.

✓Experience with and genuine love for animals

✓High integrity and character — someone who doesn't cut corners

✓Available to work some or all significant holidays and surrounding days

✓Comfortable entering clients' homes and visiting pets of all varieties

✓Willingness to scoop litter and pick up after pets

✓Strong communication skills to keep clients and team members in the loop

✓Reliable, dependable, detail-oriented with a strong work ethic

✓Enjoys working independently but can follow directions and work as a team

✓Capable of handling all types of dogs, cats, and other household pets

✓Able to walk or drive to multiple visits per day in various weather conditions

✓Access to a reliable car, valid driver's license, and current insurance

✓Smartphone with good skills and daily internet access

✓18+ years old and willing to submit to a criminal background check

✓Must reside within The Purr-fect Paw service area

Compensation & Perks

What You'll Earn

You are paid per visit plus mileage reimbursement. All gas reimbursement is TAX-FREE!

15 Minute Visit $6 per visit

30 Minute Visit $8 per visit

45 Minute Visit $10 per visit

Plus

$0.25 per mile reimbursement (TAX-FREE)

Example: A 2-Hour Workday

Drive 5 miles →

SIT A (30 min) → Drive 5 miles →

SIT B (30 min) → Drive 5 miles →

SIT C (30 min) → Drive 5 miles → HOME

3 visits × $8 = $24 + 20 miles × $0.25 = $5 in gas

Total: $29 for ~90 minutes of work

Before tips — and a lot of our clients are generous tippers!

Holiday Bonus

$5 extra per visit on all holidays

Next-Day Request

$5 extra per visit when you accept

Same-Day Request

$10 extra per visit when you accept

50% Staff Discount

Use our services at half price

Tax-Free Mileage

All gas reimbursement is tax-free

Unlimited Cuddles

Slobbery kisses, head butts & purrs

Pay Raises

You'll receive 4 separate raises within your first year. After that, the only other raise would be a promotion to Team Leader.

First Raise — 1 to 4 Months+$0.50 per visit

Second Raise — 5 to 8 Months+$0.50 per visit

Third Raise — 9 to 12 Months+$1.00 per visit

Yearly Raise (Max 4 Years)+$0.10/mile gas reimbursement per year

The fastest way to earn raises: show genuine love for animals, be flexible and available, respond promptly, and be reliable and accountable.