We’re looking for reliable & trust-worthy animal lovers to join our House and Pet Sitters team – could this be you?
Our Sitters come from all walks-of-life and take on the sitter lifestyle for many reasons … one thing is common above all, the love of animals, the feeling of pride caring for someone’s home and pets, is number one. Our sitters take the responsibility of trust seriously…. a client is placing two of the most important assets into our hands – their home and / or their fur-babies. It’s an honour we cherish.
Whatever your reason, HAPS is invested in quality, and not quantity. So if you would like to be considered for a sitter position with House & Pet Sitters, please read on.
Take a look through our checklist below, and if you find yourself answering ‘yes’ more often than not, we invite you to fill in the Sitter Application or give Jenny a call so she can answer any other questions you may have.
Is house and pet sitting for me?
- I’m a single, couple, or retiree
- I love animals! and I’ve had experience caring for them before
- Living in rent-free accommodation might help me save some money
- I have a caring nature and would be happy to look after someone else’s home & pets as if they were my own
- I’m reliable and trustworthy, happy to keep someone else’s home clean and in safe hands
- I’m flexible and like the idea of exploring new suburbs and areas through house-sitting
- I understand I will need to provide a current police clearance, attend in-person interviews and joyfully go through the vetting process.
- I understand it’s necessary to go through a trial period, and I welcome the end-of-sit inspections by my supervisor.
If you find yourself saying ‘yes’ to these, it might be the perfect thing for you!
A typical day in the life of a house-sitter!
- Wake up, either by bundles of fluff licking your face, a bark, a purr or just because you know you should
- Feed pets, adhering to clients documents referring to diets, times of feed etc
- Have a coffee, maybe breakfast. If not raining, take a walk with the canines.
- If raining, get on the floor and play, roll, hide and laugh like you’ve never laughed before.
- Clean trays, laundry, kitchen, doggie poop outside. Don’t forget to update clients…. they love & need to know that their family is happy with you! Don’t let them down.
- Have a seat and breathe, whilst getting leg cuddles from felines & puppy dog looks from their bigger siblings
- Bring in mail, water plants, indoor & outdoor, put bin on curb
- Evening feeding, evening playing, evening walking, whatever is required to keep fur kids smiling’
- Make dinner
- Go to bed
- Rinse & repeat……..
It may sound repetitive, but it’s oh so much fun. Anyone can go to an office and sit all day, but it takes a special-kind-of-someone to cherish the trust that’s been placed on you by hoomans to care, nurture & protect their homes & fur babies.
I think it’s for me – now what?
- To start the application process, complete the Sitter Application online. Completed forms can be submitted online, emailed to jenny@houseandpetsitters.com.au, or posted to House and Pet Sitters, PO Box 2127, Claremont North, WA 6010.
- Once we’ve received your application, we will be in touch to make a time to meet for an interview and make sure we are the right fit for each other, able to meet each other’s needs and expectations.
- We take onboard your preference for locations – we try to accommodate this whenever possible.
- Once you’re on board we do all the hard work of finding the right match between you and our clients. Sits can range from a couple of days to several weeks, unfortunately, this can be out of our control so we do need you to be flexible and work with us.
- Each sit comes with specific information and requirements from the client that we brief you on as you take on a Sit, don’t worry we help you understand these as they come up.
- We care about our sitters just as much as our clients and provide you with 24/7 support
Click the button below to begin your application:
sitter application
Still have questions?
It’s totally understandable if you do!
Contact Jenny for a chat on 0400 611 840 or
email jenny@houseandpetsitters.com.au
