What is a Professional House Sitter?
A House Sitter is a responsible adult who stays at Pet Owners homes in a spare guest bedroomto care for pets and property.
When are House Sitters hired?
- When Pet Owners have multiple pets, large pets, a hobby farm, or pets that are not very portable ie. horses, birds, fish, chooks
- If their home is situated quite far out of town for it to be frequented daily with visits to feed pets.
- When Pet Owners have a garden that needs watering, a pool that needs regular chlorinating and filtering.
- When Pet Owners want their property to look lived in with lights on at night, and mail taken in and even a car parked in the driveway.
Requirements
What does a Professional House Sitter do?
- Feeds and waters pets and takes sick pets to veterinarian for treatment.
- Inspects utilities, such as plumbing and air-conditioning, to detect problems requiring services of repairer and contacts a repair contractor to arrange for necessary repairs.
- Basic duties such as watering garden, chlorinating swimming pool or mowing
- Occupies and oversees house to maintain order and security of property and conduct necessary business transactions during temporary absence of owner, renter
- Monitoring of entrances to property and securing locks to prevent access of unauthorised people.
- Answers telephone and doorbell, takes messages, and forwards information to you as requested.
- Forwards or files mail.
- Cleans, vacuums, mops, and dusts house, using vacuum cleaner and other house cleaning aids.
What Verifications should a House Sitter have?
A House Sitter must have a current Police check (we can help you apply for one from our crime check partner), obtained within the last 12 months and matching government photo ID such as a Passport or Drivers License.
Benefits
Benefits
- You will have the benefit of having a change of scenery AND get paid for your time.
- PetCloud provides you with RSPCA Accredited Training in Animal Handling and care.
- You will get to earn money AND make an impact with every Pet Job - PetCloud is a Corporate Supporter of RSPCA in every State, and enables Pet Owners to make an impact by donating to Animal Welfarewhen they book you.
- Freedom of choice - You work the jobs you want - PetCloud has many, many paid House Sitting jobs across Australia on our Pet Jobs board.
- PetCloud is also a Nationally NDIS Registered organisation in every State.
Sound like you?
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What does a Professional House Sitter do? Feeds and waters pets and takes sick pets to veterinarian for treatment. Inspects utilities, such as plumbing and air-conditioning, to detect problems requiring services of repairer and contacts a repair contractor to arrange for necessary repairs. Basic duties such as watering garden, chlorinating swimming pool or mowing Occupies and oversees house to maintain order and security of property and conduct necessary business transactions during temporary absence of owner, renter Monitoring of entrances to property and securing locks to prevent access of unauthorised people. Answers telephone and doorbell, takes messages, and forwards information to you as requested. Forwards or files mail. Cleans, vacuums, mops, and dusts house, using vacuum cleaner and other house cleaning aids. What Verifications should a House Sitter have? A House Sitter must have a current Police check (we can help you apply for one from our crime check partner), obtained within the last 12 months and matching government photo ID such as a Passport or Driver's License.