WE ARE HIRING
🐱 Weekend Cat Care Assistant – Part-Time
Location: 6101 Duncan Rd, St 108, Punta Gorda, FL 33950
Hours: About 10-12 hours/weekend | Saturdays, Sundays + Holidays (time and a half) | Training starting in July
Starting Pay: $14-16/hr based on experience
Do you love cats and want to work in a peaceful, feline-only environment? My Cat Nap Cottage, a cozy and professional boarding facility just for cats, is looking for a reliable, independent and detail-oriented weekend assistant to join our small, cat-loving team.
🕒 Schedule (approximate):
- Saturday mornings: 7:30 AM – 12:00 PM
- Saturday afternoons: 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- Sunday mornings: 7:30/8am - 10:30/11am
- Sunday afternoons: 3:30-6:30pm
- Holidays as needed (time and a half)
Start and end times may vary slightly depending on appointments or cats with special medical needs. You may be able to leave earlier if work is completed and medications are administered on time.
🐾 Key Responsibilities:
- Feeding, cleaning litterboxes/rooms, and caring for our feline guests
- Administering medications (including insulin) or learning how to do so
- Handling drop-offs and pick-ups: greeting clients, taking info, and checking out
- Answering phone calls and updating client records
- Giving cats one-on-one attention during downtime
- Creating report cards and taking photos/videos for social media during downtime
- Cleaning and organization tasks as needed
🧶 Ideal Candidate:
- Experience with cats or other animals preferred, but willing to train the right person
- Comfortable handling shy, nervous, or high-needs cats
- Punctual, dependable, and able to work independently
- Good communication skills and friendly with pet owners
- Detail-oriented and responsible with medications and scheduling
- Creative or willing to help with light social media content
🎓 Great fit for:
- Vet tech or pre-vet students
- Pet sitters or vet assistants looking for extra hours
- Mature high school grads or college students
- Retirees or animal lovers seeking meaningful part-time work
If you're calm, cat-savvy (or eager to learn), and ready to be part of a caring team that treats every feline guest like family, we’d love to hear from you.
📧 To apply:
Send your resume and a brief note about why you're interested to mycatnapcottage@gmail.com. Include any relevant animal experience, availability, and references if available.