pet sitter
ISCO: 5164. Skills: 40. Essential: 18.
Essential skills
- 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
Supporting skills
- 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