Contact West
West
Dog Sitter / Cat Sitter - Shepherds Bush, White City, Notting Hill
Shepherds Bush, London
Contact West
- Hours
- Part Time
- Language
- English
- Posted
- 7 hours ago
- Salary
- Variable depending on care assignment
- Closes
- 02 Dec 2026
- Course
- No
- Contract Type
- Self Employed
Description
Do you genuinely love dogs and/or cats? We currently have a lovely pet care role available for someone to join our friendly team as a freelance pet carer. When applying, please write a covering letter with a CV to tell us a little more about yourself, particular interest in this role, and suitability. The particular areas we are looking for carers are: Shepherds Bush, White City, Notting Hill. Not all areas need to be covered, to apply.
Dog Live-in Care
Stay with dogs in their own home whilst the owners are away and help them to follow their natural routine. Dogs can never be left on their own for more than 4 hours at a time. Photos & updates are sent to clients via WhatsApp at several points during the day / evening.
Cat Visitor Role
Visit cats once or twice per day in their own home to feed, clean, play, and cuddle cats for 30 minutes at a time. Photos & updates are sent to clients via WhatsApp with each visit. This role can also suit someone with a full-time 9 – 5 job, but would love to add the joy of pet care to their lives.
Possible additional roles
For those who may be interested, we also have additional pet care work available, such exotic animal care or small animal care. Or dog / puppy care in the owner's homes for a few hours per day, up to a whole day (whilst the owner is out at work). Or boarding small animals (such as hamsters, guinea pigs or a bird) in your own home.
Summary
We'd like to work with someone who is kind, caring, conscientious, warm & friendly, and loves animals. Someone with a strong work ethics and who is a confident and tactful communicator. Best suited to those who wish to build a long term working relationship. Work is available on an ad hoc, self-employed, freelance & long term / ongoing basis.
Requirements:
- Really LOVE dogs and/or cats!
- Friendly & with excellent people & communication skills
- Be prepared to have a DBS clearance & references checked
- Have an excellent command of spoken and written English
- Take pride in your work with attention to detail
- Reliable time keeping
- Not allergic to animals
- Legally allowed to live and work in the UK with a personal UK bank account
- Submit a CV (even if you have no professional pet care experience)
Note: if you are only available on weekends, or not available on certain days of the week, these roles will unfortunately not be suitable, due to the nature of the care.
* References will be checked
These roles are best suited to someone looking for a supplementary income, as work consistency is not guaranteed, due to the nature of the business. Pet carers can choose which assignments they would like to accept, and work is available as a self-employed contractor via the agency.
Ad ID: 5419269615
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