WORKING WITH LUV MY SITTER

What is Luv My Sitter?

Luv My Sitter is a full service, in-home pet sitting company. The pet care professionals contracted by Luv My Sitter travel to our clients homes to perform the pet sitting duties outlined by our clients.

Our clients are located primarily in the greater Austin area.

Zip Codes & Towns Serviced:

• 78701          78702          78703          78704          78705          78712
• 78717          78722           78723          78726          78727          78728
• 78730         78731            78732          78735          78736          78739
• 78741          78745           78746          78748          78749          78750
• 78751          78752           78753          78756          78757          78758
• 78759         78613            78664         78665          78681          78660

Austin, Cedar Park, Round Rock, Pflugerville, Kyle, Buda, San Marcos

Why Join Our Team?

• • Fuzzy Faces & Unconditional Love
  • Exercise & Fresh Air
  • Flexible Hours
  • Client referral Bonuses
  • Sitter Referral Bonuses
  • Independence

We provide five types of services:

• • 1. In-home pet sitting: while clients are away we visit their home 1-4 times per day to walk, feed and care for their pet(s).
    2. Dog walking: one visit per day, Monday through Friday to visit and walk dogs while their owners are at work.
    3. Overnight care: spend the night in our clients home.
    4. Adventure Outings: add-on or solo service for clients pets who need more than a basic walk.
    5. Concierge services: to help make our clients lives and time away from home a little easier, we offer a variety of add-on services. Click here to view a list of our premium services.

What is essential to work with Luv My Sitter?

You must:

• • • Have a valid drivers license and access to a reliable and insured vehicle
    • Live in or adjacent to our service area (See “Zip Codes Serviced” above) and be familiar with the service area
    • Have daily access to the internet and the ability to communicate effectively by returning emails and phone calls promptly.
    • Be physically fit and able to work and commute in all types of weather (this is a VERY active position that requires hours of energy, even on rainy, snowy, humid and hot days)
    • Commit to at least 6 months
    • Have experience with, a love of and a desire to work with dogs, and/or cats, and other small animals.
    • Love people in addition to animals (this is as much a customer service position as it is a pet care position)
    • Have the ability to take this job SERIOUSLY.
    • Be 100% reliable (Luv My Sitter specialists do their best to cover in the event of emergencies , but this is not a job where “calling in sick” is tolerated, as the pets in your care depend on you)
    • Be organized and detail oriented.
    • Be able to provide professional references
    • Submit a current background check to Luv My Sitter
    • Complete Pet CPR/first aid training. This offered through Luv My Sitter or you may bring a current certificate.( CPR through PetPR is at no cost to you.)
    • You must be able to access our mobile applications while performing duties (smartphone)

Positions with Luv My Sitter

• • • Mid-day Dog Walkers must be available to walk dogs, Mondays through Friday between the hours of 11:00am & 3:00pm. The number of dogs you’ll walk on any given day will vary based upon the clients schedules and when they need pet care. You must be available all of these days and all of these hours. We will not be able to consider those who are only available a few days per week or for only certain hours of the 11-3 time block.
    • Pet Sitters/House Sitters must be available for work at least (2) weekends per month and most holidays including Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Pet sitters visit our client’s home multiple times per day, therefore need to be available for BREAKFAST (7-9 AM), EVENING (5-8 PM) & LATE NIGHT (9-10 PM) visits.
    • Overnight Sitters stay overnight in the homes of clients and must be available 9:00pm to 7:00am and for dinner visits (5-8pm). Overnight sitters must be available most weekends and holidays including Thanksgiving,  Christmas and New years. Overnight assignments can range from a single night  to several weeks.
    • Adventure Specialists need to be available to service our clients on a daily basis. Scheduling is more flexible than with the above positions, but daily availability is a must.

Summary 

Sitters contracted by Luv My Sitter can either be classified as a mid day dog walker, a Pet Sitter, a House Sitter, an Adventure Specialist or any combination of the four positions. This is based on your availability and what services you’re interested in offering to our Luv My Sitter clients’.

The Luv My Sitter service area is broken down into quadrants. Each Sitter/Walker is assigned to clients that reside within the areas they choose to service. To start, we will plug you in where we can until you build up your book of business in your area.

We keep our sitters assignments as close to their “home base” as possible to increase their profits. The usual travel distance is 2.5 to 10 miles with max distance of 15 miles… unless they have agreed to travel further.

Note: For house sitting assignments, sitters can travel further because their “home base” is the client’s home.

Mid-Day Walkers build their regular schedules by either inheriting the walks of another sitter who is no longer able to offer their services to Luv My Sitter, or by adding on new clients that sign-up for service. Our regular mid-day clients retain the same “walker” until their relationship with Luv My Sitter ends or until the walker is no longer contracted by Luv My Sitter. Our walkers visit their same clients in their route Monday thru Friday based on clients booking schedule.

Pet Sitters are chosen as the “Primary sitter” for a client by the service area that they cover and by their availability submitted to the Luv My Sitter database. After a sitter is assigned as the “primary sitter,” Luv My Sitter will make every attempt to book the same sitter for the client for subsequent bookings. If the primary sitter is unavailable, then Luv My Sitter will assign a secondary sitter to the assignment using the same protocol as explained above. A client may choose to meet with any back-up/secondary sitter, or they may choose to have a phone conversation, or they may just ask that Luv My Sitter send the sitter without introduction.

The same protocol is followed for assigning HOUSE SITTERS as the “primary sitter.”

Adventure specialists adhere to a “primary specialist” protocol and provide all adventure outings for clients regardless of sitter designation. After a sitter is assigned to a client as their “Adventure Specialist,” Luv My Sitter will make every attempt to book the same specialist for all subsequent adventure outings. If the primary specialist is unavailable, then Luv My Sitter will assign a secondary specialist to the outing using the same protocol as explained above. A client may choose to meet with any back-up/secondary specialist, or they may choose to have a phone conversation, or they may just ask that Luv My Sitter send the Specialist without introduction.

While Luv My Sitter team members do their best to cover in cases of emergencies, this is not a job where “calling in sick” is tolerated. The pets on your care depend on you to complete your assignments and (1) no-call; no-show is cause for immediate termination of assignments. 

Working as an Independent Contractor

Luv My Sitter chooses to work with independent contractors (IC’s) to perform the pet care duties outlined by our customers. An independent contractor is someone who runs his or her own business. IC’s are able to work for many companies at the same time.

As an independent contractor you’re paid a per sit rather than an hourly rate. 2-3 sits can be completed each hour.

• • • Initially you receive $10 for each pet sitting assignment, registration meeting and pre-departure meeting.
    • You receive $50 for each overnight stay.
    • Rates for premium services vary and are charged a premium rate so your compensation for these services will be reflective of the greater charge.

For a more complete list of Services and Rates go to…

https://old.luvmysitter.com/services/

Please note that service rates listed are subject to change and not all clients pay the listed rates. Service rate adjustment can be less than or greater than those listed on our services page depending on the client’s specific situation and length of time serviced by Luv My Sitter.

Long-Term Relationship

Luv My Sitter is interested in working with individuals who want to build a long-term relationship with our company and its clients. It’s NOT a good position for those trying to find interim work while in-between jobs or trying to “figure-out” what their next step is. Our clients come to trust their assigned pet care specialist and appreciate it when they’re able to grow a trusted relationship with that person.

Earning Potential

How much you can make is directly dependent on your drive and  availability.

• • • High -Tier performers: These are our sitters who have a lot of availability and are able to do many pet sitting visits, dog walks and overnight stays. Their earnings range from $1000-$1500 every 2 weeks
    • Mid-Tier performer: These are the sitters who have more limited availability but still handle many assignments. Their earnings are generally around $500-$1000 every 2 weeks
    • Low-tier performers: These are sitter who have very limited availability. Their earnings are under $500 every 2 weeks

Compensation

Compensation is based on many factors including, but not limited to, experience, person ability, and commitment to Luv My Sitter. Starting rates are as follows:

• • • • • Your compensation begins at $10 per sit and will increase as the business and your commitment to us grows.
        • Premium services are offered to our clients at a premium rate and your compensation is reflective of the premium rate. The rates for premium services vary so compensation can vary between per service rendered. $13-$25
        • Your compensation for house sitting is $50.
        • Your compensation for registration meetings and pre-departure meetings is equal to that of a pet sit.
        • You are paid by direct deposit into your bank account through Zelle. You must submit an invoice for services completed. invoiced services must be within a completed 7-day (Sunday to Saturday) time frame. Any invoice submitted prior to the completion of the week being submitted will be processed the final day of the requested week. Invoices payments scheduled for holiday weekends will be processed on the following weekday. The direct deposit should hit your bank account immediately but can take 2-3 days after it is submitted. Your bank is in charge of when direct deposit hits your account within that time frame.

Paychecks and Taxes

Luv My Sitter specialists are paid upon invoice for completed services. Pet care specialists are expected to review their invoiced service payment upon receipt and immediately notify Luv My Sitter of any errors.  Luv My Sitter does not withhold federal or state taxes and does not offer benefit programs, such as, pension, workman’s compensation, liability and/or health insurance or welfare benefits.

If this sounds like something you wish to pursue, click here to schedule an interview or contract Tracy at 512-215-9619.

In preparation for your interview:

• Please email us 2-3 professional references. Pet-related would be great if you have them. Please make note of how you know them.
• Review our website so you have a clear understanding of our service.

Thank you for your interest in becoming a Luv My Sitter pet care specialist. We look forward to meeting you.

Happy Tails,

Michelle