Sit n Stay Dog Training is hiring a Dog School Coach to join our daytime drop-off training program in Orchard Park, NY. This role is ideal for someone who loves both dogs and people, uses positive reinforcement methods, is dependable, coachable, and wants to help dogs build real-life skills like calm behavior, leash manners, confidence, impulse control, and family-friendly routines. This is not daycare — it’s structured training, teamwork, communication, dog care, and progress tracking. The right person will be kind, reliable, willing to learn, comfortable talking with clients, and excited to grow with our Dog School team.
Foundation-Level Dog Trainer with Growth Opportunities
Sit n Stay Dog Training | Orchard Park, NY
Part-Time, with growth potential
Pay: $16–$18/hour, based on experience and fit
Do you love dogs and people?
Not just tolerate people. Not “I’ll talk to humans if I absolutely must.” We mean actually enjoy helping families understand their dogs better.
Sit n Stay Dog Training is growing, and we’re looking for a kind, dependable, coachable Dog School Coach & Trainer to join our team.
This is a hands-on role in our Dog School program, our daytime drop-off training program for puppies, adolescent dogs, and newly adopted dogs. Dogs come to us to work on real-life manners, confidence, calm behavior, leash skills, impulse control, and family-friendly routines.
This is not daycare.
This is training.
And yes, there is still cleaning, crates, potty breaks, slobber, barking, and the occasional “why is there cheese in my pocket?” moment. Glamour has left the building.
At Sit n Stay, pets are family. Period.
We are a positive reinforcement dog training company serving Western New York families. Our training is kind, practical, relationship-based, and focused on helping dogs and humans live better together.
We do not use prong collars, choke collars, shock collars, fear, intimidation, leash corrections, or “show them who’s boss” training.
We believe dogs are always communicating. Our job is to listen, teach clearly, reinforce generously, and help families understand the dog in front of them.
As a Dog School Coach & Trainer, your job is to help dogs make progress safely, kindly, and consistently.
You’ll follow our training plans, run manners and foundation skill sessions, support calm routines, help with daily dog care, document progress, and communicate with the team.
The ideal person loves working with dogs, but also understands this business is about helping humans too.
Because here’s the truth: if the family doesn’t understand the training, the dog’s progress won’t stick.
You may help with:
This role is part training, part teamwork, part communication, part cleaning, and part “please don’t eat that.”
Welcome to dogs.
We’re looking for someone who is:
We are not looking for someone who already knows everything.
Actually, that person is usually exhausting.
We’re looking for someone who loves learning, takes feedback well, and wants to help dogs and people have more light bulb moments together.
This is probably not the right role if you:
No judgment. Just clarity.
We’re building something specific here, and the right fit matters.
Ideal candidates have:
Certifications are great.
But attitude, reliability, coachability, people skills, and alignment with our training philosophy matter most.
Dog School is currently open:
Monday–Thursday, 7:00 AM–6:00 PM
We are currently hiring for part-time help, with the possibility of a stronger nearly full-time role for the right person.
Some evening or weekend availability may be needed for classes, events, private lessons, or future growth opportunities.
To apply, please send:
Apply here: [email protected]
If you are kind, dependable, coachable, and excited to help dogs and people learn together, we would love to hear from you.
If you believe training should build trust, not break it, you may be exactly who we’re looking for.
And if you love dogs but also enjoy helping humans? Even better.
That’s the unicorn.
We are currently hiring unicorns.
$16 - $18 per hour