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Job vacancies at Very Important Pets

Why not become a VIPs pet sitter?

Wimbledon Fair

Very Important Pets the UK’s premier pet services company are always looking for extra pet sitters to join out highly trained team.

If you have a real love for animals, many years experience caring for them, and want to earn money doing something you will enjoy, becoming a professional pet sitter might be the job for you.

We provide a premium pet service and our clients expect the very best care for their pets so the requirements we have for our pet sitters are very high.

  • You must have excellent presentation and communication skills.
  • You’ll need substantial animal experience and must be confident with all domestic animals.
  • You must also be fit and active, and be a genuine pet lover as well as reliable, honest and trustworthy.
  • You will be required to provide us with a current Police background check and 2 outstanding written references.

We will insure you to carry out each pet sitting assignment and give you full instructions and support regarding each job.

For more information please read the following documents:

If you feel you meet these criteria and would like to earn an income doing what you enjoy then please email us at for further information.


Jobs Currently available at VIPs:

Dog and small mammal home boarding

For our home boarding service, a client will drop their pet off at your house, you will be expected to provide a loving family home for the client’s pet, and maintain their feeding, grooming and exercising routines. You’ll be required to have a secure garden, ideally with grass, and have a well presented pet friendly home.

House and pet live-in sitting

As a live-in pet sitter you will have to live in a client’s home and walk, feed, play with, groom and love their pets. You will be expected to maintain their feeding, grooming and exercising routines. You will be expected to maintain a client’s home. You are not permitted to leave the clients home unattended for more than four hours maximum each day and only with a client’s prior consent.

Cat feeding and small mammal visiting service (Veterinary Nurses only)

As a pet feeder you are required to go to our clients’ houses and feed, water, groom, clear/change litter, and play with the pet for a period of no less than 20 minutes, either once or twice a day.