Professional Canine Handler - Mold Detection K9

Job Description

Job Description

Mold Dog Network
Greater Indianapolis, Indiana
Full-Time | $40,000 to $48,000 per year

Turn Your Professional Canine Experience Into a Unique Career

Mold Dog Network is looking for an experienced professional canine handler to join our growing mold-detection inspection team in the greater Indianapolis area.

The selected handler will be partnered with a professionally trained Belgian Malinois to perform mold-detection inspections in homes and businesses. This is an unusual opportunity to build a career working alongside an exceptional detection canine while helping property owners identify areas that may require further mold investigation.

A Belgian Malinois is an intelligent, powerful and extremely energetic working breed. Successfully handling one requires confidence, consistency, physical ability, sound judgment and a genuine understanding of high-drive working dogs.

This is not an entry-level dog-handling position. Personal pet ownership alone will not qualify as professional handling experience.

Compensation and Company Support

Mold Dog Network provides:

• $40,000–$48,000 in annual compensation, based on verified experience
• Performance bonus opportunities based on canine readiness, training compliance, report accuracy and customer satisfaction
• A wrapped company vehicle for business and canine-related transportation
• Company-paid canine food and approved supplements
• Company-paid veterinary care and medications
• Company-provided kennel, safety, training and inspection equipment
• Company-provided uniforms
• Company-paid mold-detection and inspection training
• Continuing training and professional development
• Approved business-travel expenses for overnight assignments

Candidates with substantial detection-dog or Belgian Malinois experience may qualify for the upper end of the compensation range.

What You Will Do

You and your canine partner will conduct professional mold-detection inspections in residential and commercial properties. You will direct the canine through structured searches, recognize and document trained alerts, communicate professionally with customers and prepare clear inspection reports.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Safely housing and caring for a Belgian Malinois working canine
• Conducting mold-detection inspections in homes and businesses
• Handling the canine safely in unfamiliar and changing environments
• Completing structured canine training and conditioning
• Maintaining accurate training, care, deployment and performance records
• Documenting canine alerts and relevant inspection observations
• Preparing clear, accurate and professional customer reports
• Explaining the inspection process professionally to property owners
• Maintaining the canine’s health, appearance and operational readiness
• Safely transporting the canine in the company-provided vehicle
• Maintaining the assigned vehicle, kennel and equipment
• Communicating promptly with customers and company management
• Participating in continuing education, evaluations and recertification
• Following all Mold Dog Network safety, inspection and documentation procedures

Schedule and Travel

Most inspections and customer appointments take place Monday through Friday during normal daytime business hours, generally between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

The number and location of inspections will vary. On days when no customer inspections are scheduled, the handler will generally complete approximately two hours of structured canine training, conditioning and required documentation while remaining available for scheduled company responsibilities.

Occasional longer-distance travel is required. Certain assignments may involve overnight stays outside the greater Indianapolis area. Mold Dog Network provides the company vehicle and covers approved business-travel expenses.

Because the canine lives with the handler, this position carries daily responsibility. The handler must provide appropriate feeding, exercise, safety and general care seven days per week, including weekends and holidays.

Required Qualifications

Applicants must possess:

• Extensive professional dog-handling or dog-training experience
• Demonstrated experience with high-drive or working-breed dogs
• A strong understanding of canine behavior, body language, reinforcement and drive management
• The confidence and physical ability to safely handle a Belgian Malinois
• An appropriate home environment and secure facility for housing and exercising the canine
• The ability and willingness to care for the canine every day
• Excellent written communication and documentation skills
• Strong customer-service and interpersonal skills
• A professional appearance and demeanor
• Comfort entering and working inside customers’ homes and businesses
• The ability to use mobile applications, inspection software and digital reporting tools
• A valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record
• The ability to pass a background check and drug screening
• The ability to travel throughout greater Indianapolis and occasionally complete overnight assignments

Preferred Experience

Preference may be given to applicants with experience in one or more of the following:

• Detection-dog handling
• Search-and-rescue canine work
• Military or law-enforcement K9 operations
• Professional working-dog training
• Scent-detection programs
• Belgian Malinois, German Shepherds or comparable high-drive working breeds
• Canine training records, deployment logs and certification standards
• Residential or commercial inspections
• Customer-facing field services
• Preparing professional reports or field documentation

Home and Canine-Housing Requirements

The canine will live with the selected handler while remaining the property of Mold Dog Network.

Before placement, Mold Dog Network will evaluate and approve the proposed living environment. The property must provide secure, appropriate space for safely housing, exercising and training the canine. Any household members, children and other animals must be compatible with the safe placement of a high-drive working dog.

The handler must follow all company requirements concerning the canine’s housing, care, training, transportation, deployment and veterinary treatment.

Who Will Succeed in This Position?

The right person understands that a working canine is more than a company tool or household pet. It is a professional partner whose health, reliability and performance depend upon consistent leadership and care.

You should be dependable, observant, organized and comfortable working independently. You must be able to represent Mold Dog Network professionally while earning the trust of customers inside their homes and businesses.

Most importantly, you must have the judgment, patience, confidence and professional experience required to maintain a safe and productive partnership with a Belgian Malinois.

How to Apply

Please submit a current résumé that clearly describes:

• Your professional canine-handling or training experience
• The breeds and types of working dogs you have handled
• Any relevant certifications, training programs or detection experience
• Your customer-service and report-writing experience
• A brief description of the home environment and secure facility available for housing the canine
• Your availability for occasional overnight travel

Applications that describe only personal pet ownership without professional handling or training experience will not be considered.

Mold Dog Network is an equal opportunity employer.

Our mission is "To provide the most positively memorable service experience ever!"

Company Description

Our mission is "To provide the most positively memorable service experience ever!"