Our small animal and exotic veterinary hospital is looking for someone to join our team as a Kennel Assistant To qualify for this role, you must have a positive attitude and a genuine love for dogs, cats , and all animals of all shapes and sizes. In this role, you do more than cleaning and disinfecting our kennels — you also learn animal care and behavior basics while assisting our team with feeding, grooming, and walking tasks. Having previous experience in a pet care environment or kennel management is required.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Clean and disinfect the kennels
- Provide animals with food and water according to our feeding schedule
- Give animals in our care their medication as directed by veterinarians and vet techs
- Walk and play with the animals providing enrichment
- Help with bathing and grooming tasks
- Maintain a clean environment inside and outside the hospital.
- Communicate professionally with clients on admission and discharge from hospital
- Monitor all patients in hospital
- Assist technicians and veterinarians
- Perform Laundry
- Maintain inkennel inventory logs
- Schedule Boarding reservations
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $15.00 - $20.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Day range:
- Holidays
- Weekends as needed
Shift:
Work setting:
Work Location: In person