Animal Care Assistant

Alliance Animal Health; Portsmouth (OH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a compassionate Animal Care Assistant to join their family-oriented veterinary practice. In this role, you'll provide essential care for animals, including feeding, cleaning, and assisting with examinations. You'll be part of a dedicated team that values learning and teamwork in a fast-paced environment. The position offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, making it an excellent opportunity for those passionate about animal welfare. If you're a self-starter with a love for animals, this role could be the perfect fit for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive Benefits (health, dental, vision)

401k & 401K matching program

Paid Vacation and Sick Time

Paid Bereavement Program

Paid Parental Leave Program

Competitive Compensation

Continuing Education Allowance

Tuition Assistance Program

Career Development Opportunities

Referral Bonus Program

Qualifications

• Experience in animal care and cleaning methods is essential.
• Ability to handle and restrain animals safely and effectively.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for care, feeding, and cleaning of patients.
• Assist doctors with animal restraint and exams.

Skills

Knowledge of cleaning and disinfecting methods

Proper methods of animal restraint

Ability to use cleaning materials and equipment

Perform moderately heavy physical labor

Ability to attend to sick and injured animals

Understand and carry out directions

Maintain cooperative relationships

Job description

Company Description

Shawnee Animal Clinic is a growing, family-oriented practice with wonderful clients. We currently have eight doctors of veterinary medicine and over sixty support staff between our hospital, grooming facility, and boarding and training facility. Our team is like our family, and we are looking for individuals who are self-starters, have a willingness to learn, and can multi-task in a fast-paced veterinary hospital.

Job Description

Job duties include, but are not limited to:

The Animal Care Assistant is responsible for the care, feeding, and cleaning of our patients in the hospital and boarding facility. This job involves cleaning, laundry, bathing, feeding and walking dogs. You are responsible for restocking hospital supplies, assisting doctors and assistants with animal restraint and exams. You will be responsible for special foods, appetite, behavior and any issue that may arise while the animal is in our care.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with:

• Knowledge of cleaning and disinfecting methods.
• Proper methods of animal restraint.
• Ability to use cleaning materials and equipment with skill and efficiency.
• Perform moderately heavy physical labor (large dogs, bags of litter, pet foods, etc).
• Ability to sympathetically and patiently attend to sick, scared and injured animals.
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions.
• Maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted in the course of the job.

Additional Information

We offer our staff:

• Comprehensive Benefits (health, dental, vision, liability, 401k & 401K matching program, life & supplemental insurance, HSA, & FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Vacation and Sick Time for ALL Employees
• Paid Bereavement Program
• Paid Parental Leave Program
• Competitive Compensation
• Continuing Education Allowance (applies to licensed/registered/certified roles)
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Access to a CVA/CVT/CVPM Partnership through Penn Foster
• Career Development Opportunities
• Referral Bonus Program for most positions!
• Additional Benefits May Also Be Available (i.e. Personal Pet Discounts, Holiday Pay, Uniform Allowance, Bonuses etc)
• *Hiring eligibility may be contingent to a candidate authorizing and completing a satisfactory background check.

*Note – some benefits may only be available to or vary slightly for full time employment status vs part time status.

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