Animal Care Attendant

CityVet Career Center; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

401k program

Vision & Dental insurance

HSA options

Generous Pet-care Discounts

Uniform Allowance

Flexible Schedules

Growth Opportunities

Job summary

CityVet Career Center in Dallas is seeking an Animal Care Attendant (Kennel Tech) to join our on-site team. You will provide housing, feeding, cleaning, enrichment, and daily animal supervision to ensure excellent care and client satisfaction.

The role requires physical stamina, the ability to lift up to 50 lbs, and adherence to high standards of cleanliness and safety. A high school diploma or GED is required and full-time hours are offered with benefits.

Qualifications

• Lift 50 lbs to waist height.
• Frequent standing, bending, walking, lifting, carrying, and reaching.
• At least 18 years of age at the time of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide housing, bathing, walking, feeding, watering, bedding, and enrichment for animals under care.
• Monitor health and behavior and report issues to supervisor immediately.
• Maintain clean patient records and facility areas to ensure sanitation.

Skills

Lift 50 lbs

Mobility & flexibility

Age 18+

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Happy people. Healthy pets.

At CityVet, we believe healthy pets start with happy people. It is important that our vet-led clinics are filled with smiling faces and compassionate pet people, and each of our employees play a vital role in creating the positive vibe felt at our offices. Starting a career at CityVet means growing in a fun, people-first environment where the future of our employees is just as important as the future of our business.

All pet lovers welcome

CityVet is looking for Animal Care Attendants (Kennel Tech) to join our team! At CityVet, we know our team of happy people is as unique and diverse as the pets we care for. We recruit and promote CityVet team members based on their abilities and accomplishments and create a welcoming environment for all.

Make pet care your purpose

The Animal Care Attendant (ACA) acts as the primary care provider for all animals under our supervision. The Animal Care Attendant works to ensure the professional, conscientious, compassionate care of all animals under our care at the facility are met by meeting both the physical and behavioral needs of all patients. The Animal Care Attendant provides a high standard of cleanliness to our people and their pets by frequently servicing the cages, runs and exam rooms to ensure optimal levels of sanitation.

Essential qualifications:

• Lift 50 lbs to waist height
• High school diploma or GED
• At least 18 years of age at the time of hire
• Frequent standing, bending, walking, lifting, carrying, and reaching

A day in the life:

• Provide all animals with appropriate housing, bathing, walking, food, water, bedding, toys and other mental stimulation and enrichment, social interaction with humans and, where appropriate, members of own species.
• Monitor health, physically and behaviorally, and rapidly identify any issues or changes that may require special action and report the information to supervisor immediately.
• Accurately record and maintain patient records while the animal is under care at the facility, including vital sign measurements.

Purr-worthy people care

At CityVet, we put an added focus on the well-being of our staff members because caring for people and their pets is no easy task. CityVet prioritizes meeting the full range of physical and mental well-being needs of our people.

In addition to health insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, paid time off, a competitive 401k program, vision and dental insurance and HSA options, our full-time employees receive:

• Generous Pet-care Discounts
• Uniform Allowance
• Flexible Schedules
• Growth Opportunities