Animal Care Attendant (Flexible Working Hours)

Destination Pet; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 18,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Telehealth

401K

Pet Insurance

DailyPay

Job summary

Destination Pet Columbus Airport is hiring an Animal Care Attendant to join our Pet Palace team. This on-site, part-time role keeps pets comfortable and happy through attentive care, feeding, and cleaning in a fast-paced, friendly environment.

You’ll monitor each guest’s wellbeing, assist with baths, supervise play, and report any concerns to the manager. Availability evenings, weekends, and holidays is required; DailyPay access to earnings is available.

Qualifications

• Previous kennel or animal care experience preferred.
• Willingness to learn and be on your feet.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Keep enclosures clean and sanitized.
• Feed and provide fresh water to pets.
• Monitor health, happiness, and behavior; report issues to managers.
• Assist with baths and grooming prep.
• Handle laundry and pet belongings.
• Supervise playtime and assist with supervision during grooming/handling.

Skills

Animal care

Lifting 40 lb

Job description

Animal Care Attendant (Flexible Working Hours) page is loaded## Animal Care Attendant (Flexible Working Hours)locations: Pet Palace Columbus- Columbus, OHtime type: Part timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: JR108900**Welcome to Destination Pet. We are One Pack- a united team working together to elevate the love and lives of pet families. Our pet-obsessed professionals create a connected care network of trustworthy partners who bring creative innovation every day. We are revolutionizing the pet industry. Join us!**# We're currently sniffing out our next Animal Care Attendant at *Pet Palace Columbus Airport*At Destination Pet, we're not just another Pet/Vet care center - we're a community that lives to elevate the love and lives of pet families. Since 2016, we've been serving up best-in-show care from coast to coast with day care, boarding, grooming, training, veterinary services, and more. Whether its belly rubs or brushing, our goal is simple: make pets feel at home and their humans feel at ease.Perks & Pay:Telehealth, 401K, Pet Insurance# Pay starts at *$13.00-$14.50**/hour DOE + tips***Access your earned wages anytime with **DailyPay.**What You Should Know:* This is an on-your-feet, hands-on, sometimes-sweaty kind of job.* Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs (golden retrievers don't walk themselves to the tub).* Availability on evenings, weekends, and holidays required pets don't take days off.* Exposure to cleaning supplies, pet hair, and, ahem, \"accidents\" is part of the gig.* Must be able to be on feet for the duration of your shift.* Must be able to stand, walk and climb stairs frequentlyReporting To:General ManagerWhat You Bring to the Table:* A borderline-obsessive love for animals. (We get it. We're the same.)* Prior kennel or animal care experience is a plus, but if you're brand new and eager to learn - we want to meet you!* A cool, calm, and professional demeanor - even when a Great Dane steals your mop.* A willingness to get your hands dirty (literally).What You'll Be Doing (Besides Making Furry Friends for Life):* Keeping pet enclosures and play areas spotless, safe, and sanitized (because nobody likes a stinky litter box).* Serving up meals and fresh water like a 5-star pet resort concierge.* Monitoring the health, happiness, and, yes, poop of every pet guest - because details matter.* Reporting anything unusual to the General or Assistant Manager (you'll be their eyes and ears).* Supervising playtime, tail-wagging, and the occasional game of fetch.* Assisting with brushing and bath time (rubber ducky optional).* Handling laundry and belongings so every pet has clean snuggly stuff.* Making tails wag. That's the real goal here.* ***Other duties as assigned***# **Weekend and Holiday availability required.**#***Destination Pet LLC affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, age, disability or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled.Destination Pet LLC endeavors to make our employment website and application process accessible to all users and applicants. In doing so, we provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation or assistance completing the application process, please contact a member of our recruitment team.***Destination Pet, headquartered in Irving, Texas, is a national network of pet-obsessed professionals dedicated to elevating the love and lives of our pet families through total pet care.With more than a century of experience, our founders understood the need for better pet healthcare and believed in the value of integrating pet services from veterinary medicine to, grooming, boarding, daycare, training and more. By connecting the experts behind the scenes, we get to know our pet families in a way that allows us to offer proactive, convenient, and personalized advice and care.