Animal Care Specialist

VCA Animal Hospitals; Coconut Creek (FL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading animal hospital seeks an Animal Care Attendant to join their team. You will provide exceptional care for boarded and hospitalized pets, ensuring cleanliness and well-being. This role involves direct interaction with animals and supports the veterinary team in delivering high-quality care.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Paid vacation and sick days

401(k) plan

Generous employee pet discounts

Qualifications

• Experience with dogs and cats is preferred.
• Familiarity with animal care protocols.
• Strong attention to detail and cleanliness.

Responsibilities

• Cleaning cages and maintaining hospital premises.
• Feeding, caring, and walking dogs.
• Assisting Doctors and Technicians as necessary.

Skills

Animal Care

Compassion

Teamwork

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Animal Care Attendant to join our team.
The successful candidate will share our commitment to delivering exceptional service to our loyal clientele and the highest quality care to their boarded and hospitalized pets.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Cleaning cages.
• Feeding and caring for dogs and cats.
• Walking dogs.
• Bathing dogs.
• Doing laundry.
• Cleaning and maintaining hospital premises.
• Assisting Doctors and Technicians when necessary.

We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including, medical/dental/vision and paid vacation, 401(k), generous personal pet care discounts, and more!

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Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com