Animal Care Technician

Best Friends Pet Care; Lenexa (KS); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

STD/LTD

ESOP

Paid vacation

Uniforms

Pet discounts

Job summary

Best Friends Pet Care in Lenexa, KS is seeking compassionate Animal Care Technicians to care for pets while they stay and play in our pet hotel. You will focus on safety, comfort, and cleanliness while delivering quality customer service to pet families.

As an employee-owned company with over 30 years in business, we offer strong growth opportunities, an ESOP program, health benefits, paid vacation, uniforms, and discounts on pet supplies and services.

Qualifications

• Loves animals and can provide compassionate care.
• Maintains a professional demeanor at all times.
• Willing to work evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Able to lift 40 pounds or more.
• Capable of standing and walking for eight hours.
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment and uses a computer system.
• Handles dogs on leashes and works around disinfectants and sanitation chemicals.

Responsibilities

• Clean and maintain pet suites, condos, boarding areas and kitchen.
• Feed and water pet guests.
• Monitor and chart every pet guest.
• Monitor pet belongings.
• Laundering duties.
• Assist other associates and perform duties as needed.
• Welcomes human and pet guests and provides excellent customer service.
• Escort pets to and from their rooms and maintain facility cleanliness.
• Sanitize/disinfect pet suites and boarding areas.
• Report concerns to management and monitor consumption/elimination.

Skills

Love of animals

Professional demeanor

Evenings, weekends & holidays

Lift 40 pounds

Stand/walk 8 hours

Fast-paced environment

Computer system

Disinfectants exposure

Education

High School Graduate or Equivalent

1+ year of professional animal experience

Job description

Our Animal Care Technicians provide loving care for our pet guests while they stay and play in our pet hotel; focusing on safety, comfort, and cleanliness.

We are an Employee-owned and operated company that is expanding, which provides many growth opportunities within the company. We currently have over 80 locations in twenty-six states coast-to-coast and have been in business for 30 years.

If you are looking for a company in which you can learn and grow, our countrywide, well-established pet care facility may be the perfect place for you!

We Offer

• Health, dental, vision, life insurance, STD/LTD, 401K with company matching
• ESOP - Employee Stock Ownership Plan (100% company paid)
• Paid vacation
• Uniforms
• Pet supply and service discounts and more!

Responsibilities

• Cleaning and maintenance of pet suites, condos, general boarding areas, and kitchen
• Feeding and watering pet guests
• Monitoring and charting every pet guest
• Monitoring pet belongings
• Laundering duties
• Assisting other associates and performing other duties as needed

Skills Required

Qualifications & Job Functions

• Possess a love of animals
• Displays a professional manner at all times
• Ability to work evenings, weekends & holidays
• Lift/carry 40 pounds or more
• Able to stand/walk for eight hours a day
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Able to work on a computer system
• Able to handle dogs on leashes and work in an environment with exposure to disinfectant/sanitation chemicals, animal dander and excretions.

Essential Job Functions

• Welcomes both human and pet guests
• Can correctly identify animal body language/behavior
• Follows safe handling procedures
• Checking in and out of pet guests while providing excellent customer service
• Escorts pets to and from their rooms
• Can work both individually and as a team player while performing duties
• Contributes in maintaining the cleanliness of the facility
• Communication with management and other team members
• Sanitizes/disinfects pet suites, condos & general boarding areas
• Can correctly identify animal body language/behavior
• Monitors and accurately charts consumption and elimination of every pet and reports any concerns to management
• Provides individual care of all boarding guests
• Feed and medicate according to instructions
• Performs activities as scheduled

Required Education

• High School Graduate or Equivalent
• At least 1 year of professional animal experience