Animal Care Technician

Best Friends Pet Care; Riverton (NJ); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

STD/LTD

401K with company matching

ESOP - Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Paid vacation

Uniforms

Pet discounts

Job summary

Best Friends Pet Care in Riverton, NJ is hiring Animal Care Technicians to provide loving care for our pet guests while they stay and play in our pet hotel.

We are employee-owned and expanding to offer growth opportunities across 80 locations. This on-site role requires the ability to work evenings and weekends, lift 40 lbs, and maintain the highest standards of safety and sanitation for every pet guest.

Qualifications

• Must love animals and maintain a professional demeanor.
• Willing to work evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Able to lift 40 pounds or more and stand for eight hours.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment with disinfectants and animal dander.
• Able to use a computer system for daily tasks.

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 and report concerns to management.
• Launder duties and assist other associates as needed.
• Welcomes both human and pet guests and provides excellent customer service.
• Escort pets to and from rooms and sanitize/disinfect areas.
• Provide individual care of boarding guests and follow instructions for feeding/medicating.

Skills

Love of animals

Professional demeanor

Flexible schedule

Lift 40+ pounds

Stand/walk 8 hours

Work in fast-paced environment

Computer skills

Dog handling & sanitation 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