Assistant, Weekend Kennel (Hourly)

Austin Community College District; Elgin (IL); Sur place; USD 28 000 - 36 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical

Dental

Life Insurance

Disability (short/long-term)

Retirement plans

AD&D

ACCMPP

Résumé du poste

Austin Community College District is seeking an Assistant for Weekend Kennel duties in a veterinary setting. The role involves feeding, walking, and caring for dogs and cats, as well as cleaning kennels and entering notes into management software.

This is an hourly, part-time position with a maximum of 19 hours per week. The ideal candidate will have basic animal care experience, comfort with animal behavior, and basic computer skills to document care.

Qualifications

• Basic animal care knowledge.
• Ability to handle animal behavior.
• Basic computer skills for entering notes.

Responsabilités

• Prepare food for dogs and cats.
• Walk/exercise dogs and cats.
• Clean and sanitize cages/runs.
• Administer oral/topical medications to animals.
• Perform basic housekeeping (mopping, sweeping, laundry).
• Enter patient notes into practice management software.

Connaissances

Animal care

Animal behavior

Computer basics

Description du poste

Job Posting Title: Assistant, Weekend Kennel (Hourly)

In charge of cleaning cages, administering medication, providing animals with food and water, and walking dogs.

Job Description

• Prepare food for dogs and cats
• Walking/exercising dogs and cats
• Cleaning and sanitizing dog and cat cages/runs.
• Administering oral/topical medications to dogs and cats.
• Basic housekeeping (mopping, sweeping, and laundry)
• Entering patient notes into practice management software.
• Knowledge Basic animal care
• Animal behavior
• Skills Basic animal care experience in areas such as feeding, animal ward sanitization, dog walking, cat care, and oral medication administration.
• Technology Skills Basic computer skills

Physical Requirements

Work is performed in a veterinary kennel setting. Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, kneeling, pushing, and pulling. Frequent lifting of objects up to 50 pounds.

Safety

Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.

Pay Rate

Pay Rate $23.00/hour up to 19 hours per week, Number of Openings: 1, Job Posting Close Date: October 21, 2026.

Job Posting Closing Times

Job postings are removed from advertising at 12:00 A.M. on the closing date e.g., at midnight on the day before the closing date.

Clery Act & Reporting Requirements

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting. Austin Community College produces an Annual Security Report as required by the Clery Act. This report includes statistics from the previous three years concerning reported crime that occurred on campus; public property adjacent to and accessible from campus; and in certain non-campus buildings/property owned or controlled by ACC. The report includes institutional policies concerning campus security and other safety information. For direct access to the current Annual Security Report, visit www.austincc.edu/asr . You may obtain a hard copy by contacting the Clery Compliance Officer ([e-mail] ). For an overview, see ACC's Clery Act website.

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.

Why Join Us

Come and Make a Difference with Us Working at ACC offers you an opportunity to be a part of an organization that truly believes in its mission of promoting student success and improving communities. We invite you to learn, explore and experience the many ways ACC promotes individual development and improves the overall quality of life in a vibrant, multicultural community. ACC is looking for people who value open, responsible exchange of ideas, individuals committed to integrity and exemplary standards, and candidates that value personal and professional ownership that generates accountability.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• life insurance
• short- and long-term disability
• retirement plans
• AD&D
• Hourly employees participate in the ACC Money Purchase Plan (ACCMPP) as a retirement program required by federal law.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Austin Community College ("ACC" or "College") is an equal education and equal employment opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination in employment at the college and access to its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 and older), veteran status or military service, disability, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. This includes the prohibition of discrimination, including harassment, against any employee, applicant for employment, student, or applicant for admission. ACC will take steps to ensure that the lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in all educational and vocational programs.