Kennel Assistant

VCA Animal Hospitals, Inc; Highlands Ranch (CO); On-site; USD 22,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision

Pet care discounts

401(k)

Job summary

VCA Mountainview in Highlands Ranch, CO is seeking an experienced Animal Care Attendant to join our team. You will care for boarded and hospitalized pets, clean cages, feed, walk dogs, bathe animals, and assist doctors and technicians as needed.

We offer competitive pay of $16–$17 per hour, comprehensive benefits for eligible employees, and opportunities for growth within a tight-knit hospital that emphasizes exceptional patient care and client service.

Qualifications

• Responsibilities include: Cleaning cages
• Feeding and caring for dogs and cats
• Walking dogs
• Supervising dog play
• Bathing dogs
• Doing laundry
• Cleaning and maintaining hospital premises
• Assisting Doctors and Technicians when necessary

Responsibilities

• Cleaning cages
• Feeding and caring for dogs and cats
• Walking dogs
• Supervising dog play
• Bathing dogs
• Doing laundry
• Cleaning and maintaining hospital premises
• Assisting Doctors and Technicians when necessary

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Animal Care Attendant to join our team.

The pay range for this position is $16-$17 per hour, depending on experience.

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.
• Supervising individual and group play dogs.
• Bathing dogs.
• Doing laundry.
• Cleaning and maintaining hospital premises.
• Assisting Doctors and Technicians when necessary.

We offer competitive compensation hour depending on experience and great benefits for eligible employees, including medical/dental, generous personal pet care discounts and more!

This position is available as either full time (30-40 hours weekly) or part time.

WHY APPLY AT VCA MOUNTAINVIEW?

We are a tight-knit, high performing hospital with very low turnover.

Our medical, kennel and CSR staff work closely together and many are cross trained to assist each other.

Great opportunity for growth! We actively promote our kennel staff into veterinary assistants!

This position will close on 07/30/26

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.