Kennel Assistant

American Veterinary Group (AVG); Land O' Lakes (FL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

401k Match

Discounted Veterinary Care

Scrub allowance

Hands-on and E-training

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

American Veterinary Group (AVG) seeks a Part-Time Kennel Assistant to provide outstanding patient care and client service in a fast-paced, multi-doctor animal hospital.

The Kennel Assistant is responsible for back-of-house duties including boarding animals, maintaining feeding schedules, providing prescribed medications, keeping the kennel area clean, bathing animals, and communicating with clients.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates professionalism, dependability, and strong communication skills.
• Energetic and compassionate with solid work ethic and organizational skills.
• Willing to work flexible hours including weekends.
• Able to work individually or in a team.
• Self-starter who can complete daily tasks without constant direction.
• On-site presence is essential due to veterinary hospital operations.

Responsibilities

• Care for boarding animals and maintain feeding schedules.
• Provide prescribed medications to pets.
• Maintain kennel area cleanliness (cleaning and mopping).
• Bathing animals and upholding high standards of care.
• Assist with general hospital cleaning and communicate with clients.

Skills

Lifting 40 lbs

Customer service experience

Animal hospital experience

Wet environment work

Job description

Location: Animal Health Center of Land O'Lakes

Department: General Practice Hospitals

Location: Animal Health Center of Land O'Lakes

Description

We are seeking a Part-Time Kennel Assistant to help provide outstanding patient care and client service in a fast-paced, multi-doctor animal hospital.

The Kennel Assistant is responsible for maintaining back of hospital duties. These tasks include: caring for boarding animals, maintaining appropriate feeding schedules/providing prescribed medication to pets, maintaining the kennel area (cleaning and mopping), bathing animals and upholding the highest level of care for all pets. Additional duties may include general cleaning of the hospital and communicating directly with clients.

Ideal Candidate

• Demonstrates professionalism, dependability, healthy and positive communication skills, and the ability to multi-task in a hands-on environment
• Energetic people-and-pet person with excellent work ethic and social and organizational skills
• Be compassionate/caring
• Willing to work flexible hours including weekends
• Can work individually, as well as on a team
• Self-starter personality that can complete daily tasks without the need for constant direction
• This position requires regular on-site presence as an essential function of the role. Due to the nature of veterinary hospital operations, in-person attendance is necessary to support patient care, respond to time-sensitive needs, collaborate with clinical teams, and maintain the safety and well-being of patients, clients, and staff. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and will consider requests for reasonable accommodation in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable laws.

Skills, Knowledge, & Expertise

• Must be able to lift 40 lbs.
• Prior customer service experience
• Prior experience working with animals in a hospital setting
• Ability to work in a wet environment

Benefits

• 401k Match
• Discounted Veterinary Care
• Scrub allowance
• Hands-on and E-training
• Professional growth opportunities