Kennel Assistant

VCA Animal Hospitals; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a dedicated Animal Care Attendant to join their compassionate team. This role involves providing exceptional care to pets, ensuring cleanliness in the facility, and supporting veterinary staff. The ideal candidate will be passionate about animal welfare and ready to contribute to a positive environment for both pets and their owners. With a commitment to high-quality service, this position offers a rewarding opportunity to make a difference in the lives of animals and their families. If you are enthusiastic about animal care and want to be part of a supportive team, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Vacation

401(k)

Employee Pet Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in animal care is essential for this role.
• Ability to perform cleaning and maintenance tasks effectively.

Responsibilities

• Cleaning cages and maintaining hospital premises.
• Feeding, caring for, and walking dogs and cats.
• Assisting Doctors and Technicians as needed.

Skills

Animal Care

Cleaning

Feeding

Dog Walking

Laundry

Job description

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

1. Cleaning cages.
2. Feeding and caring for dogs and cats.
3. Walking dogs.
4. Bathing dogs.
5. Doing laundry.
6. Cleaning and maintaining hospital premises.
7. Assisting Doctors and Technicians when necessary.

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

Some nights, weekends and holidays are required.

If you are a current associate, you need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.

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.