Kennel Assistant - Boarding & Grooming

Advanced Animal Hospital Group; Tuscarora Township (MI); On-site; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading pet resort as a Kennel Assistant, where you will provide compassionate care and ensure the health and happiness of animals. This part-time role offers flexible hours and opportunities for personal and professional growth in a supportive environment focused on quality animal care.

Benefits

Dynamic team environment

Opportunities for growth and advancement

Work-life balance with flexible scheduling

Qualifications

• Must be 16 years of age or older.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English proficiently.
• Must have reasoning and mathematics abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily care, feeding, and exercise of boarding animals.
• Clean and disinfect cages, runs, and yard as needed.
• Check-in animals for boarding and communicate with owners.

Skills

Confidence around animals

Knowledge of proper animal restraint techniques

Knowledge of infectious diseases

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Overview

INDIAN RIVER PET RESORT has an opportunity for a

KENNEL ASSISTANT to Join Our Team!

The pet resort is a thriving, established boarding and grooming business. We pride ourselves on treating each boarding and grooming fur baby as our own, providing quality, compassionate care. Centrally located in Indian River Michigan so you can enjoy all that northern Michigan has to offer.

Location:5578 S. Straits Hwy., Indian River, Michigan 49749

Shift Details: This is a part-time position (under 30 hours/week) working a flexible schedule, including rotating weekends and evenings in addition to weekday shifts.

Pay Range: $15.00/ hour (based on experience)

What We Are Looking For:
We’re looking for a dependable and energetic team member to join our fast-paced, high-energy dog kennel. This role involves spending quality time with dogs both indoors and outdoors, while also taking care of cleaning responsibilities and providing excellent customer service. The ideal candidate must be available to work weekdays, weekends, and some holidays, and should enjoy working in an active, animal-focused environment.

What We Offer:

A dynamic and supportive team environment where collaboration and compassion are valued.

Opportunities for growth and advancement within our rapidly expanding practice.

Get the work-life balance you deserve with a great schedule

Job Summary: The Kennel Assistant provides daily care, feeding and exercise of boarding and hospitalized animals. The Kennel Assistant also pays close attention to animals’ general health signs such as signs of stress and changes in eating or elimination habits, promptly notifying technicians and veterinarians when a pet needs medical attention. The Kennel Assistant interacts with clients in person and by phone and e-mail. Proper record documentation and accurate completion of boarding forms and cage cards is critical. The Kennel Assistant must pay close attention to details, understand, and follow proper feeding and sanitation procedures and monitor boarding and hospitalized pets.

Responsibilities

How you'll make an impact:

• Maintain and uphold Core Values and Mission Statement of MVP.

• Provide compassionate care to boarding pets and hospitalized patients.
• Check-in animals for boarding, talk with owners, write specific feeding and medication instructions, play times, walks, additional services; record all information on boarding forms; place ID collars on all animals; record and label all personal belongings.
• Mark records correctly for eating, drinking and elimination habits; feed and water animals according to schedules; administer medications to pets that require medications while boarding; administer flea and tick control on all animals.
• Record medication instructions on the kennel medication board.
• Walk through kennel area regularly, checking each pet for any abnormal activity such as vomiting, diarrhea or blood in the cage or in the run.

• Make medical records for animals needing a doctor exam, inform receptionists that there are now doctor charges, and a doctor discharge is needed; take pets to treatment area for all medical services to be administered.
• Report abnormal activity to doctors and technicians, pull patient’s medical record; recognize emergency situations, enlisting the aid of doctors and technicians.
• Supervise animals when they are in the yard.
• Perform “TLC” play times or walks for clients who have requested it.
• Move pets to yard or other areas so runs can be disinfected; return animal to correct run after the run is clean and dry; remove soiled bedding and take it to the laundry area; place clean bedding in runs; operate washer and dryer to clean kennel bedding and hospital laundry.

• Clean and disinfect cages, runs and yard as needed, using hoses and spray bottles of disinfectant. Use a squeegee to remove excess water; clean cat litter boxes and disinfect kitty condos; clean and disinfect all food and water bowls.
• Wear personal protective equipment required for the area and maintain the personal protective equipment in good working order. Personal protective equipment includes goggles or face shields, aprons, full body aprons, gloves, boots and booties or other equipment assigned.
• Check out animals for boarding, talk with owners, return all personal belongings, and review boarding report card with client; give baths to animals that qualify for a bath before they go home.

Qualifications

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Confidence around animals and pets.
• Knowledge of proper animal restraint techniques.
• Knowledge of infectious diseases and how to control and prevent their spread.
• Must have reasoning, remembering, mathematics, and language ability (reading, writing, and ability to speak the English language) to perform the duties proficiently.
• Must be in the process of obtaining or have attained a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must be 16 years of age or older.

We put people first and never compromise on our values.

Apply today for immediate consideration!

Identity Statement

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Mission Veterinary Partners (MVP) is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.