Kennel Attendant
Thrive Pet Healthcare
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Benefits offered by this job
Job summary
Thrive Pet Healthcare is seeking a part-time Pet Resort Attendant at Kildaire Animal Medical Center in Cary, NC. Candidates will provide loving and attentive care to pets, ensuring their comfort and safety during their stay.
The role involves daily pet care, cleaning, and monitoring well-being, all in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. Thrive values teamwork, compassion, and exceptional care for pets, along with opportunities for professional growth through continuing education.
Qualifications
- Passion for working with animals and providing high-quality care.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, hands-on environment.
- Comfortable handling and restraining pets of various sizes and temperaments.
- Strong attention to cleanliness, safety, and detail.
- Reliable, punctual, and team-oriented.
Responsibilities
- Provide overall daily care for pets, including walking, feeding, bathing, and supervised playtime.
- Safely restrain animals as needed for handling and care.
- Assist with incoming and outgoing pets during check-in and discharge.
- Clean and maintain all resort and hospital areas.
- Monitor pets for comfort, behavior, and well-being.
Skills
Job description
You’ll play an important role in pets’ lives by providing loving, attentive care during their stay at our Pet Resort. Your work directly supports animals’ comfort, safety, and happiness— from daily care and enrichment to maintaining a clean, welcoming environment.
Pet Resort Attendant
Shift/Schedule: Part-Time
Monday- Friday: 7am- 6pm
- Some Mondays 10am-8pm
Saturday: 8am- 1pm and 4pm-6pm
Sunday: 8am- 10am and 4pm-6pm
Kildaire Animal Medical Center
Cary, NC
You’ll play an important role in pets’ lives by providing loving, attentive care during their stay at our Pet Resort. Your work directly supports animals’ comfort, safety, and happiness— from daily care and enrichment to maintaining a clean, welcoming environment.
At Kildaire Animal Medical Center, you’ll feel the warmth and culture of a small hospital while benefiting from Thrive’s national resources. Deeply rooted in our local community, we value teamwork, compassion, and commitment to exceptional pet care.
Kildaire Animal Medical Center is a general practice located in Cary, NC, offering veterinary services alongside a full-service pet resort. Our work environment is collaborative, fast-paced, and animal-focused. We pride ourselves on cleanliness, compassion, teamwork, and providing a safe, comfortable experience for every pet in our care. We are open Monday-Sunday, serving the Triangle.
- Provide overall daily care for pets, including walking, feeding, bathing, and supervised playtime
- Safely restrain animals as needed for handling and care
- Assist with incoming and outgoing pets during check-in and discharge
- Clean and maintain all resort and hospital areas, including runs, cages, bathing rooms, outdoor areas, and bathrooms
- Maintain hospital and resort appearance through consistent sanitation and organization
- Monitor pets for comfort, behavior, and well-being, reporting concerns to leadership
- Assist other areas of the hospital as needed to support the team and patient care
- Passion for working with animals and providing high-quality care
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, hands-on environment
- Comfortable handling and restraining pets of various sizes and temperaments
- Strong attention to cleanliness, safety, and detail
- Reliable, punctual, and team-oriented
Here, you can grow your career as best fits you through access to comprehensive learning and skillset programs. You can build your skills and earn credentials through:
- Our vast, diverse, and free library of continuing education courses - ThriveU
- Live, virtual interactive workshops to develop valuable leadership skills
- A program designed to teach you the fundamentals of running a pet hospital
- Competitive pay
- 401(k) with employer match
- Mental health resources through Lyra Health
- Paid parental leave
- Purr-ental leave for pet adoption
- Subsidized backup childcare and elder care
- FREE continuing education courses
- Pet perks and veterinary service discounts
- Some benefits are available to full-time team members only and may be subject to waiting periods or eligibility requirements.
Thrive Pet Healthcare creates the future of pet well‑being through medical excellence, innovative technology, and a connected community of teams and partners. Today, its network of 360+ primary, emergency, and specialty hospitals across the U.S. cares for pets of all ages and health needs, while portfolio companies provide tools and technology that help veterinary teams work smarter and deliver better care. Thrive invests in its people—through mentorship, leadership programs, continuing education, and well‑being initiatives—so teams can grow and feel supported. For pet owners, convenient solutions such as a mobile app, Thrive Plus membership, HereFurYou Helpline, online booking, and flexible financial options make accessing quality care simpler— giving families the peace of mind their pets deserve. Learn more at thrivepetcare.com.
We welcome you to join our story and join where #WeThriveTogether.
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