Kennel Operations & Pet Care Assistant

Pacific Air Forces; United States; On-site; USD 19,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific Air Forces at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, seeks a Kennel Assistant to support day-to-day operations in a NAF setting. You will assist with boarding, grooming appointments, and adoption administration, ensuring accreditation standards and Sanitation requirements are met.

You will help manage reservations, inventory, and customer communications, coordinating with the US Army Veterinary Clinic and promoting community pet adoption programs.

Qualifications

• Some federal jobs allow substitution of education for required experience, this position does not allow substitution to qualify.

Responsibilities

• Assists kennel manager in overseeing day-to-day operations.
• Assists with oversight and training for personnel in handling boarding agreements, grooming appointments, sales transactions, stray logs, and adoption requirements.
• Assists manager with daily spot pet boarding and facility inspections ensuring compliance with American Boarding Kennel Association accreditation and Public Health sanitation standards.
• Identifies cleaning and care deficiencies and develops corrective action for management review.
• Assists with observation of animals for health, behavior changes, and administers medications as directed.
• Reviews boarding agreements, reservation database, and waiting list to maximize space utilization; informs owners about policies and fees for captured pets.
• Maintains pet adoption log and coordinates community adoption/animal awareness programs; coordinates disposition of animals with US Army Veterinary Clinic.
• Determines supplies needed to accomplish kennel mission; conducts inventories and ensures adequate pet care supplies.
• Assists manager with retail item inventory; develops efficient work schedules; performs other duties as assigned.

Job description

Pacific Air Forces at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, seeks a Kennel Assistant to support day-to-day operations in a NAF setting. You will assist with boarding, grooming appointments, and adoption administration, ensuring accreditation standards and Sanitation requirements are met.

You will help manage reservations, inventory, and customer communications, coordinating with the US Army Veterinary Clinic and promoting community pet adoption programs.