Kennel Technician

Tender Heart Animal Clinic; Rogersville (MO); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Tender Heart Animal Clinic in Rogersville, MO, is seeking a part-time kennel tech to care for dogs and cats at a modern boarding facility. The role requires teamwork, reliability, and the ability to work safely around animals with various personalities.

Shifts include Monday–Friday evenings from 5:15 PM, plus one AM and one PM shift on weekends; hours may adjust as needed. Responsibilities include health checks, cleaning, feeding, medication administration, walking dogs, and maintaining a clean

Qualifications

• Experience with dogs and cats is required or preferred.
• Excellent communication skills are required.
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Check health status of boarding animals and report issues to vet staff.
• Clean kennels and cat condos; sanitize and organize spaces.
• Feed, water, and medicate as needed; monitor for changes.
• Walk dogs and clean up after them; manage waste.
• Vacuum, mop, and clean clinic areas; tidy windows and bathrooms.
• Wash, dry and fold laundry; manage litter boxes and feeding bowls.

Skills

Team player

Attention to detail

Communication

Self-motivated

Job description

Are you passionate about dogs and cats? We just may have the opportunity you have been waiting for!

We are seeking a great person who is passionate about caring for dog and cats to fill a part time kennel teck position at our stat-of-the art boarding facility.

The successful candidate will be a team player with a positive can-do attitude. They will need to be able to work safely around animals with a variety of personalities & will hold themselves accountable at all times. Must be self-motivated, hard-working, & dependable. Must be able to work independently with little supervision. Must be able to stay focused & pay attention to details. Great communication skills are required. Experience with dogs & cats and/or farm animals desired.

Typical shifts range between 2-4 hours depending on how many animals are in the kennel. Shifts needed coverage are Monday - Friday evening as early as 5:15PM. One AM shift and one PM shift each weekend. Hours may change if needed.

General duties are:

• Checking on the health status of all boarding animal and reporting any abnomalities to vet staff
• Cleaning kennels and cat condos
• Feeding/watering/medicating
• Walking dogs and cleaning up after them
• Vacuuming/mopping the clinic
• Cleaning windows/bathrooms
• Wash/dry/fold laundry
• Washing litter boxes and feeding bowls