Lead Animal Care Attendant (Career Opportunity)

Destination Pet; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telehealth

401k

Pet Insurance

DailyPay

Job summary

Destination Pet LLC in Durham, NC is seeking a Lead Animal Care Attendant at Sunny Acres Pet Resort. You will lead the pack during shifts, coach teammates, and ensure safety, cleanliness, and top-quality care for our furry guests.

Requirements include a high school diploma, the ability to lift up to 40 lbs, and availability evenings, weekends, and holidays. CPR training is a plus. Pay starts at $15-$18/hour plus tips with DailyPay available.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs and move pet supplies.
• CPR training is a plus and may be provided.

Responsibilities

• Lead the pack during assigned shifts—coach, guide, and set the tone for care excellence.
• Work with Animal Care Attendants to ensure safety, cleanliness, and many wagging tails.
• Train new hires on proper pet handling and procedures.
• Monitor pets for health and safety and report any concerns to management.
• Provide meals, fresh water, and daily TLC to all guests.
• Oversee meds and special needs guests; assist with baths and grooming as needed.

Skills

CPR training

Pet care

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Lead Animal Care Attendant (Career Opportunity) page is loaded## Lead Animal Care Attendant (Career Opportunity)locations: Sunny Acres Pet Resort- Durham, NCtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR109239**Welcome to Destination Pet. We are One Pack- a united team working together to elevate the love and lives of pet families. Our pet-obsessed professionals create a connected care network of trustworthy partners who bring creative innovation every day. We are revolutionizing the pet industry. Join us!**# **We're sniffing out our next Lead Animal Care Attendant at** ***Sunny Acres Pet Resort***** - a confident, compassionate, chaos-capable packmate to help guide the daily wag.***and* pep talks, it's time to step into a role that lets you lead with both your heart and your hustle.At Destination Pet, we're not just another Pet/Vet care center - we're a community that lives to elevate the love and lives of pet families. Since 2016, we've been serving up best-in-show care from coast to coast with day care, boarding, grooming, training, veterinary services, and more. Whether its belly rubs or brushing, our goal is simple: make pets feel at home and their humans feel at ease.** | Perks & Pay:**Telehealth, 401k and Pet Insurance# Pay starts at **$15-$18/hour DOE + tips**\\*(that's 'depending on experience' and no, 'being best friends with your dog' doesn't count as experience... unless your dog writes a letter of reference).Access your earned wages anytime with **DailyPay.**** | Reporting To:**General Manager** | What You Should Know:*** You'll be on your feet most of the shift - standing, walking, climbing stairs, and handling leashed dogs.* Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs (sometimes it's a crate, sometimes it's a sleepy bulldog).* Availability on evenings, weekends, and holidays required (pets don't take days off).* Exposure to cleaning supplies, pet hair, and, ahem, \"accidents\" is part of the gig.** | What You'll Be Doing (Besides Keeping the Shift Running and the Tails Waggin'):*** Leading the pack during your assigned shifts - coaching, guiding, and setting the tone for pet care excellence.* Working alongside Animal Care Attendants to ensure safety, cleanliness, and a whole lot of tail wags.* Training new hires on proper pet handling, procedures, and how not to get jumped by five doodles at once.* Monitoring pet guests for health, safety, and general cuteness; reporting anything off to the General or Assistant Manager.* Serving up food, fresh water, and daily TLC to every furry guest.* Overseeing meds and special needs guests (bonus points if you're med-savvy or CPR trained).* Bathing and brushing our four-legged VIPs (Very Important Pups).* Making sure the place is clean, cozy, and smells less like a wet dog and more like 'spa day at the kennel.* **Other duties as assigned**** | What You Bring to the Table:*** You're obsessed with animals and it shows. (We see you, covered in pet hair and proud.)* You lead by example - whether it's scooping, scrubbing, or stepping in when things get off track.* Calm under pressure (even when someone mistakes your shoelace for a chew toy).* Confident in guiding and supporting teammates to do their best.* CPR training is a big plus (but we can help with that too).* High school diploma required.# Open availability preferred. Every other weekend and holiday availability required.#***Destination Pet LLC affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, age, disability or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled.Destination Pet LLC endeavors to make our employment website and application process accessible to all users and applicants. In doing so, we provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation or assistance completing the application process, please contact a member of our recruitment team.***Destination Pet, headquartered in Irving, Texas, is a national network of pet-obsessed professionals dedicated to elevating the love and lives of our pet families through total pet care.With more than a century of experience, our founders understood the need for better pet healthcare and believed in the value of integrating pet services from veterinary medicine to, grooming, boarding, daycare, training and more. By connecting the experts behind the scenes, we get to know our pet families in a way that allows us to offer proactive, convenient, and personalized advice and care.