Lead Animal Care Attendant (Flexible Working Hours)

Destination Pet LLC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 19,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telehealth

401k

Pet Insurance

DailyPay

Job summary

Destination Pet Pittsburgh is seeking a Lead Animal Care Attendant to guide daily care of our furry guests. You will supervise and support Animal Care Attendants, manage feedings, medications, and safety protocols while upholding top-notch cleanliness and care standards.

We're looking for a compassionate, hustle-driven individual who can lead a team, handle shifts with confidence, and ensure every pet leaves happier than they arrived.

Qualifications

• Experience caring for animals in a fast-paced setting.
• Ability to handle multiple dogs and tasks safely.
• CPR training is a big plus (we can help with that).

Responsibilities

• Lead the pack during assigned shifts, coaching and guiding pet care.
• Ensure safety, cleanliness, and a high level of tail-wagging satisfaction.
• Train new hires on pet handling and safety procedures.

Skills

Animal care

Med administration

CPR training

Education

High school diploma

Job description

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 Pet Palace Pittsburgh —a confident, compassionate, chaos-capable packmate to help guide the daily wag. Can you manage a mop, a medication chart, and a mob of mutts—sometimes all at once? If you're the go-to friend for pet advice 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 it's 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 $14–$15/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.)
• Previous work experience in animal care?
• Yes please.
• Med administration experience?
• Even better.
• 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.

Ready to level up your pet care career? If you’ve got the heart of a caretaker and the soul of a team leader, grab the leash and let’s go!

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. At Destination Pet, we're all about creating a workplace that's bursting with diversity and inclusivity. We don't play favorites or judge folks based on skin color, religion, age, disability, or any other protected characteristics. Our hiring decisions are solely based on what you can bring to the team. So, we're throwing the door wide open for all like‑minded candidates who believe in celebrating and honoring diversity and inclusion.

Ready to join our pack?

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.