Veterinary Kennel Technician

Alliance Animal Health; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k with match

Paid vacation

Sick time

Parental leave

Continuing education allowance

Job summary

Big Bend Animal Hospital, Riverview, FL, is seeking a kennel technician to care for hospitalized and boarding patients, perform cleaning and bathing, and assist veterinarians. Duties include feeding, walking dogs, restraining animals, medicating, and maintaining records.

The role requires stamina, attention to safety, and teamwork with staff. We offer comprehensive benefits and opportunities for professional growth; pay starts at $16 per hour with full-time considerations.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of cleaning and disinfecting methods.
• Ability to restrain animals safely and humanely.
• Willingness to learn to administer medications.
• Ability to perform moderately heavy physical labor (dogs, supplies).
• Attend to sick, scared, or injured animals with patience.
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions.
• Maintain cooperative relationships with staff.

Responsibilities

• Care for animals in hospital and boarding facilities.
• Clean, bathe, feed, walk dogs and medicate as directed.
• Restock hospital supplies and assist with post‑operative patients.
• Assist doctors with exams and restraint as needed.
• Record medications, special foods and animal behavior accurately.
• Clean and sterilize surgical instruments and equipment.

Skills

Disinfection methods

Animal restraint

Careful handling of animals

Physical stamina

Medication administration learning

Follow written directions

Team cooperation

Job description

Big Bend Animal Hospital is a well-established, progressive, state of the art, fast paced, one doctor, small animal practice located in Riverview, FL. We offer many services to provide the best comprehensive care to our patients including Preventative Care, Surgery, Dentistry, Cold Laser Therapy, In-House Diagnostics, Digital Full-body Radiology, Medical and/or Vacation Boarding, and Grooming services.

Big Bend Animal Hospital is located in Riverview, just south of Tampa close to Brandon mall. It is a fast-growing area but maintains a rural feel. The proximity to I 75 allows for an easy commute to both the Tampa Bay, and the Sarasota area. Popular things to do in the area include Bush Gardens, Florida Aquarium and Zoo Tampa, beaches, boating, Ybor City downtown scene and more! Our public schools are excellent, making it an ideal area to raise a family!

Job Description

Job duties include, but are not limited to:

The kennel tech is responsible for the care, feeding, medicating and cleaning of our patients in hospital, and our clients in the boarding facility. This job involves cleaning, laundry, bathing, feeding, walking dogs, and medicating. You are responsible for restocking hospital supplies, helping with post-operative patients, assisting doctors and assistants with animal restraint and exams. You will be responsible for proper recordkeeping of medications, special foods, appetite, behavior and any issue that may arise while the animal is in our care. You will be trained to clean and sterilize surgical instruments.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with:

• Knowledge of cleaning and disinfecting methods.
• Proper methods of animal restraint.
• Ability to use cleaning materials and equipment with skill and efficiency.
• Perform moderately heavy physical labor (large dogs, bags of litter, pet foods, etc).
• Ability to sympathetically and patiently attend to sick, scared and injured animals.
• Ability to learn to administer medications and to recognize abnormal conditions.
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions.
• Maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted in the course of the job.

Additional Information

Pay Range: $16/hr

We offer our staff:

• Comprehensive Benefits (health, dental, vision, liability, 401k & 401K matching program, life & supplemental insurance, HSA, & FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Vacation and Sick Time for ALL Employees
• Paid Bereavement Program
• Paid Parental Leave Program
• Competitive Compensation
• Continuing Education Allowance (applies to licensed/registered/certified roles)
• Tuition Reimbursement Program Available to any AVMA Accredited Veterinary Technology Program
• Career Development Opportunities
• Referral Bonus Program for most positions!
• Additional Benefits May Also Be Available (i.e. Personal Pet Discounts, Holiday Pay, Uniform Allowance, Bonuses etc)
• Hiring eligibility may be contingent to a candidate authorizing and completing a satisfactory pre-employment screening.
• Note – some benefits may only be available to or vary slightly for full time employment status vs part time status.

For additional details including our full equal opportunity statement, texting/outreach communication authorization, physical requirements of the job and more, please visit https://allianceanimal.com/additionaljobdescriptiondetails/.