Veterinary Kennel Technician

jobr.pro; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits including health, dental, vision

Paid Vacation and Sick Time

Tuition Reimbursement

Competitive Compensation

Referral Bonus Program

Job summary

jobr.pro in Wilmington, North Carolina is hiring a Kennel Technician responsible for the care, feeding, and cleaning of animals in their facility. Duties include cleaning, medicating, walking dogs, and maintaining records of animal behavior and health.

The ideal candidate should have knowledge of animal care practices, cleaning methods, and the ability to handle a variety of tasks compassionately and efficiently. Comprehensive benefits and competitive compensation offered.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of cleaning and disinfecting methods.
• Ability to perform heavy physical labor.
• Capability to administer medications as learned.

Responsibilities

• Care, feed, medicate, and clean our patients and clients.
• Restock hospital supplies and assist with animal restraint.
• Proper recordkeeping of medications and behaviors.

Skills

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

Ability to attend to sick, scared and injured animals

Learn to administer medications

Understand and carry out oral and written directions

Maintain cooperative relationships

Job description

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.

Weekends and holidays are required

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 attend to sick, scared and injured animals sympathetically and patiently.
• 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

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 background check.

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/.