What are the responsibilities and job description for the Part-Time Kennel Assistant position at Albemarle Animal Hospital?
We are looking to add an eager, hard-working part-time Kennel Assistant to our team! The hours would be Mon-Fri 3pm-until and rotating weekends and holidays 7am-until and 4pm-until.
The primary purpose of this position is to assist in providing a clean, odor free and safe environment for our patients, clients and staff, therefore preventing the spread of disease in the hospital and providing for the animals by keeping them in a clean and comfortable environment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
· Feed, walk, exercise, and medicate animals as needed in our care.
· Follow cage card and treatment board instructions very carefully.
· Clean up after animals both inside and outside of the facility.
· Bringing animals to and from the kennel when checking in or out.
· Maintain the entire hospital’s cleanliness, not limited to the kennel.
· Letting a technician or Doctor know when something is wrong with an animal.
· Must be available during the week and on weekends and holidays to care for our boarding pets.
· Other duties assigned to you by administration or DVM
Prerequisites:
· Must be able to effectively communicate verbally as well as in writing.
· Must have a team member attitude.
· Must be able to stand for long periods of time.
· Must be able to frequently walk, stoop, kneel, or crouch and lift up to 50 lbs.
· Must be able to properly follow instructions in written, verbal or diagram form.
Candidates will be required to have a background check and pass a drug screen.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $8.00 - $10.00 per hour
Expected hours: 12 – 29 per week
Shift:
- Evening shift
- Split shift
Work Days:
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Rotating weekends
Work Location: In person
Salary : $8 - $10