What are the responsibilities and job description for the Education Department Assistant position at Kennelwood Pet Resorts?
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Kennelwood Pet Resorts is looking for an Education Department Assistant to be a part of a growing industry leader pet care business. The Education Department Assistant is important to ensuring safety for children and adults who attend camps, Girl Scout educational programs, Pet CPR and First Aid classes, marketing events to promote Kennelwood’s educational offerings, or any other program put forth by the education department that requires assistance. It is possible the Education Department Assistant may also assist from time to time with employee education classes. This is primarily a part-time summer seasonal position but may have a few events scattered throughout the rest of the year that would be optional work opportunities for the candidate.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Must be available for all 5 sessions of 2025 Kids Summer Camp
- Session 1: June 9th – June 13th
Session 2: June 23rd – June 27th
Session 3: July 7th – July 11th
Session 4: July 21st – July 25th
Session 5: August 4th – August 8th - Camp runs from 8:30 – 12:30 Monday through Friday but set up before and clean up after will be needed
- Session 1: June 9th – June 13th
- Report and remedy, when appropriate, any safety concerns regarding people, pets, or the facility
- Assist with ensuring rules for pick-up and drop-off of children are completely adhered to
- Assist kids with maintaining safety during pet handling, crafts, outdoor or break time play, snack times, and interaction with each other
- Ensure hallway and facility rules are followed to prevent unplanned interaction with pets visiting our facility
- Assist with snack time to ensure appropriate portions for attendees and consideration for those with food allergies
- Help ensure any allergies, especially peanut allergies, are constantly considered when handling pet treat ingredients or human snack items
- Help ensure any child medications are properly stored and the child reminded to take the medication at the appropriate times
- Adhere to our photography polices and procedure regarding not posting photos to any personal accounts of the facility, pets, or people in attendance. Photos may be shared with our marketing department. When sharing photos internally, be sure to respect guardian wishes to not have individual children photographed and/or posted on social media
- Set up area for attendees and clean up after the event
- Provide attendees with ingredients or supplies for crafts, dog treat making, and projects
Qualifications:
- Must pass a background check through the Girl Scouts to participate in community education and children’s programming
- Must be available for all 5 weeks of 2025 summer camp sessions
- Good communication skills (grammar, voice and diction)
- Self-motivated and takes initiative
- Able to organize and manage multiple priorities
- Dedication to human and pet safety at all times
- Passion for the health and welfare of animals, with genuine compassion
- Preferred: Human CPR and First Aid certification
What's in it for you?
- Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Weekly paychecks
- Training and growth potential
- Free Pet Boarding and Dog DayCamp
- Discounts on Training and Grooming
- Bring your dog to work with you!
- Benefits may vary per position and department
This description is representative only and is not exhaustive of all the tasks this position may be required to perform.
Kennelwood Pet Resorts opened its first location in 1974. Since the beginning, Kennelwood has been a leader in the pet care industry being the first to introduce pet services like Shed-X and Doggie DayCamp and continues the tradition by offering services such as training, grooming, dog daycamp, and boarding. Kennelwood has nine convenient pet resort locations as well as a Kennelwood Academy for Dog Training Professionals. Kennelwood continues to be an industry leader and has the philosophy that the experiences we create from connections that build trust and confidence. Join our team and be a part of the tradition and contribute to the lives of the pets entrusted in our care!
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