Kennel Assistant - Full Time - PetVet Care Centers

Whitesburg Animal Hospital is looking for a compassionate and self-motivated Kennel Assistant to join our team!  We are an AAHA-accredited hospital with a large boarding facility and take pride in putting pets first.   Our hospital manager and kennel lead work closely together to provide you with tools to be successful while sharing your commitment and passion for patient comfort and care. If you love being in a fast-paced environment and having one-on-one time with dogs, cats, and pocket pets, then we are the right hospital for you. Apply today!!

Essential Functions:

• Provides compassionate care to pets
• Feeds animals as the owner has requested; records appetites; water intake, as well as fecal and urine production
• Recognizes and reports unusual conditions or abnormal behaviors and monitors pets for signs of distress or disease.
• Assists with pet restraint
• Maintains the cleanliness of the boarding facility each day; cleans equipment and facilities using chemicals and supplies; ensures the safe use of chemicals
• Follows a regular schedule for cleaning and sanitizing all cages, runs, wards, and related areas; changes litter boxes and food/water bowls
• Completes the weekly and monthly chore list to maintain kennel cleanliness and the overall appearance of the boarding facility and yards
• Correctly prioritizes tasks
• Maintains laundry for the kennel and hospital
• Provides patients with fresh, clean bedding when appropriate
• Walks patients according to schedule
• Understands and carries out oral and written directions
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Remain professional and courteous to clients and co-workers while handling multiple tasks at once with many interruptions.
• Learn and understand our services and health recommendations and be able to clearly communicate these to clients.
• Be able to deal with difficult and/or aggressive patients in an effective manner meanwhile keeping yourself, the pet, and co-workers safe
• Performs other duties as assigned by Manager or Lead

Competencies:

• Organization
• Multitasking
• Communicating

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED
• Some experience working at a kennel or animal hospital preferred
• May consider an equivalent combination of education, certification, training, and/or experience

Position Requirements:

• Ability to work with or around sick animals, potentially hazardous materials, cleaning chemicals, gas anesthetics, zoonotic diseases, and unpleasant odors
• Ability to work outside for extended periods of time
• Must be flexible with scheduling and able to work weekends and holidays
• This is a strenuous job that requires a lot of lifting, cleaning, and constant motion
• Depending on functional area of assignment, tasks may include standing for long period of times/walking
• May involve some stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling
• Some tasks involve the periodic performance of moderately physically demanding work, usually involving lifting or carrying moderately heavy animals (up to 50 pounds)

Additional Information: The list of essential functions, as outlined in this job description, is intended to be representative of the tasks performed within this classification. The omission of any job function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment to the position.