Veterinary Kennel Technician

Job duties include but are not limited to:

Each pet has their own room or suite for down-time but will participate in a Group-Play environment during the day as well as long as they have passed our temperament test for Group-Play. For our Hotel pets who do not enjoy group play they get one-on-one time with a kennel assistant dependent on their needs and/or requirements. The cleaning will entail keeping the individual pets rooms/suites clean but also the yards and wards clean/sterile in general. Duties include but are not limited to vacuuming moping doing laundry feeding and medicating pets that are boarding. Our Group-Play environment is based off of the Dog-Gurus series called Knowing Dogs 101 & 201. Knowing Dogs 101 is about Dog Language and Knowing Dogs 201 is about Group Play. We do require all of our staff to watch this series of 16 videos (that are about 20-25 minutes each) and pass the quizzes that go along with each lesson this way our entire staff are all on the same page concerning dog behavior (from the doctors and receptionists to the kennel staff). We also have individual cat suites and a separate cat Play-Room however cats will be rotated through their Play-Room individually since cats are not so fond of a Group-Play environment (except for those that are boarding with a sibling) therefore we need our kennel assistants to also be comfortable handling kitties. Most importantly we are looking for passionate individuals who enjoy not only the time with the pets but interacting with the pet owners as well.

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. 

Practice Highlights:

•  A family-oriented practice with a focus on stress-free pet careits about  QUALITY  not quantity.
• An incredible team of highly-skilled tech staff to provide valuable leverage for our doctors to focus on the practice of medicine.
• Protocols created from experience to streamline the process of pet care.
• Full Pharmacy with Compounding Capabilities
• An understanding of the importance of quality of life for our staff their health and their families.
• A positive and fun (sometimes crazy) staff.

Additional Information :

Pay Range:  $11 - $15/hr

Job Type:  Part-time including Saturdays as needed

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.

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Employment Type :

Part-time