Animal Care Attendant

Job Description

Job Description

Schedule:

P/T (29 hours/wk.)  
Sunday to Saturday

Must Have Weekend availability

Some holidays

Salary

Starting from $16.90/hr.

Description

Animal Care Services, located in Riverside County, California, offers veterinary care, boarding and grooming services for the residents of Norco and surrounding areas.  We are proud to offer exceptional boarding services to our clients and are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate, and dedicated Animal Care Attendant (ACA) to join our team.  At Animal Care Services, we believe that to succeed, the team must be supported.  A team that feels valued is readily able to focus their energy and attention on patient health and well-being and the elevation of customer experience.  We believe in work-life balance, team cohesiveness, and opportunities for professional growth.

What you can expect from us:

·         An environment where your input is sought and respected.

·         401k, and complimentary life insurance 

·         Company sponsored EAP program.

·         Personal Pet Discounts.

·         Enriched work-life integration.

What we expect from you:

·         Be punctual.

·         Be professional.

·         Demonstrate exceptional communication skills, compassion, and empathy.

·         Handle stress and pressure with poise and tact

·         Promote a collaborative, supportive, working environment and encourage the value of teamwork to maintain cohesiveness and personal growth.

·         Be a competent multi-tasker, organizer and understand the importance of maintaining a clean and safe working environment.

·         Be knowledgeable with Word and Excel and know how to maintain accurate pet records.

·         Maintain strict confidentiality regarding clients and pets for whom the practice provides services.

·         Be knowledgeable in animal behavior, handling, husbandry, and basic pet first aid, including medication administration.

·         Have the physical strength and ability to lift objects and pets weighing up to 50 pounds.  

·         Be able to bend, stoop, squat, stand, walk frequently, work in a noisy environment, and tolerate obnoxious smells such as disinfectant, dog/cat bodily discharge odors.

·         Participate in regularly scheduled team meetings.

Responsibilities:

•         Prioritize pet welfare/enrichment.

•         Client communication

•         Effectively manage scheduling of boarding and grooming appointments, create estimates and invoices.

•         Emulate the practice’s objective of exceeding client service expectations and gold standard pet care. 

•         Follow established policies and procedures, maintain a strong work ethic, be professional, respectful, and work with a collaborative, supportive attitude to promote teamwork, and encourage coworkers to do the same.

•         Perform objective health assessments upon intake, identify normal vs. abnormal behavior and conditions.

•         Cleaning, exercising, enrichment, feeding, medication administration (oral and SQ injection)

•         Perform all essential skills as is expected of an Animal Care Attendant within the scope of practice and assist in any additional projects/tasks as assigned by the Boarding Supervisor.

•         Complete accurate and timely record keeping

Qualifications

High School Diploma

Previous work experience in a kennel or veterinary facility: 1 year (preferred)