Kennel Technician

About the Job

Do you love animals, enjoy hands-on work, and take pride in making sure pets feel safe, comfortable, and well cared for?

Bartram Trail Veterinary Hospital is looking for a dependable, compassionate Kennel Technician to join our team. Whether you have professional kennel experience, have worked with animals in another setting, or simply have a strong background caring for pets, we want to hear from you!

You don't have to know everything on day one. We're looking for someone who is willing to learn, works well with others, takes responsibility for their work, and genuinely cares about the animals in their care.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Our Kennel Technicians provide daily care for dogs and cats staying in our boarding facility. You'll play an important role in keeping our boarding patients safe, comfortable, clean, exercised, and happy throughout their stay.

This is a hands-on position where you should expect to spend the majority of your time working directly in the boarding area.

If you enjoy animals, don't mind getting dirty, and can appreciate that a successful day may involve a LOT of laundry, cleaning, feeding, walking, and cuddling, you may be a great fit for our team!

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Provide attentive, compassionate care to boarding dogs and cats.
• Feed, exercise, and provide appropriate enrichment for boarded pets.
• Monitor pets throughout their stay and communicate any concerns to the veterinary team.
• Clean and sanitize dog runs, cat condos, kennels, and common areas.
• Check pets in and out of boarding while providing friendly, professional customer service.
• Build positive relationships with pet owners and communicate professionally with clients and team members.
• Administer medications to boarding patients as directed.
• Bathe dogs and perform basic grooming tasks such as brush-outs and toenail trims.
• Complete laundry throughout the day - yes, there will be lots of towels and blankets!
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe boarding environment.
• Assist with daily cleaning and light maintenance throughout the boarding area and hospital as needed.
• Follow hospital safety, sanitation, and animal-care procedures.
• Work independently while also communicating and working effectively with the veterinary team.
• Arrive on time and reliably for scheduled shifts.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

We're looking for someone who:

• Genuinely enjoys working with dogs and cats.
• Is dependable, responsible, and willing to work hard.
• Can safely and confidently handle animals of different sizes and personalities.
• Is comfortable with cleaning, laundry, lifting, bending, standing, walking, and other physical aspects of the job.
• Has a positive attitude and works well as part of a team.
• Can follow instructions and pay attention to details.
• Communicates respectfully with clients and coworkers.
• Is comfortable working in a busy veterinary environment.
• Understands that animal care involves both rewarding moments and plenty of cleaning!
• Is willing to learn new skills and take direction.

ANIMAL EXPERIENCE COUNTS!

Veterinary or kennel experience is great, but it isn't the only experience that matters.

We're also interested in candidates with experience in:

• Dog daycare or boarding facilities.
• Animal shelters or rescues.
• Grooming.
• Pet sitting or professional pet care.
• Dog training.
• Veterinary assisting.
• Animal science or veterinary programs.
• Personal or volunteer animal-care experience.

If you have meaningful animal-handling or animal-care experience that isn't obvious from your work history, please tell us about it in your cover letter. We'd love to learn more about what you've done!

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Working in our boarding area can be a great way to gain valuable experience in a veterinary hospital.

Depending on your experience and interests, you may have opportunities to learn more about:

• Safe dog and cat handling and restraint.
• Patient observation and recognizing changes in behavior or health.
• Medication administration.
• Veterinary hospital procedures and sanitation.
• Basic grooming and patient care.
• How a veterinary hospital operates.
• Communication with veterinary clients and the medical team.
• Working alongside Veterinary Assistants and Veterinary Technicians.
• The day-to-day care of hospitalized and boarding patients.

ABOUT BARTRAM TRAIL VETERINARY HOSPITAL

Bartram Trail Veterinary Hospital is proud to serve St. Augustine, FL and surrounding areas. We provide high-quality veterinary medicine while maintaining a friendly, compassionate environment where we treat every patient as if they were our own pet.

Our kennel team is an important part of that mission. Boarding pets are still our patients while they are with us, and their comfort, safety, and well-being matter every day.

SCHEDULE

This is a part-time position.

Typical schedule includes:

• 2-3 weekdays per week.
• Alternating Saturdays.
• Weekend comeback hours as part of the rotating schedule.
• Weekday shifts begin at 7:45 AM and generally end at 5:15 PM, including a 1 hour break.
• Saturday shifts begin at 7:45 AM and generally end at 1:15 PM.
• Weekend comeback shifts are scheduled around the hospital's boarding needs and begin at 3:45 PM on Saturdays and 7:45 AM or 3:45 PM on Sundays.

Part-time employment is defined as a regular schedule of 63 hours or less per bi-weekly pay period.

BENEFITS:

After a 90-day probationary period, eligible part-time employees receive:

• Pet care discounts.
• Uniform allowance.
• 401(k) with up to 4% employer matching.

WHY JOIN US?

At Bartram Trail Veterinary Hospital, we believe the people caring for our patients matter just as much as the patients themselves. We want team members who are dependable, kind, willing to learn, and willing to jump in when something needs to be done.

HOW TO APPLY

Please complete our official online application to help us expedite the interview process as well as share your resume in this job board:

You may also attach a cover letter along with your resume and/or CV.

Having trouble with the application? Email us at View email address on click.appcast.io or call/text View phone number on click.appcast.io.

ONE LITTLE CHALLENGE

Please include the word "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" somewhere in your cover letter, resume, or formal application.

Yes, we really mean it!

It's our fun way of seeing who actually reads the entire job posting.

If you have animal-handling or animal-care experience that isn't fully represented on your resume, please tell us about it in your cover letter. We want to know what you can bring to our team and what you'd like to learn next.

We look forward to meeting you and hopefully welcoming you to the Bartram Trail Veterinary Hospital team!