Kennel Technician

Description

Kennel Technician – Part-time

Covenant Care Animal Hospital

Leon Valley, TX

Schedule:

• Part-time position, approximately 25-29 hours per week
• Thursday through Sunday schedule
• Weekend availability is required

About You

Covenant Care Animal Hospital is seeking a dependable, compassionate Kennel Technician to join our boarding team. This part-time role is ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on animal care, takes pride in maintaining a clean and safe environment, and is comfortable working with dogs and cats of different sizes, breeds, and temperaments. The Kennel Technician helps ensure every boarding pet receives attentive care, enrichment, and a comfortable experience while staying with us.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide daily care for boarding pets, including feeding, fresh water, walks, playtime, and enrichment according to each pet’s needs and instructions.
• Clean and disinfect kennels, runs, cages, bowls, bedding, play areas, and other boarding spaces to maintain a safe, sanitary, and welcoming environment.
• Monitor pets for changes in behavior, appetite, elimination, comfort, or health, and promptly communicate concerns to the appropriate team member.
• Handle pets safely and compassionately, using low-stress techniques whenever possible and following hospital safety protocols.
• Assist with basic bathing, nail trims, and sanitary maintenance, or other boarding related care tasks.
• Maintain accurate boarding records, including feeding notes, medication reminders, activity updates, and any observations related to the pet’s stay.
• Support the boarding and hospital teams with laundry, restocking supplies, organizing boarding areas, and other tasks that help keep the facility running smoothly.
• Communicate with teammates in a professional, timely manner to ensure continuity of care for each boarding pet.

About You:

• You have a genuine passion for animal care and take pride in helping pets feel safe, clean, and comfortable.
• You are dependable, punctual, and comfortable working independently while staying connected with the team.
• You have strong attention to detail and can follow written instructions, feeding schedules, cleaning protocols, and boarding notes accurately.
• You are comfortable handling dogs and cats of different sizes, breeds, ages, and temperaments.
• You bring a positive attitude, strong work ethic, and willingness to help wherever needed.

Qualifications:

• Previous experience in animal care, boarding, kennel, shelter, grooming, veterinary, or pet care environment is preferred but not required.
• Ability to follow care instructions, communicate clearly, and report concerns appropriately.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced environment and balancing multiple care tasks throughout the shift.
• Must be available to work Thursday through Sunday.

Physical Requirements

This role requires the ability to stand and walk for extended periods, bend, kneel, reach, lift and carry supplies, and safely handle pets of varying sizes with appropriate assistance when needed. The position may involve exposure to animal hair, cleaning products, noise, odors, and common animal care environments.

You’ll Grow with Us

Here, you can grow your career as best fits you through access to comprehensive learning and skillset programs. You can build your skills and earn credentials through:

• Our vast, diverse, and free library of continuing education courses - ThriveU
• Live, virtual interactive workshops to develop valuable leadership skills
• A program designed to teach you the fundamentals of running a pet hospital

And, with so many locations nationwide, you can find and move into any specialty, hospital type, or environment. Join us and provide your best care at a clinic that is deeply rooted within its community and bolstered by the resources of Thrive Pet Healthcare.

Benefits – our care in action

Thrive offers a suite of benefits to support team members’ emotional, physical, professional, and financial wellbeing. In addition to our health and life insurance, and short- and long- term disability plans, we offer eligible team members:

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) with employer match
• Mental health resources
• Subsidized backup childcare and elder care
• FREE CE courses
• Pet perks and veterinary service discounts

* Certain Benefits may be subject to waiting periods or length of service requirements.

About the Hospital

Covenant Care Animal Hospital is a welcoming, full-service small animal hospital proudly serving pets and families in Leon Valley and the northwest San Antonio area. Our team is passionate about making every pet feel safe, comfortable, and cared for, whether they are visiting for a wellness appointment, surgery, dentistry, diagnostics, boarding, or everyday support. We take pride in building trusting relationships with our clients and creating a positive, team-focused environment where compassionate care comes first.

About Thrive

Thrive Pet Healthcare creates the future of pet well-being through medical excellence, innovative technology, and a connected community of teams and partners. Today, its network of 360+ primary, emergency, and specialty hospitals across the U.S. cares for pets of all ages and health needs, while portfolio companies provide tools and technology that help veterinary teams work smarter and deliver better care. Thrive invests in its people—through mentorship, leadership programs, continuing education, and well-being initiatives—so teams can grow and feel supported. For pet owners, convenient solutions such as a mobile app, digital booking, Thrive PlusTM membership, HereFurYou Helpline, an online pharmacy and flexible financial options* make accessing quality care simpler— giving families the peace of mind their pets deserve. Learn more at thrivepetcare.com.

We welcome you to join our story and join where #WeThriveTogether.