Animal Care Assistant

Alliance Animal Health • Porter Township, OH

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About The Position

The Animal Care Assistant is responsible for the care, feeding, and cleaning of our patients in the hospital and boarding facility. This job involves cleaning, laundry, bathing, feeding and walking dogs. You are responsible for restocking hospital supplies, assisting doctors and assistants with animal restraint and exams. You will be responsible for special foods, appetite, behavior and any issue that may arise while the animal is in our care.

Requirements

• Knowledge of cleaning and disinfecting methods.
• Proper methods of animal restraint.
• Ability to use cleaning materials and equipment with skill and efficiency.
• Ability to 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.
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written directions.
• Ability to maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted in the course of the job.

Responsibilities

• Care, feeding, and cleaning of patients in the hospital and boarding facility.
• Cleaning, laundry, bathing, feeding, and walking dogs.
• Restocking hospital supplies.
• Assisting doctors and assistants with animal restraint and exams.
• Monitoring special foods, appetite, behavior, and any issues that may arise with animals in care.

Benefits

• 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 Assistance Program
• Access to a CVA/CVT/CVPM Partnership through Penn Foster
• 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)

What This Job Offers

• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees