Animal Care Technician - Bark Avenue Waukee

BEST FRIENDS PET CARE INC•Waukee, IA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Animal Care Technicians provide loving care for pet guests staying and playing at the pet hotel, with a focus on safety, comfort, and cleanliness. The company is employee-owned and operated, is expanding, and offers growth opportunities. It has over 80 locations in 26 states and has been in business for 30 years. The role includes caring for boarding guests, maintaining clean and sanitary facilities, monitoring pets, and providing customer service to human and pet guests. Technicians feed and medicate pets according to instructions, follow safe handling procedures, and report concerns to management.

Requirements

Possess a love of animals.
Display a professional manner at all times.
Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.
Ability to lift and carry 40 pounds or more.
Ability to stand and walk for eight hours a day.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to work on a computer system.
Ability to handle dogs on leashes and work around disinfectant and sanitation chemicals, animal dander, and animal excretions.
Ability to correctly identify animal body language and behavior.
Follow safe animal-handling procedures.
Ability to work both individually and as part of a team.
High school graduate or equivalent.
At least 1 year of professional animal experience.

Responsibilities

Clean and maintain pet suites, condos, general boarding areas, and the kitchen.
Feed and water pet guests, and administer medication according to instructions.
Monitor and accurately chart each pet guest, including consumption and elimination, and report concerns to management.
Monitor pet belongings.
Perform laundry duties.
Check in and check out pet guests while providing excellent customer service.
Escort pets to and from their rooms.
Provide individual care for boarding guests and perform activities as scheduled.
Sanitize and disinfect pet suites, condos, and general boarding areas.
Communicate with management and other team members.
Assist other associates and perform other duties as needed.