Pet Hotel: Seasonal / Part time - Kennel Assistant
About The Position
Kennel Club LAX is a pet hotel and daycare facility offering boarding, training, grooming, and other animal care services. The seasonal, part-time Kennel Assistant helps care for dogs, cats, rabbits, and other pets while maintaining a clean and safe facility. The role includes substantial cleaning and janitorial work, and requires flexibility to work weekends and holidays, including Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's. Staff report to the Manager. Depending on assignment, duties may include feeding animals according to strict diets; washing bedding, dishes, and litter boxes; walking and exercising dogs; safely monitoring playgroups; observing animals' eating, potty, and behavior habits; cleaning and sanitizing the facility; and providing assigned activities and monitoring health in the cattery. Some staff may bathe and brush pets, ensure they leave the grooming room clean and free of mats and fleas, and occasionally clip or shave dogs and cats. The posting specifies at least one year of hands-on experience for groomers/bathers.
Requirements
- Must be available to work Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's.
- Flexibility to work weekends and holidays is required.
- Friendly, outgoing manner and ability to work well in a team environment.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to take direction and work unsupervised.
- Computer knowledge.
- Sound decision-making skills and ability to multitask and prioritize in a changing environment.
- Treat animals with care and respect and monitor their health and safety.
- Enjoy keeping pets and kennels clean; facility cleaning and janitorial duties are a substantial part of the job.
- Well-groomed, organized, and detail-oriented.
- Ability to kneel, bend, and lift up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to bathe dogs and cats if necessary.
- For groomer/bather assignments, at least one year of hands-on working experience and comfort bathing all breeds and sizes of dogs, as well as cats.
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience with dogs in a shelter, dog boarding facility, or veterinary hospital.
Responsibilities
- Feed dogs and cats according to strict diets.
- Wash bedding, dishes, and other laundry; clean litter boxes when assigned to cattery duties.
- Walk and exercise dogs of all sizes and breeds and safely monitor playgroups.
- Closely monitor each animal's eating, potty, and behavior habits.
- Clean and sanitize the facility and perform facility management and janitorial duties.
- Clean cat condos and provide assigned activities for cats or rabbits, as applicable.
- Monitor the health of pets in the cattery.
- Brush and bathe pets when assigned; ensure pets leave the grooming room clean and free of mats and fleas.
- Occasionally clip or shave dogs and cats when assigned.
- Handle pets properly to protect the safety of animals and handlers.
- Work weekends and holidays, including Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's.
Benefits
- Medical insurance, 401(k), and accrued paid time off/vacation are listed for full-time employees.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
