Pet Care Attendant - New York, NY
Lincoln Square Veterinary Hospital•New York, NY
•$19 - $22•Onsite
About The Position
Lincoln Square Veterinary Hospital is looking for a dependable, compassionate, and hardworking Kennel Assistant to join our team. This position plays an important role in providing excellent care to our patients and maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming hospital environment. If you take pride in caring for animals, keeping things organized, and helping a veterinary team run smoothly, we’d love to meet you.
Requirements
- Comfort working with dogs and cats of all sizes and temperaments
- The ability to safely lift at least 30 lbs
- Reliability, a strong work ethic, and the ability to work as part of a team
- Comfort asking questions and learning new skills
- Strong attention to cleanliness and detail
- Basic computer, math, spelling, and organizational skills
- Excellent communication and customer service skills
- A positive attitude and genuine compassion for animals
Nice To Haves
- Previous animal care or veterinary experience is a plus, but we are willing to train the right person
Responsibilities
- Provide daily care, handling, feeding, walking, and monitoring of hospitalized and boarding pets
- Safely handle and restrain animals, including large or anxious pets
- Assist technicians and doctors with patient care and minor procedures
- Clean and maintain kennels, treatment areas, surgical equipment, and the hospital
- Follow proper cleaning, disinfection, and isolation protocols
- Vacuum, mop, change garbage, dust, and follow daily, weekly, and monthly task lists
- Stock and maintain hospital supplies
- Assist with laundry and other daily hospital tasks
- Provide compassionate and professional customer service
- Use computers for basic record keeping and hospital tasks
- Follow directions, work independently, and recognize when help is needed
Benefits
- Flexible compensation
- 401(k) matching & Roth Retirement Savings Plan
- 529 Savings Plan
- Tuition support for eligible full-time employees
- Referral bonuses
- Sick Time / Paid Time Off
- Pet care discounts
- Free or discounted lab work for employee pets
- A pet food discount program
- Additional health and wellness benefits for eligible full-time employees
- Quarterly Team Rewards
- Professional development opportunities
- Continuing education support
- Uniform allowance
- Hands-on training
- An Employee Assistance Program
- Employee discounts
- Flexible Spending Account (full-time only)
- Supplemental insurance, including accident, critical illness, hospital, short- and long-term disability, legal plan, and employee, spouse, and child-dependent life insurance (full-time only)
- Up to three weeks of full pay for the birth or adoption of a child (full-time employees only; available after one year of service)
- Six paid holidays (full-time only)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
