Kennel Assistant

VCA Animal HospitalsHighlands Ranch, CO
$16 - $17Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Animal Care Attendant to join our team. The pay range for this position is $16-$17 per hour, depending on experience. The successful candidate will share our commitment to delivering exceptional service to our loyal clientele and the highest quality care to their boarded and hospitalized pets. We offer competitive compensation hour depending on experience and great benefits for eligible employees, including medical/dental, generous personal pet care discounts and more! This position is available as either full time (30-40 hours weekly) or part time. WHY APPLY AT VCA MOUNTAINVIEW? We are a tight-knit, high performing hospital with very low turnover. Our medical, kennel and CSR staff work closely together and many are cross trained to assist each other. Great opportunity for growth! We actively promote our kennel staff into veterinary assistants! The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development). A leader in veterinary care, VCA Animal Hospitals is committed to taking care of the future of veterinary medicine. We are a family of hometown animal hospitals determined to positively impact pets, people and our communities. From primary care to emergency, urgent and specialty care, VCA delivers world-class medicine and hometown care to more than four million pets each year. We invest in cutting-edge tools, training and technology that enable Associates across our national network of hospitals to lead the industry today and into tomorrow. Among our talented 35,000 Associates are nearly 7,000 veterinarians – including 500 who are board-certified specialists – nearly 4,000 credentialed technicians and over 10,000 veterinary assistants – all dedicated to giving pets the very best in medical care. The future of veterinary medicine is in our hands. Join us.

Requirements

  • Experienced Animal Care Attendant

Responsibilities

  • Cleaning cages.
  • Feeding and caring for dogs and cats.
  • Walking dogs.
  • Supervising individual and group play dogs.
  • Bathing dogs.
  • Doing laundry.
  • Cleaning and maintaining hospital premises.
  • Assisting Doctors and Technicians when necessary.

Benefits

  • medical/dental
  • generous personal pet care discounts
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • paid vacation/sick days
  • 401(k)
  • generous employee pet discounts
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