Kennel Technician - Opelika, AL
Opelika Animal Hospital•Opelika, AL
•Onsite
About The Position
Opelika Animal Hospital is looking for a kennel technician to join their team! The team consists of highly skilled veterinarians and staff with a combined 110 years of experience in veterinary medicine. Their knowledge and experience allow them to provide the best medical care possible for pets. Loving, humane treatment of animals is their top priority, and they are committed to providing the care pets need to live a long, happy life.
Requirements
- Previous experience caring for animals
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Physically fit and agile
- Capacity to lift to 50 pounds unaided.
- A passion for animal welfare
- Available to work evenings, on weekends, and public holidays
- Assisting Veterinarians -experience required
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience as a kennel tech preferred.
Responsibilities
- Transporting pets to and from kennels.
- Ensuring that the animals always have ample fresh food and water
- Cleaning animal waste, spilled food, hair and other debris from kennels
- Accompany animals on walks, if required
- Calming animals that are in distress
- Bathing dogs and cats
- Reporting significant changes in functioning to the Veterinarian or medical professional on duty
- Evacuating all animals in case of an emergency
- Assisting Veterinarians
Benefits
- A flexible approach to compensation that will reflect your skillset and future performance
- 401(k) matching & Roth Retirement Savings Plan
- Flexible Spending Account (full-time only)
- 529 Savings Plan
- Tuition Support Program (full-time only)
- Referral bonus program
- Health Insurance, including medical, dental, and vision (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)
- All US-based, benefits-eligible employees with a minimum of one year of service may receive up to three weeks of full pay for the birth or adoption of a child (full-time only)
- Sick Time / Paid Time Off
- Free/discounted lab work for all employee pets
- Pet discounts on services and products
- Pet food discount program
- Quarterly Team Rewards Bonus Program
- Professional development opportunities
- Continuing education allowance
- Uniform allowance
- Six paid holidays (full-time only)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee discount program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
