Kennel Technician

AmeriVet • Philadelphia, PA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Kennel Technician is responsible for maintaining clean, sanitary, and organized animal housing and hospital spaces. The role includes cleaning and disinfecting kennels, runs, cages, treatment areas, and other spaces; handling laundry and waste; and keeping cleaning and animal-care supplies stocked. The technician also feeds hospitalized and boarding animals and provides fresh water as directed, follows hospital sanitation and safety protocols, and assists the veterinary team with basic hospital and animal-care tasks as needed. This role involves physical cleaning work and regular contact with dogs, cats, bodily fluids, odors, and messes. Previous veterinary, kennel, animal-care, or cleaning experience is helpful but not required. Some weekend and holiday work is required as needed.

Requirements

• Genuinely enjoy cleaning and take pride in doing it well.
• Be dependable, punctual, and willing to work as part of a team.
• Be comfortable working around dogs, cats, bodily fluids, odors, and messes.
• Be able to stay on task and work independently.
• Have strong attention to detail.
• Be able to work quickly while maintaining high cleaning standards.
• Be comfortable with physical work, including standing for extended periods, bending, lifting, and cleaning.
• Be willing to work some weekends and holidays as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Previous veterinary, kennel, animal-care, or cleaning experience.

Responsibilities

• Thoroughly clean and disinfect kennels, runs, cages, treatment areas, and other hospital spaces.
• Promptly and thoroughly clean up urine, feces, hair, and other messes.
• Wash and change bedding, blankets, towels, and other linens.
• Empty trash and maintain clean waste areas.
• Sweep, mop, vacuum, and perform other general cleaning duties.
• Keep floors, walls, doors, windows, and surfaces clean and presentable.
• Maintain organized and sanitary animal housing areas.
• Feed hospitalized and boarding animals and provide fresh water as directed.
• Assist with laundry and maintain adequate supplies of clean bedding and towels.
• Restock cleaning and animal-care supplies.
• Follow hospital cleaning, sanitation, and safety protocols.
• Assist the veterinary team with other basic hospital and animal-care tasks as needed.

Benefits

• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Tailored development programs, mentorship, and career pathing
• Competitive pay
• Performance bonuses
• 401(k) matching
• Student loan assistance
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Mental health resources
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Supportive, collaborative environment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed