Pet Care Attendant - Johnston, IA

Vetcor•Johnston, IA

21h

About The Position

Village Veterinary Hospital is hiring a part-time Pet Care Attendant to care for boarding guests and help maintain a safe, clean, and sanitary hospital. The role focuses on animal care during morning and evening shifts, including weekends and holidays. The attendant provides food, water, bedding, medication under veterinary supervision after training, monitoring, walks, supervised play, and enrichment. The role also supports patient intake and discharge, cleaning and laundry, and reception tasks as needed. The position requires frequent standing, walking, bending, kneeling, and reaching; the ability to lift and carry up to 30 pounds independently and help lift larger animals with a teammate; and comfort working around noise, odors, animal waste, and animals that may jump, pull, scratch, or bite. Experience with animals and a high school diploma or equivalent are preferred but not required.

Requirements

A love for animals and a commitment to their well-being.
Strong reliability, teamwork, and communication skills.
Attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
Flexibility to adjust shifts and help where needed.
Availability for 7:00–9:00 AM and 4:00–6:00 PM shifts, including weekends and holidays.
Ability to lift and carry up to 30 pounds independently and assist a teammate with lifting larger animals.
Comfort with frequent standing, walking, bending, kneeling, and reaching.
Ability to safely handle animals that may jump, pull, scratch, or bite.
Comfort working around noise, odors, and animal waste.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with animals; preferred but not required.
High school diploma or equivalent; preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Provide food, water, and clean bedding for animals as directed.
Give medications under veterinary supervision after proper training, following established protocols.
Monitor animals’ appetite, behavior, urination and defecation, and overall comfort, and promptly report concerns to veterinary staff.
Safely handle dogs and cats of varying sizes, temperaments, and medical conditions.
Clean and disinfect kennels, cages, runs, and common areas, and follow hospital cleaning and infection-control protocols.
Launder bedding, towels, and clinic laundry.
Walk dogs, including strong pullers, and provide supervised playtime and enrichment.
Safely and calmly handle fearful, stressed, or fractious animals.
Assist with patient intake and discharge for boarding and grooming.
Support reception as needed, including answering phones during Sunday evening pickup hours.
Communicate with teammates to ensure consistent care from shift to shift.

Benefits

Competitive, negotiable pay based on experience.
401(k) matching and a Roth Retirement Savings Plan.
Tuition support and a 529 Savings Plan.
Referral bonus program.
Flexible Spending Account for full-time employees.
Medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time employees.
Supplemental insurance options, including accident, critical illness, hospital, short- and long-term disability, legal plan, and life insurance for full-time employees.
Up to three weeks of full pay for the birth or adoption of a child for eligible full-time employees after one year of service, subject to the stated paid-family-leave program limitation.
Sick time and paid time off.
Free or discounted lab work for employee pets and discounts on pet services, products, and food.
Quarterly team rewards bonus program.
Professional development opportunities and a continuing education allowance.
Uniform allowance.
Six paid holidays for full-time employees.
Employee Assistance Program and employee discount program.