Part-Time Pet Care Boarding Attendant - 2nd Shift (2:00PM-10:00PM)

Kennelwood Pet Resorts • Maryville, IL

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Kennelwood Pet Resorts is hiring a part-time Pet Care Boarding Attendant at its Maryville location for the second shift, 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM. Boarding Attendants provide safe, attentive, consistent care for dogs, cats, and other pets staying at the resort, helping ensure pets are comfortable and their families feel confident in their care. The work is hands-on and involves animal care, cleaning, documentation, and teamwork in a physically active, fast-paced environment.

The position operates in a 7-day-a-week pet-care setting. Scheduling may include weekdays, early mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays, and peak occupancy periods; specific availability requirements vary by opening and location. Kennelwood provides training in its established pet-care procedures and expectations. The work includes direct interaction with live animals and exposure to barking, animal hair and dander, water, cleaning products, animal waste, and indoor and outdoor conditions.

Requirements

• Genuine care for animals and their well-being.
• Dependability, punctuality, and ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to follow detailed written and verbal instructions.
• Attention to changes in an animal's behavior or condition.
• Comfort working in a physically active, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to safely work with dogs of varying sizes and temperaments.
• Willingness to clean, sanitize, and perform essential cleaning tasks.
• Ability to communicate concerns and ask for help when needed.
• Regularly stand and walk for extended periods; bend, kneel, crouch, and reach.
• Regularly lift or carry approximately 40 pounds and occasionally up to approximately 50 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

• Previous professional animal-care experience is preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Provide meals, fresh water, exercise, enrichment, and individual attention to pets.
• Follow each pet's care, feeding, medication, and handling instructions.
• Monitor pets for changes in behavior, appetite, health, or overall well-being.
• Walk and safely handle dogs of different sizes, breeds, temperaments, and activity levels.
• Clean and sanitize boarding accommodations, pet-care areas, bowls, equipment, and other spaces.
• Complete laundry and help maintain clean bedding and supplies.
• Accurately document care activities, medications, observations, and concerns.
• Communicate with teammates and leadership to support consistent care throughout each pet's stay.
• Support the team as needed to maintain a safe, clean, and organized resort.

What This Job Offers

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