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

KENNELWOOD PET RESORTS • Ascalon, MO

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Kennelwood Pet Resorts is hiring a part-time Pet Care Boarding Attendant to provide safe, attentive, and consistent care for dogs, cats, and other pets staying at the resort. The role is hands-on and involves feeding, watering, exercising, enriching, and giving individual attention to animals, while maintaining clean, comfortable accommodations and care areas. Attendants follow each pet’s care, feeding, medication, and handling instructions; monitor animals’ behavior and well-being; document care and observations; and communicate with teammates and leadership. The position is physically active and includes cleaning, sanitizing, laundry, direct animal interaction, and exposure to animal-related and cleaning conditions. The listed shift is 2:00 PM–10:00 PM. Pet care operates seven days a week, and availability may include weekends and holidays, with schedules varying by opening and location.

Requirements

• Genuinely care about animals and their well-being.
• Be dependable and punctual, and work as part of a team.
• Follow detailed written and verbal instructions.
• Pay attention to small changes in an animal’s behavior or condition.
• Be comfortable working in a physically active, fast-paced environment.
• Safely work with dogs of varying sizes and temperaments.
• Be willing to clean, sanitize, and perform essential hands-on pet-care tasks.
• 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 dogs, cats, and other pets.
• Follow each pet’s specific 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 ensure 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