Full-time Pet Care Boarding Attendant - 3rd Shift (overnight)
About The Position
Kennelwood Pet Resorts is hiring a dependable, compassionate Boarding Attendant to provide safe, attentive, and consistent care for pets staying at the resort. This hands-on role involves caring for dogs, cats, and other pets, keeping their accommodations clean and comfortable, and helping their families feel confident that their pets are in good hands. Training is provided on the company’s established pet-care procedures and expectations; previous professional animal-care experience is preferred but not required. The position is on the third shift/overnight. Pet care operates seven days a week, and schedules may include weekdays, early mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays, and peak occupancy periods. Availability requirements vary by opening and location. This active role includes extended periods of standing and walking, bending, kneeling, crouching, reaching, and regularly lifting or carrying approximately 40 pounds and occasionally up to approximately 50 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation. It also involves direct interaction with live animals and exposure to barking, animal hair and dander, water, cleaning products, animal waste, and indoor and outdoor working 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 small 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 in professional pet care.
- Ability to communicate concerns and ask for help when needed.
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods; bend, kneel, crouch, and reach; and 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.
Responsibilities
- Provide pets with meals, fresh water, exercise, enrichment, and individual attention.
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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