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

KENNELWOOD PET RESORTS • Maryville, IL

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Kennelwood Pet Resorts is hiring a part-time Pet Care Boarding Attendant at its Maryville location. The role provides safe, attentive, consistent care to dogs, cats, and other pets staying at the resort, while helping keep their environment clean and comfortable and giving their families confidence in their care. This is a hands-on, physically active position that requires attention to detail, teamwork, reliability, and willingness to perform cleaning and other essential pet-care tasks. Training is provided on Kennelwood's pet-care procedures and expectations. The position is on the second shift, 2:00 PM–10:00 PM. Pet care operates seven days a week, and the expected availability includes all seven days, including holidays; schedules may also include weekdays, early mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays, and peak occupancy periods, depending on the opening and location.

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 hands-on pet-care tasks.
• 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.
• Ability to work with live animals and tolerate exposure to barking, animal hair and dander, water, cleaning products, animal waste, and indoor and outdoor conditions.

Nice To Haves

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

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.

What This Job Offers

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