Veterinary Kennel Technician

Alliance Animal Health•Kennesaw, GA

2d•$10 - $14

About The Position

Kennesaw Mountain Animal Hospital is seeking a Veterinary Kennel Technician to care for boarding pets in its hospital and pet resort. Pets have individual rooms or suites and may participate in group play after passing a temperament test. Pets that do not take part in group play receive one-on-one attention based on their needs. The role includes caring for both dogs and cats, maintaining clean and sanitary animal areas, and interacting with pet owners as well as the animals. The hospital emphasizes compassionate, stress-free handling and requires staff to complete the Dog-Gurus “Knowing Dogs 101 & 201” video series and quizzes to align staff on dog behavior and group play. The technician will bathe and groom dogs to hospital and client standards and help ensure pets remain clean, comfortable, and well cared for. This is a full-time role, including weekends as needed. The posted pay range is $10–$14 per hour.

Requirements

Knowledge of cleaning and disinfecting methods.
Ability to use cleaning materials and equipment skillfully and efficiently.
Knowledge of proper animal-restraint methods.
Ability to perform moderately heavy physical labor, including handling large dogs and bags of litter or pet food.
Ability to attend sympathetically and patiently to sick, scared, and injured animals.
Ability to learn to administer medications and recognize abnormal conditions.
Ability to understand and carry out oral and written directions.
Ability to maintain cooperative relationships with people encountered in the course of the job.
Comfort handling cats as well as dogs.
Passion for spending time with pets and interacting with pet owners.

Responsibilities

Keep individual pet rooms and suites, yards, and wards clean and sanitary.
Vacuum, mop, and do laundry.
Feed and administer medications to boarding pets, learning medication administration as needed.
Care for dogs in group play when they have passed the temperament test and provide one-on-one attention to pets that do not participate.
Handle cats and rotate them individually through the cat playroom, except where cats are boarding with a sibling.
Bathe and groom dogs according to hospital and client standards.
Interact with pet owners and provide attentive care to pets.
Complete the required Dog-Gurus “Knowing Dogs 101 & 201” videos and associated quizzes.