- Heartland Animal Hospital is seeking self-motivated, highly reliable individual to be part of our kennel technician team. Generally, your day would be spent helping us meet the care needs of our clients' pets while they stay and play with us. In addition, your time would also be spent helping to maintain the cleanliness of our facilities.
- We are looking for someone to fill a part time position. Weekends , some weekday afternoons, and upcoming holidays (bonus pay on holidays!). Summer weekday and weekend hours will increase and be reduced again when the need arises. No day is out of the question in this line of work, we have patients to take care of 365 days a year.
You will work closely with the lead kennel technician as well as the other kennel and veterinary technicians and veterinarians. You will also need to be able to work independently, learn quickly, be able to handle a fast paced environment, be experienced with handling dogs and cats, be able to take instruction/direction with a great attitude, have great attention to detail, and be strong team player and not shy about sharing your ideas. During the week, there may be opportunities to assist the veterinarians and veterinary technicians. Assistance with answering phones is also something we might ask you to do. Our animal friends rely on us to provide care, so reliability and punctuality are a must. Applicants will need to be able to meet the physical demands of the job, including handling/walking animals up to 150+ lbs, carrying up to 60lbs, standing up to 8+ hours per day, kneeling, bending, cleaning, etc.
Major Duties Include:
- Feeding/medicating/cleaning/rotating boarding animals
- Cleaning kennel facilities (floors, kennels, litterboxes, scooping the yard, etc.)
- Cleaning the hospital facility
- Laundry & Dishes
- Restraining(holding) animals for doctors and veterinary technicians
- Learning and utilizing our veterinarian software
Holiday availability will be expected, every kennel staff member will be expected to work at least some holidays. Must have your own reliable transportation.
Work Remotely
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $13.00 - $17.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
Schedule:
- 4 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Every weekend
- Holidays
- Weekends as needed
Work Location: In person