Kennel Attendant

Kennel Attendant
Department: Boarding
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Bradenton, Florida
Compensation: $14.00 - $15.00 / hour
Description
Join our amazing team as our newest Kennel Assistant!
You'll love the day-to-day care of patients and boarders including feeding, watering, cleaning, walking, bathing, and monitoring the well-being of pets.
At Ranch Animal Hospital, we believe that diversity and inclusion are critical to success. We are committed to building a team that reflects a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage applications from people of all races, religions, national origins, gender expressions, and ages.
Some of the responsibilities you will own in this role:

• Ensure that animal care, safety, and welfare is a top priority, ensuring the health and well-being of pets entrusted to the shelter.
• Investigate all animal complaints, investigate accidents, maintain good records, and report to the appropriate authorities.
• Investigate and resolve any complaints or complaints about animal care, temperament, or behavior.
• Keep all animal enclosures in good repair, clean, and sanitary conditions.
• Prepare kennel areas and animal enclosures for animal care work. Insure that animal waste disposal is clean and sanitary.
• Keep animal areas free of offensive odors.
• Keep animals safe, including monitoring animal behavior to avoid dangerous situations.
• Handle animals in a gentle manner at all times, including when handling sick or injured animals.
• Support care, cleanliness, and enrichment in our dog kennels in an atmosphere of compassion and efficiency while maintaining high levels of safety and following policies and procedures.
• Clean and disinfect kennels, maintaining hygiene standards.
• Maintain proper levels of food and water.
• Assist with housekeeping and duties to maintain upkeep of dog and cat areas.
• Be physically able to lift and move dogs up to 75 pounds.
• Assist in feeding dogs, including preparing meals and carrying food to dogs and cats.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What You'll Bring:

• Must have previous animal experience.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-driven environment.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Effective time management and organizational skills.
• Strong customer service mindset.
• Strong attention to detail and a passion for working with animals.
• Highly motivated to achieve has set goals.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Health insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision insurance
• Employee discounts
• Flexible schedules
• 401K with company match
• Training and career development