Description
Position at Thrive Pet Healthcare
Thrive Natickis in search of a parttimeKennel Attendantto join our growing team!
We offer an AMAZING benefits package which includes paid time off 401k medical/dental/vision insurance HSA and FSA available parental leave generous pet discounts and more!
Our Ideal Candidate:
A team player who is passionate about animal care customer service and is highly motivated. This parttime position would require 2030 hours per week. Kennel Attendants are critical to the success of our hospital and to those pet parents who choose to board their beloved pets with us!
Job Duties:
- Providing compassionate animal care giving to all pets boarding and/or hospitalized in the facility.
- Providing courteous customer service when admitting pets to facility and returning pets to clients.
- Communicates courteously and professionally with clients over the phone and by email as well. When admitting pets to boarding ensures all consent forms are signed; special instructions are noted; and pets belongings are properly labeled.
- Monitoring boarding pets behaviors including eating drinking and elimination patterns to identify potential problems and notifying a supervisor or DVM of concerns.
- Assisting LVTs ACAs and DVMs with patient restraint during treatments when requested.
- Providing enrichment and ensuring comfort and wellbeing of boarding pets through walking feeding playtimes and access to clean blankets and food/water bowls.
- Bathes boarders performs nail trims and cleans ears as required.
- Facilitates socialization of pets through approved supervised playtimes.
- Discreetly handles arrangements for deceased pets as requested.
- Assists with maintaining cleanliness of hospital boarding areas and grounds.
- Performs other related tasks as required.
Job Requirements:
- Ability tolift upto 50 pounds squatting reach standing and walking throughout the day.
Compensation negotiable based on credentials and experience with a starting rate ranging from $18$21/hr. The actual rate offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors including your skills qualifications experience and location.