Animal Care Technician

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This range is provided by Best Friends Pet Care. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range
: $11.00/hr - $13.00/hr

Our Animal Care Technicians provide loving care for our pet guests while they stay and play in our pet hotel; focusing on safety, comfort, and cleanliness.

• Health, dental, vision, life insurance, STD/LTD, 401K with company matching
• ESOP – Employee Stock Ownership Plan (100% company paid)
• Paid vacation
• Uniforms
• Pet supply and service discounts and more!

• Cleaning and maintenance of pet suites, condos, general boarding areas, and kitchen
• Feeding and watering pet guests
• Monitoring and charting every pet guest
• Monitoring pet belongings
• Laundering duties
• Assisting other associates and performing other duties as needed

• Possess a love of animals
• Displays a professional manner at all times
• Ability to work evenings, weekends & holidays
• Lift/carry 40 pounds or more
• Able to stand/walk for eight hours a day
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Able to work on a computer system
• Able to handle dogs on leashes and work in an environment with exposure to disinfectant/sanitation chemicals, animal dander and excretions.

• Welcomes both human and pet guests
• Can correctly identify animal body language/behavior
• Follows safe handling procedures
• Checking in and out of pet guests while providing excellent customer service
• Escorts pets to and from their rooms
• Can work both individually and as a team player while performing duties
• Contributes in maintaining the cleanliness of the facility
• Communication with management and other team members
• Sanitizes/disinfects pet suites, condos & general boarding areas
• Monitors and accurately charts consumption and elimination of every pet and reports any concerns to management
• Provides individual care of all boarding guests
• Feed and medicate according to instructions
• Performs activities as scheduled

• High School Graduate or Equivalent
• At least 1 year of professional animal experience

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Other

• Pet Services

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