Job Description

The Animal Caretaker is responsible for the daily care, cleanliness, and well-being of pets staying in our boarding facility. This includes feeding, walking, bathing, and monitoring animals throughout their stay.

Key responsibilities include:

• Cleaning kennels, runs, and common areas daily

• Picking up and maintaining cleanliness of outdoor yards multiple times per day

• Taking dogs outside for exercise and bathroom breaks at least four times daily

• Washing food and water dishes used in boarding

• Laundering and replacing bedding as needed

• Monitoring appetite, bathroom habits, and overall behavior

• Maintaining accurate food and care charts for each animal

• Notifying medical staff of any health or behavior concerns

• Completing Boarding Report Cards to send home with each pet

• Communicating with clients who call to check on their pets

Attention to detail, compassion for animals, and strong communication skills are essential for this role.

Qualifications

_ We are looking for someone with:_

• Knowledge of cleaning and disinfecting methods.
• Ability to use cleaning materials and equipment with skill and efficiency.
• Perform moderately heavy physical labor (large dogs, bags of litter, pet foods, etc).
• Ability to sympathetically and patiently attend to pet in our care.
• Ability to learn to administer medications and to recognize abnormal conditions.
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions.
• Maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted in the course of the job.

Additional Information

** We offer our staff:**

• Comprehensive Benefits (health, dental, vision, liability, 401k & 401K matching program, life & supplemental insurance, HSA, & FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Vacation and Sick Time for ALL Employees
• Paid Bereavement Program
• Paid Parental Leave Program
• Competitive Compensation
• Continuing Education Allowance (applies to licensed/registered/certified roles)
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Access to a CVA/CVT/CVPM Partnership through Penn Foster
• Career Development Opportunities
• Referral Bonus Program for most positions!
• Additional Benefits May Also Be Available (i.e. Personal Pet Discounts, Holiday Pay, Uniform Allowance, Bonuses etc)
• Hiring eligibility may be contingent to a candidate authorizing and completing a satisfactory background check.
• *Note – some benefits may only be available to or vary slightly for full time employment status vs part time status.
• For additional details including our full equal opportunity statement, texting/outreach communication authorization, physical requirements of the job and more, please visit https://allianceanimal.com/additionaljobdescriptiondetails/.