Kennel Attendant

Animal Care Attendant Position

We are seeking an experienced Animal Care Attendant to join our team at VCA Animal Wellness Center of Maple Grove. The successful candidate will share our commitment to delivering exceptional service to our loyal clientele and the highest quality care to their boarded pets.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Feeding, medicating, and caring for dogs and cats as well as monitoring the wellbeing of our boarders and communicating with Veterinarians and Technicians when necessary
• Walking dogs
• Cleaning enclosures used to house dogs and cats
• Supervising doggie daycare sessions; we split groups based on size and run
• Providing grooming services such as bathing, nail trims, etc.
• Helping with cleaning duties such as laundry, washing dishes, etc.
• Sanitizing and maintaining hospital premises
• Assisting Veterinarians and Technicians when necessary
• Excellent communication across different departments, with the hospital staff, and with clients. Communication is in-person, by phone, through client file notes, and via e-mail and text-message

Preferred Skills:

• Knowledge of dog and cat body language and behavior.
• General animal care and handling experience.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office and Outlook, as well as basic typing skills

We offer competitive compensation and great benefits for eligible employees, including medical/dental, generous personal pet care discounts and more!

If you are a current associate, you will need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.

Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more! The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development). We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com.