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VCA Animal Hospitals

Animal Care Attendant

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In-Office
Columbus, OH
Entry level
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Columbus, OH
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Provides daily care for boarded and hospitalized dogs and cats, including feeding, walking, bathing, cage cleaning, laundry, and maintaining hospital premises. The role also assists doctors and technicians as needed and requires a flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays, while supporting excellent pet care and client service.
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We are seeking an experienced part time Kennel Assistant to join our 70 run boarding facility. We are in the process of renovating our facility that will feature 10 exam rooms, 2 surgical suites, and new CT imaging services, and state of the art physical therapy department.

If you’re looking for a great  career working with animals and that provides great benefits, we’re interested in hearing from you. We care for pets 7 days a week so we're looking for candidates with a flexible schedule and are available to work weekends and holidays. Regular duties include, but not limited to, taking furry friends for walks and keeping our back area clean to provide the best service for our clients. 

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Cleaning cages. 
• Feeding and caring for dogs and cats. 
• Walking dogs.  
• Bathing dogs. 
• Doing laundry.
• Cleaning and maintaining hospital premises. 
• Assisting Doctors and Technicians when necessary.

We offer superior employee benefits, HUGE personal pet discount of up to 4 animals, VIP discounts to other local businesses (Verizon, Sketchers, 1800flowers, croc), 401K benefits, Medical/Dental/Vision benefits, just to name a few. At VCA, we also offer 12 complimentary therapy sessions to combat compassion fatigue. These are just a few of the amazing benefits that we offer at VCA Sawmill Animal Hospital.

At VCA we are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and want to be a place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, stay and do their best work

The successful candidate will share our commitment to delivering exceptional service to our loyal clientele and the highest quality care to their boarded and hospitalized pets. We are a large boarding and medical facility that strides to have a fun, energetic, and friendly team environment.

If you are a current associate, you 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. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com.

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