Animal Caretaker
Company Description
Wedington Animal Hospital is a well-established, progressive, 10 doctor general practice located in Fayetteville, AR. We offer many services to provide the best comprehensive care to our patients including Wellness Services, Preventative Care, Urgent Care, Emergency & Critical Care, General & Orthopedic Surgery, Internal/External Medicine, Digital Full Body and Dental X-Ray, Dedicated Dental Suite, Ultrasound, Full In-House Laboratory, In-House Pharmacy, Cold Therapy Laser, Medical and/or Vacation Boarding, Grooming & more.
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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/