Kennel Assistant

The Animal Care Center of Polaris is seeking a dedicated, hardworking, and animal-loving Kennel Assistant to join our team. Your primary focus will be ensuring that all boarding and daycare animals are kept safe, clean, fed, and comfortable. This is a critical role that maintains the highest standards of cleanliness throughout our facility and directly impacts the health and happiness of our patients. This is an entry-level position with excellent opportunities to learn and grow within the veterinary field.

Key Responsibilities

🐾 Animal Care & Husbandry

·Daily Maintenance: Feed, water, and exercise patients and boarding animals according to specific instructions and schedules.

·Walking & Solitary Time: Provide safe leash-walking for dogs in designated outdoor areas and ensure cats receive proper litter box maintenance and attention.

·Patient Monitoring: Observe animals closely for any signs of illness, discomfort, or changes in behavior (such as lack of appetite or lethargy) and immediately report findings to the veterinary team.

·Comfort & Grooming: Bathe patients as requested and ensure all cages and runs are stocked with clean, dry bedding.

🏥 Facility Cleanliness & Sanitation

·Kennel Sanitation: Deep-clean, scrub, and disinfect cages, runs, and cat condos using hospital-grade cleaners to prevent the spread of disease.

·Laundry Management: Run continuous loads of laundry to keep the clinic stocked with clean towels, and blankets.

·General Housekeeping: Sweep, mop, take out trash, and maintain clean common areas, treatment areas, and outdoor pet waste stations.

·Stocking Supplies: Keep food storage areas, cleaning supply closets, and kennel areas organized and fully stocked.

Qualifications & Skills

·Experience: No prior veterinary experience required; prior experience in animal shelters, doggy daycares, or pet grooming is highly valued. We are happy to train the right candidate!

·Education: High school diploma or equivalent (or currently enrolled student if applying for part-time/weekend shifts).

·Physical Requirements: Must be comfortable lifting up to 50 lbs. unassisted and spending the majority of the shift standing, bending, lifting, and walking.

·Availability: Ability to work a flexible schedule, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays to ensure continuous animal care.

·Attributes: A strong work ethic, attention to detail, compassion for animals, and a positive, team-oriented attitude.