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Animal Care Assistant (Kennel)

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Roswell, GA
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Roswell, GA
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Provides daily care for boarded and hospitalized dogs and cats, including feeding, walking, bathing, cage cleaning, laundry, and facility maintenance. Assists veterinarians and technicians as needed while delivering attentive animal care and client service. Requires dependable attendance and transportation, including at least two Sundays monthly. Veterinary or boarding facility experience is preferred, but training is available for qualified candidates.
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VCA Pets Are People Too, Roswell Animal Hospital is seeking an experienced Full-Time Kennel Assistant (Animal Care Assistant) to work at our AAHA-accredited, 3-doctor practice in Roswell, Georgia.

Must be a motivated self-starter who is able to take direction and work with minimal supervision. Dependable attendance and transportation is required.

Experience in a veterinary or boarding facility is preferred but will train the right person. A positive attitude, strong attention-to-detail, and the ability to multi-task are a must.

We've been serving the community for over 30 years! 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.
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.

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At least two Sundays per month are mandatory to check on pets in boarding while the hospital is closed.

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 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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