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About the Role
Lincoln Square Veterinary Hospital is seeking a dependable, compassionate, and hardworking Kennel Assistant to join their team. This role is crucial for providing excellent patient care and maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming hospital environment. If you take pride in caring for animals, staying organized, and supporting a veterinary team, this position offers meaningful, hands-on work and opportunities for growth.
Responsibilities
- Provide daily care, handling, feeding, walking, and monitoring of hospitalized and boarding pets.
- Safely handle and restrain animals, including large or anxious pets.
- Assist technicians and doctors with patient care and minor procedures.
- Clean and maintain kennels, treatment areas, surgical equipment, and the hospital.
- Follow proper cleaning, disinfection, and isolation protocols.
- Vacuum, mop, change garbage, dust, and follow daily, weekly, and monthly task lists.
- Stock and maintain hospital supplies.
- Assist with laundry and other daily hospital tasks.
- Provide compassionate and professional customer service.
- Use computers for basic record keeping and hospital tasks.
- Follow directions, work independently, and recognize when help is needed.
Requirements
- Previous animal care or veterinary experience is a plus, but training is provided.
- Comfort working with dogs and cats of all sizes and temperaments.
- Ability to safely lift at least 30 lbs.
- Reliability, a strong work ethic, and ability to work as part of a team.
- Comfort asking questions and learning new skills.
- Strong attention to cleanliness and detail.
- Basic computer, math, spelling, and organizational skills.
- Excellent communication and customer service skills.
- A positive attitude and genuine compassion for animals.
Skills
- Animal care
- Patient care
- Cleaning
- Disinfection
- Restraint
- Customer service
- Record keeping
- Teamwork
- Communication
Location
- Lincoln Square
Work Type
- Part-time
Experience Level
- Entry-level (training provided)
Salary/Compensations
- $19 - $22/hour
Benefits
- Flexible compensation
- 401(k) matching & Roth Retirement Savings Plan
- 529 Savings Plan
- Tuition support for eligible full-time employees
- Referral bonuses
- Sick Time / Paid Time Off
- Pet care discounts
- Free or discounted lab work for employee pets
- Pet food discount program
- Quarterly Team Rewards
- Professional development opportunities
- Continuing education support
- Uniform allowance
- Hands-on training
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee discounts
- Health insurance (full-time only)
- Supplemental insurance (full-time only)
- Paid parental leave (full-time employees after one year of service)
- Six paid holidays (full-time only)
About the Company
- Lincoln Square Veterinary Hospital is dedicated to providing excellent patient care and maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming hospital environment. They value reliability, learning, and teamwork, and offer opportunities for professional growth within the veterinary field.
Equal Opportunity
- Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are core values at Lincoln Square Veterinary Hospital and Vetcor. They are committed to a workplace culture where employees are comfortable being their authentic selves, feel a complete sense of belonging, and are empowered to reach their highest potential.