Lincoln Square Veterinary Hospital is Hiring a Kennel Assistant!
Position Details
Role: Kennel Assistant
Status: Part-time
Salary: $19 - $22/hour
Schedule: Tuesday - Friday
Benefits Highlights
Financial Rewards that Grow with You: Flexible compensation, 401(k) matching & Roth Retirement Savings Plan, 529 Savings Plan, tuition support for eligible full-time employees, and referral bonuses help support your goals today and in the future.
Wellness & Peace of Mind: Sick Time / Paid Time Off, pet care discounts, free or discounted lab work for employee pets, a pet food discount program, and additional health and wellness benefits for eligible full-time employees help support life both inside and outside the hospital.
Professional Growth & Recognition: Quarterly Team Rewards, professional development opportunities, continuing education support, uniform allowance, hands-on training, and the opportunity to grow into a Tech Assistant role help you continue building your veterinary career.
Lifestyle Perks You’ll Appreciate: An Employee Assistance Program, employee discounts, and a supportive hospital environment where reliability, learning, and teamwork are valued.
Lincoln Square Veterinary Hospital is looking for a dependable, compassionate, and hardworking Kennel Assistant to join our team.
This position plays an important role in providing excellent care to our patients and maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming hospital environment. If you take pride in caring for animals, keeping things organized, and helping a veterinary team run smoothly, we’d love to meet you.
Why You’ll Love It Here
- Meaningful, hands-on work caring for hospitalized and boarding pets
- A supportive veterinary team that values reliability and teamwork
- Opportunities to learn new animal-care and patient-care skills
- Hands-on training for the right candidate
- A role where cleanliness, organization, and attention to detail truly matter
- The opportunity to grow into a Tech Assistant role
What You’ll Do
- 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
What You’ll Bring
- Previous animal care or veterinary experience is a plus, but we are willing to train the right person
- Comfort working with dogs and cats of all sizes and temperaments
- The ability to safely lift at least 30 lbs
- Reliability, a strong work ethic, and the 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
The Extras You’ll Actually Feel
- The opportunity to build hands-on animal-care experience
- Training and support as you learn hospital routines and patient-care responsibilities
- Daily collaboration with veterinary technicians and doctors
- A role where initiative, reliability, and attention to detail are noticed
- The opportunity to grow into a Tech Assistant role by demonstrating initiative and a desire to learn
- The satisfaction of helping create a clean, safe, and comfortable environment for patients, clients, and teammates
Benefits You Can’t Beat
Financial Benefits
- A flexible approach to compensation that reflects your skill set and future performance
- 401(k) matching & Roth Retirement Savings Plan
- Flexible Spending Account (full-time only)
- 529 Savings Plan
- Tuition Support Program (full-time only)
- Referral Bonus Program
Wellness Benefits
- Health insurance, including medical, dental, and vision (full-time only)
- Supplemental insurance, including accident, critical illness, hospital, short- and long-term disability, legal plan, and employee, spouse, and child-dependent life insurance (full-time only)
- Up to three weeks of full pay for the birth or adoption of a child (full-time employees only; available after one year of service)
- Sick Time / Paid Time Off
- Free/discounted lab work for all employee pets
- Pet discounts on services and products
- Pet food discount program
Workplace Benefits
- Quarterly Team Rewards Bonus Program
- Professional development opportunities
- Continuing education allowance
- Uniform allowance
Lifestyle Benefits
- Six paid holidays (full-time only)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee discount program
Join Our Team!
If you are someone who takes pride in caring for animals, keeping a hospital running smoothly, and being part of a team, we’d love to hear from you. Join Lincoln Square Veterinary Hospital and build your skills in a role with real opportunities for growth. Apply today!
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are core values at Lincoln Square Veterinary Hospital and Vetcor. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for all employees. Every team member enriches our diversity by exposing us to various ways to understand and engage with the world. That’s why we’re 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.
