Pet Care & Daycare Attendant

Pet Medical Center of Pasco is Hiring a Pet Care and Dog Daycare Attendant!

Position Details

Role: Pet Care and Dog Daycare Attendant

Status: Full-time

Salary: $17.13 – $18.50 per hour 

Schedule: Flexible full-time schedule with rotating weekends

Experience: 1+ year of animal handling and care experience

Benefits Highlights

Financial Rewards that Grow with You: Competitive pay, 401(k) matching, tuition support, and referral bonuses

Wellness & Peace of Mind: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with supplemental options; up to three weeks of paid parental leave; generous PTO; and employee pet discounts

Professional Growth & Recognition: Quarterly team bonuses, professional development opportunities, continuing education allowance, and uniform allowance

Lifestyle Perks You’ll Appreciate: Six paid holidays, an Employee Assistance Program, and an employee discount program

Love animals and want a job that fits your life?

At Pet Medical Center of Pasco, you’ll join a low-drama, supportive team that values your time off as much as your time on the clock. Our management and owner are family-oriented and flexible whenever possible, because happy people take the best care of happy pets.

As a Pet Care and Dog Daycare Attendant, you’ll split your time between caring for boarding pets and keeping our daycare dogs safe, social, and having fun. Your day covers everything from mealtime and meds to play groups and belly rubs.

Why Pet Care & Daycare Attendants Love It Here

• You get the best of both worlds. As a Pet Care and Dog Daycare Attendant, you’ll mix hands-on boarding care with high-energy daycare play, so no two days feel the same.
• We keep things low-drama. You’ll join a supportive team that has each other’s backs.
• We respect your life outside work. Our family-oriented management and owner are flexible whenever possible.
• You’ll have a predictable schedule: 36 hours a week with rotating weekends, so you’re not working every Saturday and Sunday.
• You’ll spend all day with animals. Play, enrichment, and plenty of tail wags come with the job.
• There’s room to grow. Professional development opportunities help you build your skills in animal care.

What Pet Care & Daycare Attendants Do

• Provide compassionate, attentive care to boarding and daycare pets
• Prepare meals and follow feeding instructions for each pet
• Administer medications as directed
• Offer exercise, play, and enrichment to keep pets happy and engaged
• Supervise dogs during daycare play groups, keeping play safe and fun
• Clean, sanitize, and prepare kennel spaces
• Communicate pet needs, behavior, and concerns to teammates and supervisors

What You’ll Bring

• 1+ year of animal handling and care experience
• Comfort handling dogs and cats of all sizes and temperaments
• Strong communication and organization skills
• A team-player attitude that builds trust with staff and supervisors
• The ability to stay calm and adaptable in a busy, noisy, high-energy environment
• Availability for rotating weekends
• The ability to stand and move for extended periods, and to lift and restrain animals of varying sizes

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
• 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). In states with paid family leave programs, this benefit does not apply.
• Sick Time / Paid Time Off
• Free or 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’re an animal lover looking for a Pet Care and Dog Daycare Attendant role with a supportive, low-drama team that respects your time, we’d love to meet you. Come spend your days caring for happy pets alongside people who care about you, too.

Ready to join the pack? Apply today and join the team at Pet Medical Center of Pasco!

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values at Pet Medical Center of Pasco 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.