Pet Care Attendant - Ashland, MA

The Family Pet Hospital has been providing top-of-the-line, compassionate veterinary care in our community for 25 years. We specialize in proactive and comprehensive whole pet care to ensure long and healthy lives for the pets we care for and love. We also believe in developing and maintaining strong partnerships with pet owners, providing them with the peace of mind of knowing that their pets are in competent and caring hands.

The role of the kennel attendant is to keep the facility immaculately clean and safe to ensure that our clients’ beloved animals enjoy their time with us, and are kept safe, clean, and well-fed.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Cleaning kennels
• Feeding and watering
• Cleaning dishes
• Playing and exercising our daycare and boarding dogs, and brushing the cats
• This position also includes helping our groomer keep the salon sanitary and helping with handling, bathing, drying, and brushing dogs

Skills and Qualifications:

• The ideal candidate will be able to work efficiently and meticulously, and be able to easily and confidently communicate with our clients to assure them that all of their wants and needs will be followed and their pets are in loving and competent hands
• If the candidate has experience in grooming, there may be an opportunity to expand our current grooming schedule as well!

Our team is fun-loving and committed to delivering the highest quality care to our clients and patients. We are looking for someone who loves animals, enjoys being part of a team, and has a customer service background.

The emotional and physical well-being of our employees is important to us.  We offer competitive compensation and benefits, including:

Financial Benefits:  

• A flexible approach to compensation that will reflect your skillset and future performance
  • $16 per hour 
• 401(k) matching & Roth Retirement Savings Plan 
• 529 Savings Plan 
• Referral bonus program  

Wellness Benefits:  

• 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 

• Employee Assistance Program 
• Employee discount program 

Think you’re the kennel attendant we’ve been dreaming of?  Awesome! Join our team and see the difference we can make in our people and patients’ lives!

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values at County Line Animal 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.