Pet Care Associate - Part Time

Job Description

Job Title: Pet Care Associate

Reports To: Assistant Manager / General Manager

Compensation: $13/hr - $15/hr + tips

Benefits: PTO, PPO Dental Plan, Vision Insurance, IRA plan with employer match, Full array of Aflac Benefits offered including Hospitalization, Life Insurance, Accident Coverage, Disability, and more

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

The Summary:

Provides professional animal care services for pets within our care.

Provides exceptional customer service to clients.

Provides a safe and clean environment for pets and people.

The Details:

Clean up after animals both inside the facility and outside, clean animal rooms and kennels as needed.

Feed, water, walk, exercise, and bathe animals as needed in our care.

Administer medications as indicated by owners and veterinarian.

Answers phone, schedules client appointments and reservations, check-in / check-out pets, handle currency transactions.

Bring animals to and from the kennel during check-in and check-out times.

Provides basic animal health and grooming services, including bathing animals, trimming nails, and brushing teeth.

Maintain the resort as a whole by performing tasks including, but not limited to, sweeping/mopping floors, wiping counters, laundry, washing dishes, taking out trash, cleaning bathrooms, yard work (including raking leaves and shoveling snow) and checking equipment and supplies.

Assist other staff members on occasion with such tasks as helping restrain an animal, helping clients with their pets, etc.

**The company reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.

Job Qualifications:

Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and team lift up to 150 pounds.

Ability to withstand prolonged exposure to water and soaps.

Ability to stand for extended periods of time.

Ability to fully communicate in English.

Ability to withstand prolonged exposure to dog and cat hair and allergens.

Must be able to frequently walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, bend, lift, reach, and handle heavy equipment.

Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Ability to use basic computer functions and program utilized by the pet resort.

Must be able to work most weekends and on/around major holidays during busy times.

Must be at least 18 years of age.Company Description

Orchard Lake Pet Resort is a small, privately owned facility that has been in business almost 30 years. We offer Boarding, Daycare, and a variety of Grooming services for Dogs. Our goal is to provide the exceptional care our customers expect, along with the personal love and attention that pets deserve. We're a work-hard, play-hard kind of business and enjoy coming to work each day.