Kennel Attendant

**About us**

Kennel Club Boarding is a dog kennel located near Manotick ON, offering dog boarding and daycare.

Our work environment includes:

- Growth opportunities
- Casual work attire
- On-the-job training
- Medical benefits

**Responsibilities**:

- Assist with the daily care and maintenance of animals in the kennel
- Clean and sanitize kennels, cages, and common areas
- Feed and water animals according to their specific needs
- Provide exercise and playtime to all dogs in care
- Supervise dogs during social interactions
- Administer medications as needed
- Monitor the health and behavior of animals and report any concerns
- Assist with grooming tasks such as bathing, brushing, and nail trimming
- Maintain accurate records of animal care and behavior
- Observing dogs to ensure good health
- Monitoring and communicating abnormalities
- Medicating dogs as required
- Move dogs to different areas

**Requirements**:

- Ability to handle and restrain animals safely and compassionately
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to perform heavy lifting (up to 50 pounds) for tasks such as moving bags of food or handling larger dogs
- Flexibility to work weekends, holidays, and occasional voluntary overtime as needed
- Knowledge of basic animal care practices and understanding of animal behavior
- Ability to work independently effectively
- Time management
- Multi task
- Dependable
- Punctual
- Attention to detail
- Comfortable being active all-day
- Comfortable bending, crouching
- Transportation required, there is no public transportation available at this location.

**Nice to have**
- Previous experience working with animals
- Previous farm work
- Animal / Dog safety training

**Schedule**

We operate on a 4 day on 4 day off schedule. Shifts are from 7am to 6pm. The kennel is open 365 days a year. The part time position is for 2 days of the 4 day shift or 22 hours every 8 days and may include additional shifts if full time employees need time off or call in sick.

**Description**

We offer a competitive hourly rate based on experience.

We are hiring a permanent part-time employees.

We offer boarding and daycare.

Duties are well-defined and include all aspects of caring for dogs

Staff work in teams in a friendly, cooperative environment

If you are passionate about working with animals and providing exceptional care, we would love to hear from you.

Please submit your resume detailing your relevant experience.

**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: $17.50-$20.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 22 per week

Additional pay:

- Overtime pay
- Tips

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Store discount
- Vision care

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- North Gower, ON K0A 2T0: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- Are you willing to work shifts starting at 7 am and ending at 6pm.

Work Location: In person