Veterinary Assistant

**Veterinary Assistant Wanted**

Are you a professional, detail-oriented individual? Do you thrive in a face paced environment where effective communication and collaboration are key? If so, we’d be happy to hear from you.

**About Us**: We are a community centered, small-town veterinary practice committed to providing top-notch care for pets and excellent service to their owners. It is important that our clients are happy, as they are our neighbours.

**What We Expect from Our Employees**:

- **Professionalism**: Maintain professional appearance and manners with co-workers and clients.
- **Communication Skills**: Demonstrate excellent communication skills and a willingness to engage effectively with clients and co-workers.
- **Emotional Maturity**: Exhibit emotional maturity, handling workplace situations with poise.
- **Teamwork**: Show a willingness to help one another and work cohesively as a team.
- **Desire to Learn**: Be eager to learn and improve continuously.
- **Able to work independently**:A successful applicant must be able to work independently when given instructions and learn to anticipate appointment requirements to ensure a smooth workflow.
- **Ability to multitask during stressful situations**: As an emergency type clinic, it is important to be able to multi-task during stressful situations. A successful applicant must be able to handle multiple jobs during situations that are stressful for clients.
- **Must be able to focus on the task at hand while adapting quickly to an ever changing schedule -**Dealing with emergencies and urgent care as well as clients being late and early means that we rarely have a set schedule. A successful applicant must be able to adapt quickly while remaining focused and not getting overwhelmed.
- **Must be able to meet deadlines and time commitments**:Our busy schedule makes it a necessity that we stay on task to efficiently treat our patients.

**What You Can Expect from Your New Co-Workers**:

- A professional work environment.
- Open and effective communication at all levels.
- A team that values mutual respect and collaboration.
- Opportunities for education and professional development.

**Requirements**:

- Previous experience in a veterinary setting is an asset but not required.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively.
- A positive attitude, strong work ethic, and a commitment to professionalism and customer satisfaction.
- Ability to prioritize and multitask while staying focused in a fast-paced environment to ensure patient safety.
- Physical fitness - Ability to lift and restrain medium-sized dogs (50 lbs).
- Must have Canadian citizenship or permanent residency status.

**How to Apply**: If you’re ready to join a team that values professionalism, communication, and teamwork, we want to hear from you. Please submit your resume and a cover letter explaining why you’d be a great fit for our team.

**Contact Information**:
Cascade Veterinary Hospital
240 Bridge Street, Princeton BC
1 (250) 295-0312

Pay: $18.00-$21.50 per hour

Additional pay:

- Overtime pay

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Store discount
- Vision care

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime

**Experience**:

- Customer service: 3 years (preferred)
- Client Care: 3 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person