Kennel Assistant

VCA All Animal Hospital in Orange Park, FL is looking for a caring, dependable Kennel Attendant (Animal Care Attendant) to join our team!

This is a wonderful opportunity for someone who loves working with animals and wants to be part of a supportive, team-oriented environment. Whether you’re experienced in animal care or looking to grow your skills in a veterinary setting, we’d love to meet you.

In this role, you’ll play an important part in keeping our hospital clean, safe, and comfortable for our patients. Hospital sanitation is essential to the health and recovery of the pets in our care, and your attention to detail will make a meaningful difference every day.

What you’ll do:

• Clean and sanitize cages, kennels, and treatment areas to maintain a safe and healthy environment
• Feed and care for dogs and cats with compassion and attentiveness
• Walk dogs and monitor their comfort and well-being
• Bathe dogs as needed
• Help with laundry and overall hospital cleanliness
• Keep all areas of the hospital neat, organized, and welcoming
• Support Doctors and Veterinary Technicians when needed

What we’re looking for:

• A self-motivated, dependable individual who takes pride in their work and can stay on task independently
• A team player with a positive attitude and strong work ethic
• A genuine love for animals and a desire to provide excellent care
• Interest in growing within a veterinary setting

Preferred (but not required):

• Experience in animal care, boarding, or a veterinary hospital
• Entry-level technician assistant skills such as safe animal restraint, basic lab preparation, and assisting with patient care

Compensation:

• $15.00-17.00 per hour depending on expeience

Why join us?
At VCA, we believe in supporting our team as much as we support our patients. We offer competitive pay and great benefits for eligible employees, including medical and dental insurance, generous personal pet care discounts, and opportunities to learn and grow within the VCA network.

If you’re someone who enjoys staying busy, takes pride in a clean and organized space, and wants to make a difference in the lives of pets and their families, we’d love to have you on our team.

If you are a current associate, you need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.

Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development).

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com.