PET Technologist jobs in Lawrence, KS

The Dirty Dog Pet Services in Topeka, KS is looking for a Pet Care Technician to join our team.

We are located on 3120 South Kansas Avenue.

Our ideal candidate is enthusiastic, self-driven, punctual, fastidious, and most of all: LOVES pets of all kinds.

NOTE: To apply for this position, you MUST have some sort of professional animal handling experience or animal background. Personal pets do not apply to professional experience. If you don't have professional animal experience, please apply for our Kennel Technician role.

Benefits

• We offer many great benefits, including free or discounted pet services and premium pet products, paid time off, accrued sick leave, and satisfaction of working for a small business meeting happy pets and their people!

Responsibilities

*Running individual dogs & playgroup in our outdoor and indoor play areas *Completing a variety of pet-related responsibilities including but not limited to: conducting group play evaluations, taking photos of daycare groups and posting them to social media, communicating with pet parents about their pets, etc. *Directing and cooperating with our Kennel Technicians to complete daily tasks *Responsible for making sure all animal lodging is sanitary & safe to house pets *Responsible for making sure all pets' daily needs are met: fresh water, clean bedding, clean kennels, etc. *Communicates effectively with the rest of our team to ensure the highest level of pet safety and quality care

Qualifications

*Animal handling experience necessary to start off in this role *Must be willing to spend a lot of time ensuring facility is sanitary (see below) *Must be able to communicate effectively *Must be willing to learn extensively about dog body language and communication with other dogs *Practical in high-stress situations *Absolutely MUST be comfortable cleaning up a wide range of unpleasant bodily functions (vomit, mucus, feces, saliva, pus, blood, urine, etc.). We work with live animals, and keeping our facility clean and sanitized is a massive part of the job *MUST be willing to work holidays (and sometimes weekends)! Holiday shifts are only a couple of hours. Many people board their pets over the holidays, so they are some of our busiest times!

We are looking forward to receiving your application. Thank you!

Available shifts and compensation: Available shifts all days except Sundays. Compensation is $9.00 - $18.00/hour.

About The Dirty Dog Pet Services: The Dirty Dog Pet Services is looking for an individual to join our team. Our ideal candidate is self-driven, motivated and trustworthy. Learn more about us at Dirtydogtopeka.com.

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