What are the responsibilities and job description for the Animal Care Manager position at BEST FRIENDS PET CARE INC?
Job Details
Description
Our well established, busy, fun pet resort wants to hire additional staff to join our team. We are currently seeking bright, energetic, individuals who work hard, pay close attention to detail and have a love of pets. Our Disney facility in Lake Buena Vista, FL currently has both FULL -TIME and PART-TIME Animal Care Technician roles available for 1st, 2nd and 3rd shifts.
We offer competitive hourly wages and our full-time team members have access to benefits which include: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Life Insurance and PTO.
We ask that you are available to work both weekends and holidays.
One year of professional animal experience is preferred.
Our well established, busy, fun pet resort wants to hire additional staff to join our team. We are currently seeking bright, energetic, individuals who work hard, pay close attention to detail and have a love of pets. Our Disney facility in Lake Buena Vista, FL currently has both FULL -TIME and PART-TIME Animal Care Technician roles available for 1st, 2nd and 3rd shifts.
We offer competitive hourly wages and our full-time team members have access to benefits which include: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Life Insurance and PTO.
We ask that you are available to work both weekends and holidays.
One year of professional animal experience is preferred.
Skills and Requirements
Skills Required
-Possess a love of animals
-Displays a professional manner at all times
-Ability to work evenings, weekends & holidays
-Lift/carry 40 pounds or more
-Able to stand/walk for eight hours a day
-Able to work in a fast-paced environment
-Able to work on a computer system
-Able to handle dogs on leashes and work in an environment with exposure to disinfectant/sanitation chemicals, animal dander and excretions.
Essential Job Functions
-Welcomes both human and pet guests
-Can correctly identify animal body language/behavior
-Follows safe handling procedures
-Checking in and out of pet guests while providing excellent customer service
-Escorts pets to and from their rooms
-Can work both individually and as a team player while performing duties
-Contributes in maintaining the cleanliness of the facility
-Communication with management and other team members
-Sanitizes/disinfects pet suites, condos & general boarding areas
-Can correctly identify animal body language/behavior
-Monitors and accurately charts consumption and elimination of every pet and reports any concerns to management
-Provides individual care of all boarding guests
-Feed and medicate according to instructions
-Performs activities as scheduled