Job title: Dog Day Care Resort Technician
Company: Creature Comforts
Expected salary:
Location: Inman, SC
Dog Day Care Resort Technician Job Details:
Company Description
Creature Comforts Veterinary Resort and Suites, Inc. (CCVRS) is the vision of Craig and Donna Lambert. Dr. Lambert began Creature Comforts Veterinary House Call Service in 2001 and has practiced veterinary medicine in the Upstate since 1994. Donna and her husband, Craig, married their respective careers and launched Creature Comforts Veterinary Resort and Suites, inc. in 2008 after years of research, preparation, and planning. Their goal, the ultimate in animal care, was realized by much hard work, faith, and favor. CCVRS has united some of the finest talent in the Upstate area for Veterinary Care, Boarding, Grooming, Training and General Pet Care. We are proud to offer our patients an on-site premium full service veterinary clinic experience in a warm and fun environment. Our clinic provides preventative care, care for sick and injured pets, dentistry, full surgical services, laboratory, and imaging needs to the pets in our community. We aim to be a trusted partner in the lives of pets while offering the highest in quality of innovative medicine for pets.
We’re located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the growing city of Inman, just outside of Spartanburg. Inman has a wonderful small-town charm with a historic downtown district, highly rated public schools, attractive neighborhoods, and beautiful weather to enjoy the seasons of our picturesque natural backdrop. Every year on the last Saturday of September, the Annual Harvest Day attracts thousands of visitors for music, food, fun and festivities. We also host a Summer Concert Series in the downtown district on Friday nights, for everyone to enjoy.
Come visit and check us out, we’re confident you’ll want to stay once you get here!
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Job Description
Dog Day Care Attendant Duties and Responsibilities:
- Give dogs water throughout the day
- Take dogs for walks
- Handle bathing and grooming tasks as needed
- Clean and maintain daycare, keeping it free of waste and other unsanitary or hazardous materials
- Supervise play areas to ensure pet safety
- Keep records of pet’s health and walking schedules for each dog
- Perform light receptionist duties, such as answering phones and emails
Schedule: mostly weekdays and some weekends
Pay range: $10.50 per experience
Qualifications
Required skills:
- Experience with large dogs
- Experience working in a Resort and/or Day Camp
- Will be outside for a majority of their shifts
We are looking for someone with:
- Prior experience at a dog daycare facility, shelter, or in personal animal care
- Familiarity with various dog breeds
- Passion for taking care of animals
- Teamwork and communication skills
- Physical stamina for this very high physically demanding job
- Ability to be outside even when the weather is good or bad, required
- Ability to life 40 pounds, required
- Ability to restrain a large dog on a leash and handle dogs in a group play environment, required
SPECIAL WORKING CONDITIONS
+ Ability to sit or stand and work at a computer for long periods of time.
+ Ability to be confident around animals (i.e., dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, etc. Candidate to confirm species treated with practice leadership for additional clarity.)
+ Client needs and work volume may occasionally require more than 40 hours per week to complete essential duties of this job. This position may require special working hours, including working weekends, evenings and/or holidays.
+ Must have mental capacity and processes for reasoning, remembering, mathematics and language ability (reading, writing, and speaking the English language) to perform the duties proficiently.
+ The noise level in the work environment is moderately high. Ear plugs will be available upon request.
+ Job requires sufficient ambulatory skills in order to perform required duties while working.
+ Ability to sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and climb as well as manipulate (lift, carry, move) up to 50 pounds.
+ Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm-hand-finger dexterity with the ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard and operate other equipment as required.
+ Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
+ Hospital teammates are routinely exposed to a variety of animals that may bite, kick or scratch, and on occasion, may be exposed to anesthesia, radiation, biological or zoonotic hazards and/or medication/controlled substances.
Additional Information
We offer our staff:
- Comprehensive Benefits (health, dental, vision, liability, 401k & 401K matching program, life & supplemental insurance, HSA, & FSA)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Vacation and Sick Time for ALL Employees
- Paid Bereavement Program
- Paid Parental Leave Program
- Competitive Compensation
- Continuing Education Allowance (applies to licensed/registered/certified roles)
- Tuition Assistance Program
- Access to a CVA/CVT/CVPM Partnership through Penn Foster
- Career Development Opportunities
- Referral Bonus Program for most positions!
- Additional Benefits May Also Be Available (i.e. Personal Pet Discounts, Holiday Pay, Uniform Allowance, Bonuses etc)
*Note – some benefits may only be available to or vary slightly for full time employment status vs part time status.
WE ARE A DRUG-FREE, SMOKE-FREE, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
Company Policy & Federal & State Laws Forbid Discrimination Because of Age, Color, Race, Religion, Sex, Disability, Sexual Orientation or National Origin
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