Veterinary Kennel Technician

Join the Green Summit Animal Clinic Team – Where Compassion Meets Excellence

For over 20 years, Green Summit Animal Clinic has proudly served the pets and families of Lee’s Summit and the surrounding communities. We’re passionate about delivering exceptional veterinary care and building lasting relationships with our clients. Our mission is simple: to provide comprehensive, high-quality healthcare that enhances the lives of our patients and supports the families who love them.

We believe that great veterinary care goes hand-in-hand with client education. Many pet owners may feel unsure or overwhelmed when it comes to their pet’s health—and we’re here to change that. Our entire team is committed to making veterinary visits as clear, comfortable, and convenient as possible.

At Green Summit, we hold ourselves to the highest standards of ethics and care. Our veterinarians and support staff treat every pet as if they were their own. Through ongoing education and investment in cutting-edge technology, we stay ahead of the curve and bring the best possible care to every patient, every time.

If you re passionate about animal health, thrive in a collaborative and supportive environment, and want to work with a team that truly values its people and patients, we’d love to meet you!

Make a meaningful impact—join Green Summit Animal Clinic today.

Job duties include, but are not limited to:

The kennel tech is responsible for the care, feeding, medicating, and cleaning of our patients in the hospital and boarding facility. This job involves cleaning, laundry, bathing, feeding, walking dogs, and medicating patients. You are responsible for restocking hospital supplies, helping with post-operative patients, assisting doctors and assistants with animal restraint and exams. You will be responsible for proper recordkeeping of medications, special foods, appetite, behavior and any issue that may arise while the animal is in our care.

You may be trained to clean and sterilize surgical instruments.

We are looking for someone with:

• Knowledge of cleaning and disinfecting methods.
• Proper methods of animal restraint.
• Ability to use cleaning materials and equipment with skill and efficiency.
• Perform moderately heavy physical labor (large dogs, bags of litter, pet foods, etc).
• Ability to sympathetically and patiently attend to sick, scared and injured animals.
• Ability to learn to administer medications and to recognize abnormal conditions.
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions.
• Maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted in the course of the job.

We offer our staff:

• 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
• Referral Bonus Program for most positions!
• Additional Benefits May Also Be Available (i.e. Personal Pet Discounts, Holiday Pay, Uniform Allowance, Bonuses etc)
• Hiring eligibility may be contingent to a candidate authorizing and completing a satisfactory background check.

* Note – some benefits may only be available to or vary slightly for full time employment status vs part time status.