Kennel Attendant

Job Overview

As a Kennel Technician, you will provide essential care for animals in our facility, ensuring their health, safety, and comfort while maintaining a clean, organized environment. You'll work closely with the veterinary team to deliver excellent service, contributing to the overall success of our practice.

• Animal Care:
  Walk dogs in all weather conditions, feed and water animals, and bathe (including nail trimming, ear cleaning, and expressing anal glands).
• Cleaning & Sanitation:
  Clean kennels, runs, and facility areas. Assist with general facility housekeeping.
• Record Keeping:
  Maintain accurate records of feeding and other activities in veterinary software.
• Safety & Compliance:
  Follow OSHA safety regulations and protocols to ensure a safe environment.
• Customer Service:
  Provide professional service, maintaining communication with pet owners and team members.
• Team Support:
  Collaborate with team members to follow procedures, policies, and ensure quality care for patients. Participate in team meetings and hospital functions.

• Physical Demands:
  Bending, stooping, walking, lifting (up to 50 lbs), and animal restraint, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Safety Awareness:
  Maintain alertness, observe animals for signs of illness, and adhere to safety procedures.
• Exposure:
  Noise from barking dogs and risk of bites or scratches while handling animals.

• Must have experience with animal care.
• Strong communication, writing, and reading skills for accurate documentation and client interaction.
• Ability to solve problems and make decisions with a focus on animal welfare.
• Compassionate, professional, and able to work well in a team environment.
• Willingness to learn and follow hospital policies and ethical guidelines.
• Must be available to work weekends on a rotating basis.

Located in the beautiful Texas Hill Country, Canyon Vet Canyon Lake is a full-service veterinary hospital that offers both veterinary care and pet boarding services. We are Fear Free® Certified.

Thrive offers a suite of benefits to support team members’ emotional, physical, professional, and financial wellbeing. In addition to our health and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability plans, we offer eligible team members:

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) with employer match
• Mental health resources, including 24/7 access to Lyra Health
• Paid parental leave
• Purr-ental leave for when you adopt a pet
• Employer-sponsored childcare and elder care
• Personalized care for every family-forming journey
• Discretionary funds and FREE CE courses
• Pet perks and veterinary service discounts
• Student loan management tools and assistance

We listen to your needs and then meet them. Through training and free CE experiences, your career development can flourish. And in our locally rooted, nationally connected community, you’ll be able to make connections, access opportunities and find support with ease. Support for you is as vital as the support you provide.

At Thrive, you have the opportunity to develop your career in a way that best suits your goals. Take advantage of our comprehensive learning and skill-building programs to enhance your expertise. You can build your skills and earn credentials through:

• Our vast, diverse, and free library of continuing education courses - ThriveU
• Live, virtual interactive workshops to develop valuable leadership skills
• A program designed to teach you the fundamentals of running a pet hospital
• Scholarship opportunities and tuition reimbursement
• Move into any specialty, hospital type, or environment – across the nation.
• Leadership training for a thriving and long career in the veterinary profession.

Vet-founded and Austin-born, Thrive Pet Healthcare has expanded to over 380 partner hospitals nationwide, united by a mission to shape the future of pet well-being through medical excellence, innovative technology, and a connected community of teams and partners.

We bridge general practice, urgent care, specialty, and emergency care, and our locally rooted, nationally connected hospitals benefit from Thrive's extensive resources while maintaining their unique identities.

We believe that supporting our people is the key to helping pets thrive through every stage of life. Join us where #We Thrive Together . We provide customizable professional development opportunities, a supportive work environment that values work-life rhythms, and 24/7 mental health support.

At Thrive Pet Healthcare, we are committed to creating a culture where everyone from any background can be heard, respected, and valued. We pledge to build an inclusive environment nurtured by respectful curiosity to support, encourage, and celebrate the diverse voices of our teams and the communities we serve.