Kennel Technician / Pet Care Attendant
A Pet Villa — Santa Clara, CA
Full-Time
A Pet Villa is looking for a dependable, hardworking, and caring Kennel Technician / Pet Care Attendant to join our team at our dog daycare, boarding, and grooming facility in Santa Clara.
This is a hands-on position for someone who genuinely enjoys working with dogs and takes pride in providing excellent care. Our Kennel Technicians are responsible for the daily care, safety, cleanliness, and comfort of the pets staying with us.
We are looking for someone who is reliable, energetic, attentive to detail, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Supervise dogs during daycare and group play
- Monitor dog behavior and maintain safe playgroups
- Feed pets according to individual feeding instructions
- Provide fresh water throughout the day
- Administer medications according to provided instructions when trained and authorized
- Walk dogs and provide individual attention when required
- Provide enrichment activities and playtime
- Clean and sanitize kennels, suites, play areas, bowls, bedding, and common areas
- Pick up and properly dispose of pet waste
- Perform laundry and maintain clean bedding and towels
- Assist with morning and evening kennel routines
- Monitor pets for changes in behavior, appetite, stool, energy level, or general condition
- Immediately communicate health or behavioral concerns to management
- Follow individual pet-care instructions accurately
- Assist with daycare evaluations and introductions when trained
- Help with check-ins and check-outs when needed
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe facility
- Follow all A Pet Villa safety and animal-handling procedures
- Work as part of a team to ensure every pet receives proper care
What We're Looking For
The right candidate should be:
- Reliable and punctual
- Comfortable working with dogs of all breeds, sizes, and temperaments
- Comfortable supervising multiple dogs
- Hardworking and willing to clean
- Able to follow detailed pet-care instructions
- Observant and attentive to changes in animal behavior
- Comfortable working in a loud and physically active environment
- Able to communicate effectively with coworkers and management
- Able to work independently when necessary
- Willing to help wherever needed
- Passionate about providing excellent care to animals
Experience
Previous experience working in a dog daycare, boarding facility, veterinary hospital, animal shelter, grooming facility, or other animal-care environment is preferred, but we are willing to train the right candidate.
Experience handling groups of dogs is a plus.
Schedule & Availability
A Pet Villa operates 7 days a week, including weekends and holidays.
Candidates must have flexible availability. Weekend and holiday availability is required.
Reliable attendance is extremely important because the pets in our care depend on our team every day.
Physical Requirements
This is an active position. Candidates must be able to:
- Stand and walk for extended periods
- Frequently bend, kneel, reach, and move throughout the facility
- Handle dogs of various sizes
- Occasionally lift approximately 50 pounds
- Work around barking dogs, pet hair, cleaning products, urine, feces, and other normal conditions associated with an animal-care facility
- Work both indoors and outdoors as required
About A Pet Villa
A Pet Villa provides professional dog daycare, overnight boarding, grooming, enrichment, and personalized pet care to families throughout the South Bay.
We take pride in maintaining a clean, safe, organized, and welcoming environment for both our pets and our customers.
We are looking for team members who take animal care seriously, support their coworkers, and want to become an important part of our pet-care team.
To Apply
Please submit your resume and tell us briefly about any previous experience you have working with dogs or other animals.
Job Type: Full-time Part- Time
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Work Location: In person
Pay: $20.00 - $23.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Paid training
Application Question(s):
- Are you available to work weekends and holidays?
- Are you comfortable handling dogs and cats of all breeds and sizes, including large dogs?
- Are you comfortable cleaning kennels and handling urine, feces, vomit and other normal aspects of animal care?
- How many years of professional animal- care experience do you have?
- What days and hours are you regularly available to work?
Work Location: In person
