**Description**:
Join our amazing team as our newest Kennel Assistant

**Some of the responsibilities you will own in this role**:

- Responsible for the day-to-day care of patients and boarders
- Safe handling and restraint
- Feeding and watering
- Walking and bathing
- Monitoring behaviors
- Ensuring the well-being of pets
- Assisting medical staff

**What You'll Bring**:

- Must have previous animal experience
- Must have sufficient physical strength, mobility, and stamina to lift and/or move heavy pets and objects
- A sense of fun and teamwork - Smiles and laughter are required for all who apply
- Dependable and able to work independently
- The ability to monitor pets for signs of distress or disease
- A willingness to learn and the desire to provide gentle, compassionate care for boarded and hospitalized pets
- References, background checks, and drug testing are required

**Benefits**:

- Paid time off
- Health insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision insurance
- Employee discounts
- Flexible schedules
- 401K with company match
- Training and career development

**About Acorn Animal Hospital**:
Acorn Animal Hospital, located in Franklin, MA, offers high-end diagnostic equipment, including digital ultrasound, fully integrated digital x-ray, video endoscope, top-of-the-line in-house laboratory equipment, and a vast pharmacy of medications and retail products.

Inspired by our shared passion for exceptional animal care, we have built a team of the industry's most talented, hard-working, and compassionate veterinary professionals. Our team of experienced veterinarians can provide training and mentorship in ultrasonography, radiology, general surgery, orthopedic surgery, and internal medicine.

We have a very high Technician to doctor ratio to ensure that assistance is always available. We have very low support staff turnover and a large team of highly skilled technicians that our doctors rely on to drive efficient workflow, independently handle treatments, and think one step ahead.

Our hospital offers a fun, team-oriented environment with engaged support staff. We believe happy employees provide higher quality care for our patients, which is why we guarantee that our team members have a schedule that offers a strong work-life balance and adequate time away from work for personal fulfillment.

Acorn Animal Hospital is a proud partner of Innovetive Petcare. Where we believe that you are the future of veterinary medicine. Cultivate, innovate, develop, and collaborate. Excellent pet care comes from exceptional teams.

**Equal Opportunity Employer Policy**
- Acorn Animal Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. We are proudly committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. We do not discriminate based on age, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, disability, or any other non-merit factor. All qualified applicants, including minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply_