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Pooch At Play

Pet Care Technician

Entry-Level JobVerifiedNo experience needed

Pay: $11/hr

Posted: 2 weeks ago

Location: West Lafayette, IN (Onsite)

Last Updated: 4 days ago

Hours: Full-Time

Expires: 10/14/2026

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What they do

An Animal Care Worker or Manager manages animal care and grooming for a retail store that sells pets or for a pet grooming business. May also provide animal care and grooming at a kennel. Works with animals in shelters or rescue organizations. Works primarily with dogs and cats. Assists veterinarians with vaccinations or other procedures; screens people who want to adopt an animal from a shelter and provides information about caring for animals.

$28,557 / year median in Indiana

+15% projected growth

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Job Description

To be a Pet Care Technician at Pooch At Play, you need to be enthusiastic, dependable, and compassionate!

Ideal candidate:

dog lover! ( name of the game ) Compassionate! You enjoy caring for animals Attentive and observant! You notice the little things and take caring for the dogs seriously. Reliable and dependable

our dogs and team count on you to show up and be ready to work! Patient and calm
especially when working with excited, nervous, or challenging dogs Comfortable getting a bit dirty
being hands on with animal care and cleaning is the job!

Team player! We all work closely together and depend on eachother to do their share and communicate about all the moving pieces regarding care and duties! Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with barking dogs, cleaning tasks, and lots of activity! Decently flexible availability and great communication to management team about any changes or time off that is needed!

Job Duties:

Supervising and caring for dogs throughout the day Monitoring playgroups and paying close attention to behavior and body language Providing potty breaks Feeding and medicating dogs according to their individual schedule and instructions Keeping a close eye on dogs for signs of illness, injury, stress, or other changes in behavior Cleaning and sanitizing play areas, kennels, floors, bowls, toys, and other areas during the day Picking up a lot of pee and poop! Helping maintain a clean, organized, and safe facility Communicating with teammates about the dogs, their needs, and anything important that comes up during the day Being friendly and professional to pet parents and fellow coworkers This is a very physical job

Standing, walking, bending, lifting, cleaning, and handling very strong and heavy dogs!

If you haven't heard of us, please check out our social media! We are a small team of dedicated and dog-obsessed people who do it all for the love of dogs. There is a lot of heart and passion in this team and we only want to add those who will add to that! We do themed pictures, birthday parties, spa days, pool days, holiday events with clients, etc. Thank you for your interest!

Pay:

From $11.00 per hour Expected hours: 15.0

0 per week

Benefits:

Employee discount Flexible schedule

Work Location:

In person

Benefits

Flexible Work Schedules
Dental Insurance
Discounts/Reimbursements