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Kennel Assistant

Edinburgh Animal HospitalFull-time$14–$142026-06-09 → 2026-10-08

Core

Full-time Kennel Assistant supporting veterinarians and technicians to ensure high standards of animal care and customer service at an animal hospital.

Role type

Kennel Assistant (Veterinary Support)

Builds

Animal care services for boarding patients and hospital stays

Domain

Veterinary / Animal Care

Required skills

Animal handling, emergency response, medication administration, housekeeping, laundry management, customer service

Responsibilities

Monitor animal health and comfort, document treatments and observations, walk dogs, feed and water animals, clean kennels and cages, change bedding, bathe animals, administer oral and topical medications, assist with patient check-in/out, alleviate animal stress through play.