Overnight Kennel Assistant

About the role

BluePearl Pet Hospital is seeking two dedicated Overnight Kennel Assistants to join their team in Northeast Portland! There is opportunity to grow into a Vet Assistant in the future within the hospital.

Responsibilities

• Attend to the basic needs of animals that are patients of the hospital and clean the hospital facility, equipment, and tools.
• Assist with basic patient care such as the safe restraint of patients during treatment.
• Observe patients for obvious signs of health concerns and report any findings to senior staff.
• Clean and disinfect areas of the hospital as often as necessary to maintain high standards of care.
• Prepare patient meals, clean patient cages and bedding, and maintain litter boxes.
• Safely approach and restrain cooperative patients as needed during treatments.
• Provide routine attention to patients, including walking dogs.
• Effectively clean and maintain hospital equipment and tools.
• Quantify patient voids and report findings to senior Veterinary Assistant or Technician.
• Remove and wash soiled laundry and keep clean laundry stocked.
• Patrol facility regularly to ensure cleanliness.

Requirements

• Passion for animals.
• Experience in shelter, rescue, boarding, or doggy day care settings.
• Enjoy working in a fast‑paced, team environment.

Benefits

• Trupanion pet insurance and discounts for pet treatments, procedures, and food.
• Opportunity to grow and advance; associates leveled by skillset with talent development programs and leadership workshops.
• As part of Mars Veterinary Health, access to extensive career advancement opportunities.
• Annual continuing education allowance, free continuing education sessions, BluePearl University training, and access to over 2,000 medical journals.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options.
• Parental leave benefits.
• Flexible work schedules.
• 401(k) and retirement planning.
• Paid time off and floating holiday plans.
• Health and well‑being resources for stress management, mental health awareness, compassion fatigue, burnout, communication, and conflict management.
• Family‑like culture promoting teamwork and remarkable care for pets.

Pay

• Shift differentials: Saturday & Sunday overnight – $5.00 per hour.
• Weekday overnight – $3.50 per hour (added to base hourly rate).

Schedule

• Option 1: Sun/Mon/Tues and every other Wed, 8 pm–6 am.
• Option 2: Thurs/Fri/Sat and every other Wed, 8 pm–6 am.