Kennel Attendant Jobs in Maryland

Job Title: Animal Care Specialist Company: A.M.O.S. Rescue and Hospice Location: Cockeysville, MD Description: Rewarding and enjoyable full time position with an Animal Rescue and Hospice Organization. All aspects of animal care including cleaning, dispensing medications, exercising, transporting to Vet Appointments, as well as interactive play and grooming.

Job Title: Animal Caretaker I 168181 (NCI) Company: SAIC Location: Frederick, MD Description: SAIC-Frederick, Inc.’s Laboratory Animal Sciences Program (LASP) provides exceptional quality animal care and technical support services for animal research performed at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The LASP contributes to improving human health, developing new treatments, and improving existing treatments for cancer and other diseases while ensuring safe and humane treatment of animals. The Animal Caretaker I will be responsible for a variety of routine tasks associated with general laboratory animal care in biomedical research. He/she will perform general animal housekeeping and cleaning duties, stock supplies, keep simple records, and will perform related duties required for the proper care, feeding and housing of laboratory animals. Specific duties include receiving, sexing and identifying animals; properly handling and transferring animals to clean cages; and operating cleaning and other animal support equipment. Will perform health and mortality checks, make observations of animals and record data on animal history charts. New assignments will normally be accompanied by detailed instruction, and completed work will be checked for accuracy and compliance to established standards. Work may involve the use of potentially hazardous chemical, biological, or radiological materials or may be located in areas where such materials are used. Work may involve the use of potentially hazardous chemical, biological, or radiological materials or may be located in areas where such materials are used. May require the use of personal protective equipment and adherence to strict safety protocols. Personnel may be required to shower into the facility before working in certain rooms. Working hours are from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm. REQUIRED SKILLS: Completion of eighth grade. Ability to handle a variety of laboratory animals, keep simple records, operate automatic washing and cleaning equipment, lift up to 50 lbs., and wear respiratory protective equipment if necessary. Knowledge of routine tasks associated with general laboratory animal care. This position is subject to obtaining a Public Trust Clearance. DESIRED SKILLS: Good organizational/observational skills and a desire to learn new tasks. Computer/data entry skills.

Job Title: Animal Caretaker I 165077 (NCI) Company: SAIC Location: Bethesda, MD Description: SAIC-Frederick, Inc.’s Laboratory Animal Sciences Program (LASP) provides exceptional quality animal care and technical support services for animal research performed at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The LASP contributes to improving human health, developing new treatments, and improving existing treatments for cancer and other diseases while ensuring safe and humane treatment of animals. The Animal Caretaker I will be responsible for a variety of routine tasks associated with general laboratory animal care in biomedical research. He/she will perform general laboratory animal housekeeping and cleaning duties, stock supplies, keep simple records, and perform related duties required for the proper care, feeding and housing of laboratory animals. New assignments will normally be accompanied by detailed instructions, and completed work will be checked for accuracy and compliance to established standards. Work may involve the use of potentially hazardous chemical, biological, or radiological materials or may be located in areas where such materials are used. May require the use of personal protective equipment and adherence to strict safety protocols. Working hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. REQUIRED SKILLS: Completion of eighth grade. Ability to handle a variety of laboratory animals, keep simple records, operate automatic washing and cleaning equipment. Lift up to 50 lbs. and wear respiratory protective equipment, if necessary. Knowledge of routine tasks associated with general laboratory animal care. This position is subject to obtaining a Public Trust Clearance. DESIRED SKILLS: Computer/data entry experience.

Job Title: Veterinary Kennel Assistant Company: Location: Baltimore, MD Description: Part time kennel assitant at a small animal/ exotic veterinary practice in Laurel, MD. We are looking for someone who is a self starter, reliable, able to work independently and loves working with animals. No experience necessary, will train if needed. Hour are 2 days a week PM shift, Saturdays and Sundays (AM and PM shift) and rotating holidays. Duties include all aspects of caring for boarding animals in our kennel, general cleaning and restocking. If interested please stop by Lakeside Veterinary Center 8693 Cherry Lane Laurel, MD to fill out application, fax resume to Register to View or send resume via email.