Careers at YAH

As a team member of Young at Heart, you’ll enjoy engaging and rewarding work, and a friendly, fun-loving atmosphere. Our commitment to giving homeless senior pets the opportunity to enjoy their golden years guides us as a team in everything we do.
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CURRENT JOB OPENINGS: NONE AT THIS TIME

WE’RE LOOKING TO ADD TO OUR AMAZING ANIMAL CARE TEAM!!

Young at Heart is growing & saving more senior pets, so we have an opening on our amazing team for the right person who wants to work in animal welfare and wants to grow with us!

If you:

Are over the age of 18 years.
Have a flexible schedule.
Are skilled in working with dogs and cats of varying temperaments.
Don’t mind cleaning or cleaning up pee, poop, and vomit.
Are a hardworking, good-humored, adaptable, and reliable individual.
Are a good team-player.
Enjoy working in a dynamic environment.
Pay close attention to detail.
Can handle a fast-paced, medically-leaning, physical job
Have excellent communication skills.
… then we want to talk to you!

Please read over the job description, then send us a brief email along with your resume that tells us why we should consider adding you to our team to: jobs@adoptaseniorpet.com!

While previous experience is not required, vet, kennel, or shelter experience is helpful.

Part time position offering 16-25 hours per week. More hours may be availabe. Shifts are 8am -12pm OR 4-9pm, weekends and holidays required. $15/hour. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT A SHORT-TERM OR SEASONAL POSITION. BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIRED. Young at Heart is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Woodstock IL - Calling all vet techs! Join our amazing little veterinary team here at Young at Heart!

We have an opening on FRIDAYS for a vet tech for our full-service in-house veterinary clinic. No clients, no quotas - just our rescued senior dogs and cats. This is an excellent opportunity to use your talent to truly make a difference in the lives of homeless senior pets. Our in-house clinic performs surgery, X-ray, ultrasound, dental X-ray, cold laser, hydrotherapy and more.

Young at Heart is looking for a veterinary technician who is believes in Young at Heart’s mission to provide senior dogs and cats with a safe haven and to ensure they live with comfort, compassion, and companionship in their golden years. This unique position would be rewarding for a person who enjoys rescue work and troubleshooting with outside of the box ideas. Every day at Young at Heart there are new opportunities that allow you to use your skills and experience to turn senior pets’ lives around and give them a second chance. 

This position works alongside our Lead Veterinarian, Medical Director, a volunteer support team, and a collaborative staff. The shelter vet tech is responsible for diagnostics, communications, disease control, and providing comprehensive care for dogs and cats from intake and until adoption.

At Young at Heart, we value people and are committed maintaining a culture where we all work hard and have a lot of fun doing it! In addition to being a skilled and knowledgeable vet tech, the ideal candidate for this position is a team player who loves people as much as animals, has excellent communication skills, a commitment to becoming a Fear Free™ professional, and the ability and aptitude to be flexible, resourceful, and efficient. 

Maybe you need some extra hours, maybe you left the vet world due to being burnt out, or maybe you left to care for family and are looking to get back in... we offer a kind and compassionate work environment where every senior animal in your care gets everything they need to live a happy, comfortable life.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS: 

Technical Veterinary Duties:
●  Perform all routine care including but not limited to vaccinations, microchipping, blood draws, urine and fecal sample collection, and eye, ear, wound, nail care, etc. Prepare samples to send out or perform in-house tests, and maintain the laboratory
●  Work closely with and assist the veterinarians in all medical care for the dogs and cats
●  Manage medications as prescribed by the veterinarians
●  Clean, scale and polish teeth with dental machine and hand instruments. Perform intra-oral radiography
●  Assist on an as needed basis with managing the flow of patients through the surgical suite
●  As needed, induce anesthesia and intubate, monitor anesthesia, assess anesthetic risk and communicate clearly to DVMs, prepare patients for surgery using hospital procedures, assist surgeons, calculate drug dosages related to surgery/treatment/anesthesia/critical care/emergency and keep thorough records 

Physical Requirements & Work Environment
●  Work is performed at Young at Heart headquarters, which includes areas where free-roaming dogs and cats live and are cared for, office spaces, stairs, and outdoor locations
●  Regular bending, reaching, kneeling, sitting on the floor, crouching, and dog walking with occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds
●  Occasionally works at computer station, and operates veterinary and electronic equipment
●  Exposure to disinfectant solutions
●  Comfortable and willing to accommodate multiple dogs and cats in work and office spaces

FOR FULL JOB DESCRIPTION CLICK HERE. 


Required Education & Experience: 

  • RVT or equivalent with at least 5 years of experience
  • Preference given to technicians with comfort in anesthesia monitoring and surgical assistance

Schedule:

  • This is a part-time position for FRIDAY ONLY with shift hours being between 8am and 6pm. Additional hours may be available.

Salary & Benefits:

  • Hourly pay is $20-$22 per hour
  • Discounted veterinary care
  • No holidays
  • Continuing education opportunities

To apply for the part time vet tech position, please send a cover letter/email and resume to jobs@adoptaseniorpet.com.

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