🐾 Dog Bather & Animal Care Assistant

The Barker’s Hotel at VCA Simmons Animal Hospital – Where clean dogs and wagging tails are our specialty!

Do you love dogs and believe a good bath can make any pup feel like a superstar? Are you the kind of person who finds joy in teamwork, a little dog hair, and a lot of tail wags? Then you might be the next amazing addition to our Barker’s Hotel team!

We’re looking for a Dog Bather & Animal Care Assistant to help us deliver top-notch grooming and care to our beloved furry guests. Our clients expect excellence—and we love living up to that expectation with a team that’s passionate, fun, and always willing to lend a paw.

🧼 What You’ll Do:

• Give dogs (and the occasional cat!) the spa treatment: baths, brush-outs, drying, and more.

• Use high-quality products to pamper pets based on coat type, skin needs, and breed.

• Trim nails, clean ears, and help pups look and feel their best.

• Keep our bathing area clean, organized, and stress-free.

• Pitch in with our awesome hotel team: walking dogs, feeding, cleaning, laundry—you know, all the things that keep tails wagging!

• Help check pets in and out, and give pet parents the great service they deserve.

• Stay alert to pet health and behavior, and communicate with the team when something seems off.

🐶 Who You Are:

• You’ve got experience bathing dogs (or you're eager to learn and not afraid to get a little wet!).

• You’re patient, kind, and genuinely love animals—big, small, shy, or sassy.

• You know how to stay calm and upbeat in a fast-paced setting.

• You’re a great communicator and a solid team player.

• You’re physically able to handle dogs of all sizes (and carry a bit of laundry too!).

🌟 Why You’ll Love Working Here:

• Fun, team-oriented environment where your love for animals is truly appreciated.

• High standards mean you’ll work with a great group of regular clients who care as much as you do.

• Room to grow: Interested in becoming a veterinary technician? We’ll help you get there.

• Competitive pay and great benefits: medical/dental/vision, 401(k), paid vacation, generous pet care discounts, and more.

Ready to join a team that loves what they do (and who they do it for)? Apply today and become part of the pack at The Barker’s Hotel—where every day is a chance to make tails wag and pets shine!

If you are a current associate, you need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.

Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development).

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com.