Job description Veterinary Receptionist in Ontario
Find out what work is like for a veterinary receptionist in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Pet groomers and animal care workers (NOC 65220).
Pet groomers and animal care workers
Description
Animal care workers feed, handle, train and groom animals and assist veterinarians, animal health technologists and technicians and animal breeders. Pet groomers clip coats, bathe and otherwise groom pets. Workers in this group are employed by animal hospitals and clinics, animal shelters, breeding and boarding kennels, zoos, laboratories, retail pet shops, dog training schools, pet grooming establishments, or may be self-employed.
Work week duration
Pet groomers and animal care workers usually work between 35 to 40 hours per week.Job duties
Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Pet groomers and animal care workers have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:
- Prepare food and feed animals, fish or birds at scheduled intervals
- Clean and disinfect cages, pens and surrounding areas
- Shampoo, clip and groom animals
- Assist veterinarians and animal health technologists and technicians to inoculate and treat animals
- Assist animal breeders to handle and nurture animals
- Assist scientists and researchers in conducting laboratory tests with animals
- Monitor and document animal behaviour
- Train dogs to obey commands and perform specific duties in response to signals.
Physical demands Help - Physical Demands
- Standing
- Handling material manually
- Bending or twisting the body
- Making repetitive motions
Workplaces and employers
Here are the typical workplaces where Pet groomers and animal care workers are employed and some of their main characteristics:
- Laboratories
- Animal hospitals
- Animal shelters
- Animal clinics
- Retail pet shops
- Zoos
- Breeding and boarding kennels
- Pet grooming establishments
- Dog training schools
- Self-employed
Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment
- Indoors, environmentally controlled
- Sound and noise
- Dangerous chemical substances
- Biological agents
- Skin injury
Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others
- Close (at arm’s length)
Related job titles
Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 65220), and a list of similar occupations:
- animal care worker (except farm)
- dog groomer
- dog trainer
- kennel attendant
- laboratory animal attendant
- pet groomer
- pound attendant
- veterinary attendant
- zoo attendant
Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification
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