Becoming a Kennel Hand in Queensland

About this role

Kennel Hands provide routine care for dogs, including feeding, exercising, monitoring their health, and cleaning kennels.

What you might do day-to-day in this job

Typical tasks for a Kennel Hand include:

• bathes, cuts, combs, blow-dry's and styles pets' coats, clips their nails and cleans their ears
• inspects, prepares, cleans, disinfects and maintains comfortable cages and enclosures
• transports food, fills water troughs and feeds animals according to their individual needs
• maintains animal health records, treats minor injuries and reports serious conditions to veterinarians
• exercises and plays with animals, answers visitor questions and transfers animals between enclosures by leading or carrying them
• dusts and sprays insecticides on animals and immerses them in insecticide baths to control insect pests.