Facilities and Grounds Assistant

Facilities & Grounds Assistant – Part Time

Northside Animal Hospital | Hooksett, NH Part-Time | Approximately 25 hours/week | $15–$18/hour

Northside Animal Hospital is looking for a dependable, hardworking Facilities & Grounds Assistant to join our team.

We like to be very transparent about what this position involves so candidates have a clear understanding of the day-to-day work: this is primarily a cleaning, custodial, maintenance, and groundskeeping position within a veterinary hospital.

The work isn't always glamorous, but it is incredibly important.

By keeping our hospital clean, organized, sanitary, and well maintained, you create the environment our veterinary team needs to safely provide excellent medical care to our patients. While you'll certainly work around animals and interact with them from time to time, this is not primarily an animal-care position.

If you're someone who takes pride in a job well done, notices the little things, enjoys working with your hands, and doesn't mind getting dirty, you may be exactly who we're looking for.

What You'll Do

This is a hands-on role with responsibilities that vary from day to day and may include:

• Cleaning and disinfecting cages, kennels, treatment areas, and hospital spaces
• Sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, and maintaining floors
• Laundry and dishes
• Emptying trash and maintaining waste areas
• Cleaning the mop sink and utility areas
• Cleaning baseboards, walls, doors, light fixtures, and other areas throughout the hospital
• Removing cobwebs, dust, hair, dirt, and buildup
• Cleaning up after patients—including urine, feces, vomit, fur, and other messes that come with working in a veterinary hospital
• Restocking cleaning and hospital supplies
• Keeping storage and work areas clean and organized
• Performing basic handiwork and minor repairs
• Assisting with small maintenance projects
• Identifying facility or maintenance concerns that need attention
• Keeping entrances, stairs, walkways, the yard, and other outdoor areas clean and safe
• Assisting with seasonal groundskeeping and general property upkeep in between visits from the landscaping crew
• Pitching in with other cleaning, maintenance, or facility needs as they arise

Some tasks will be routine, while others may require you to look around, recognize what needs attention, and take initiative.

Who We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who is:

• Reliable and punctual — our team needs to be able to count on you
• Comfortable working independently
• Detail-oriented and able to recognize when something needs attention
• Willing to tackle both routine tasks and less-than-glamorous jobs
• Comfortable with basic tools, handiwork, and minor maintenance tasks
• Comfortable working around dogs, cats, and other small animals
• Able to work in an environment where animal hair, odors, bodily fluids, and messes are part of the job
• Positive, flexible, and willing to help where needed
• Someone who takes genuine pride in keeping a space clean, safe, organized, and well cared for

Veterinary experience is not required. Reliability, initiative, attention to detail, and a strong work ethic are much more important to us for this position.

Schedule

This position averages approximately 25 hours per week:

Monday: 1:00 PM – Close Tuesday: 2:00 PM – Close Wednesday: 1:00 PM – Close Thursday: 1:00 PM – Close Friday: 1:00 PM – Close

Our hospital is open until 5:00 PM Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday and until 6:00 PM on Tuesdays.

Because this is a closing position, "close" means staying until the day's cleaning and closing responsibilities are complete. The exact end time may vary slightly depending on the hospital's workload that day.

Compensation & Benefits

$15–$18 per hour

Part-time team members are eligible for benefits including:

• Accrued paid sick time
• Employee pet care discounts
• Uniform allowance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) eligibility
• Access to continuing education and training opportunities

About Northside Animal Hospital

Northside Animal Hospital is a three-doctor veterinary practice in Hooksett, New Hampshire. For more than 40 years, we've been part of our local community, providing individualized care for dogs, cats, and other small animals.

Our hospital provides preventative and wellness care, medical diagnostics, surgery, dentistry, imaging, ultrasound, in-house laboratory services, and pharmacy services.

We're part of the Rarebreed Veterinary Partners community, giving our employees access to additional resources, technology, training, and professional development while maintaining the close-knit environment of a community veterinary hospital.

Every member of a veterinary team contributes to patient care—even when they aren't the person holding the leash or administering the medicine.

If you're dependable, take pride in your work, and like the satisfaction of leaving a space better than you found it, we'd love to hear from you.

BENEFITS

Our Comprehensive benefit package includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• 401(k) with a total company match up to 4%, after 6 months of employment

• Generous paid time off and flexible scheduling

• Continuing education allowance and professional development support

• Mental Health Resources

• Company paid bonding leave or applicable state provided bonding leave

Perks for Your Pets Too! Because we know how much your pets mean to you, we offer special benefits designed just for them:

• Pet Care: Discounts on veterinary services and products

• Diagnostics: Savings on reference lab testing

• Nutrition: Discounts on Purina pet foods

• Insurance: Preferred rates with our pet insurance partner

Rarebreed Veterinary Partners is a purpose-driven team that places talent first by supporting professionals to thrive in our industry and empowering hospital teams to provide exceptional care for pets and their owners. We pride ourselves on going the extra mile to create exceptional work experiences for our hospital teams. We focus on providing our hospitals with the best culture, tools, and support to allow the staff to focus on what they love most: caring for our animal companions.

Joining our fun and team-first atmosphere comes with a level of support that’s hard to find anywhere else. Everything we do is with purpose – down to the way we invest in our people and create long-overdue change in the industry. We’re hyper-focused on supporting our professionals, so they can focus on bringing the gold standard of medicine to our patients and their families.

Employment will require the successful completion of references and background check.

Rarebreed Veterinary Partners provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics or classifications protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Learn more about our career opportunities at: https://rarebreedvet.com/careers/

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