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Veterinary Attendant

Employer

Frontier Veterinarian Service Ltd.

Date Posted

December 11, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Fort Vermilion, AB
  • Earnings $18.00 hourly
  • Work Hours 40 to 44 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Apr 02, 2025
Job Requirements

Employer

Frontier Veterinarian Service Ltd.

Languages

English

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work setting

  • Animal hospital
  • Veterinary clinic

Tasks

  • Keep records of animals treated
  • Supervise helpers
  • Assist animal breeders to handle and nurture animals
  • Clean animal ears
  • Maintain and order supplies
  • Clip animal nails
  • Perform expert clipping on show animals with tools including clippers, shears and massage sponges
  • Perform dental cleaning on domestic animals

Transportation/travel information

Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

Standing for extended periods

Screening questions

Are you available for shift or on-call work?

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

Other benefits

Free parking available

Support for persons with disabilities

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for youths

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Veterans

Supports Veterans in translating their military skills and experience into the language of the civilian job market

Support for Indigenous people

Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Veterinary Attendant is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Pet Groomers and Animal Care Workers
METHODICAL

Interest in comparing information to monitor and document animal behaviour, and to prepare food and feed animals, fish and birds at scheduled intervals

OBJECTIVE

Interest in assisting scientists and researchers in conducting laboratory tests with animals; and in using equipment for grooming animals

DIRECTIVE

Interest in handling and nurturing animals when grooming and when assisting breeders; and in training dogs to obey commands and perform specific duties in response to signals

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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