Animal Attendant

2 weeks ago

Dandenong, Victoria, Australia Veterinary Referral Hospital Full time

Job Description:

Animal Attendant
Full / Part Time Position

Dandenong, Victoria

  • Full
  • Weekend and Shift Work penalties apply
  • Exciting opportunity to join a leading Veterinary Specialist and Emergency Hospital
  • Solid onboarding training provided
  • Advancement opportunities
  • Free onsite parking available

About us:

The Veterinary Referral Hospital is Melbourne's largest multidisciplinary veterinary referral service.

We provide comprehensive patient care across a range of specialty disciplines including Internal Medicine, Neurology, Oncology, Surgery, Diagnostic Imaging, Anaesthesia, Emergency and Critical Care.

We practice the highest standards of care whilst remaining a friendly and relaxed clinic.


Our animal attendants are an essential part of the team and are critical to the wellbeing of the animals in our care.

They work alongside our veterinarians and nurses to ensure animal and hospital hygiene standards are maintained and that the supplies required for patient care are on-hand.

The animal attendant role is task-driven and requires diligent attention to detail to maintain the standards expected at a referral hospital.


Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Animal husbandry including walking of patients, providing environmental enrichment and nutritional support
  • Assisting veterinarians and nurses with treatment of patients
  • Maintaining a high standard of hospital hygiene
  • Restocking veterinary consumables
  • Some equipment maintenance

About You:

To be considered for this role you must have:

  • Cert II in Animal Studies or equivalent (further animal industry qualifications highly regarded)
  • At least one year in the companion animal industry (vet clinic and/or boarding facility)
  • An understanding of how the Animal Attendant role fits into the broader hospital environment
  • Ability to prioritise tasks without direction
  • Willingness to follow hospital policies and procedures
  • A high level of attention to detail
  • Own reliable transport


The Veterinary Referral Hospital is open 24 hours a day and 7 days per week, including public holidays - we never close As such, there are a range of shifts available across the week.

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