Animal Attendant Team Leader

4 weeks ago

North Melbourne, Australia The Lost Dogs Home Full time

**Job Overview**:
**Work type**:
Full Time**Location**:
North Melbourne**Job type**:
Shelter and Animal Attendant**Date posted**:
12 Mar 2024 AUS Eastern Daylight Time**Applications close**:
26 Mar 2024 AUS Eastern Daylight Time

**About us**:
The Lost Dogs’ Home is one of Australia’s most iconic animal welfare organisations, dedicated to caring for and rehoming thousands of lost and abandoned dogs and cats each year. We are committed to making a positive impact on the lives of these animals and the community.

**About the role**

We are seeking an **Animal Attendant Team Leader** to support our busy North Melbourne shelter team to lead, coach and train our dedicated animal attendants on a full time basis. Although this role will be based in North Melbourne, frequent travel to support our Cranbourne team of Animal Attendants will be required. This is a great opportunity for someone with a background in animal husbandry and welfare to bring their leadership skills to motivate and support our team.

Under the direction of the Shelter Manager, the Animal Attendant Team Leader will work within guidelines of policies and procedures to ensure that all activities in the shelter are carried out with the highest levels of animal welfare. This leadership role will provide support and guidance to the animal attendants as they care for animals daily and will include the following duties:
**Key responsibilities**:

- Plan, monitor and supervise the daily activities of the team;
- Provide feedback, coaching and training to the animal attendants;
- Preparing monthly rosters and submitting fortnight timesheets;
- General husbandry of animals, identifying & reporting animals that are ill or have behavioural problems to the veterinary team;
- Ensure animal development outcomes are achieved;
- Liaising with the public and council officers - assisting with enquiries and finding lost animals;
- Provide guidance and supervision to volunteers and work experience students.

**About you**

We are looking for someone who possesses strong leadership skills, someone who is excited about process improvement and developing others. You will thrive off working in a fast-paced environment and be willing to be work in a very hands on leadership role.

To be successful in this role, you will also have**;**
- Certificate II (or higher) in Animal Studies or equivalent experience (Essential);
- Demonstrate knowledge in safe handling of animals, feeding plans & provision of prescribed animal medicine;
- Experience in a supervisory or leadership role (Essential);
- Advanced knowledge of legislation, regulations and codes pertaining to shelters (desirable);
- Excellent communication and customer service skills;
- The ability to identify practical solutions to problems;
- Flexibility to work a rotating roster, including weekends & public holidays;
- Valid driver’s licence (Essential).

**What we can offer you**:

- Fantastic career development and opportunities to continue your professional development;
- Leadership coaching and mentoring;
- Access to our free Employee Assistance Program;
- Great work culture, including regular social activities and events organised by our social committee;
- A compassionate, supportive, and proud work environment and the opportunity to contribute to good welfare outcomes for lost and abandoned animals;
- Generous discounts at our vet clinic for your pets.

**Applications for this role will close Tuesday 26 March at Midnight.**

**_The successful applicant will be required to complete satisfactory background screening checks._

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