Christmas Casual Animal Attendant

- Competitive hourly rates, casual loading plus penalties
- Seven-day roster flexibility (including public holidays and holiday season)
- Opportunity to utilise your skills and experience in a Christmas casual position

About Beau’s Pet Hotel

Beau’s is a state-of-the-art Pet Hotel that offers a safe and loving holiday and Daycare experience for fur babies We offer both standard and luxury accommodation for cats and dogs, doggy daycare, grooming services as well as Beau’s training school. Beau’s is conveniently located in the Adelaide Airport precinct, right next to Harbour town.

All profits from Beau’s Pet Hotel are returned to Guide Dogs SA/NT to enable independence, participation, inclusion and wellbeing for people living with vision loss, and other specialised needs through the provision of Guide Dogs, Assistance Dogs and specialist services.

About the Role

We are seeking reliable, energetic, skilled and qualified Animal Attendants to join our dedicated team in providing exceptional care to our furry guests at Beau’s Pet Hotel including dog and cat boarding, during the upcoming busy holiday period.

Key responsibilities:

- Day to day animal husbandry – cleaning, feeding and exercising
- Provide exceptional care to all pet guests
- Provide clear communication to your team members
- Work as an integral member of the Beau’s Team to achieve positive outcomes for our guests

Rosters are set fortnightly to enable staff to plan ahead. Christmas and New Years rosters will be set a minimum 4 weeks in advance to allow staff to plan their holidays accordingly.

This is an opportunity to utilise and build upon your skills and experience in the animal industry during our busy holiday period, up until 31 January 2026. There may be potential for the right candidate to be able to stay onboard in a casual capacity.

About you

It is important to us that our Animal Attendants have a minimum tertiary qualification of Certificate III in Companion Animal Care (or tertiary qualifications in a relevant field) as well as a thorough knowledge and understanding of dog and cat behavior and temperament, with demonstrated animal handling skills.

You are dedicated to the wellbeing of animals and can be relied upon to attend your allocated shifts.

As a 7 day per week, 365 days a year service, we require all casual employees to work flexibly over a 7-day roster including weekends. All casual employees must also be available to work during peak periods (holiday seasons) such as school and public holidays.

Maintaining a DHS police check (costs covered) and current driver's license is a condition of employment along with undertaking a pre-employment medical.

- Be part of Guide Dogs SA/NT, one of Australia’s most trusted charities, making a difference for people living with vision loss or specialized needs.
- Exclusive salary sacrifice opportunity for increased take-home pay.
- Supportive team passionate about their work.
- Access to a generous discount program for Beau’s services
- Work in a well-managed, spacious, clean, state of the art facility.
- Employee Assistance Program for counselling and support.

Learn more

For a complete description of the role’s key responsibilities and requirements, please review the Position Description.

Please ensure your application addresses the requirements of the role as described in the Position Description and enter your details below to apply.

Our people are key to the success of what we do

We offer rewarding careers at Beau's Pet Hotel, great animal management jobs and exceptional working conditions for qualified people. To be part of the team, you will need to hold relevant qualifications, have exceptional skills and knowledge, and of course, genuine love of dogs and cats. Our guests' safety, wellbeing, and comfort are our highest priority.

Beau's Pet Hotel is the first-of-its-kind pet boarding facility in Adelaide, where pets can indulge in temperature-controlled accommodation, purpose built for maximum care with all the creature comforts of home.

All profits from Beau's Pet Hotel are returned to Guide Dogs SA/NT. So when you work at Beau's, you're helping to enable a lifetime of independence, participation, inclusion and wellbeing for children and adults with vision impairment or loss, other sensory impairments and autism.

Ideally located, Beau's offers the unique advantage of being located adjacent to the Adelaide Airport on the south side of Harbour Town in Adelaide.

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Questions

- We have a number of shifts that may become available, can you please confirm your availability Monday to Sunday, from 6:30am to 8:30pm? *

Do you possess a minimum Certificate III (or bachelor’s degree) in a relevant animal related field? *

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