Kennel Assistant

2 weeks ago


Mulgrave, Australia Hawkesbury City Council Full time

**Closing date**: 20/03/2025 11:59 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time

**Location**: Mulgrave, NSW

**Department**: Regulatory Services

**Employment type**: Casual
- Be passionate. Be progressive. Hawkesbury City Council._
- ** Join a great team**:

- ** Casual position - $37.28 per hour + penalty for weekends**:

- ** Fitness Passport + Onsite Parking**

Hawkesbury City Council is the largest local government area in metropolitan NSW covering 2,800 square kilometres, incorporating both urban and rural communities. We are committed to working together to deliver outcomes for the community through innovation and best practice.

**The Role**

Reporting to the Companion Animals Team Leader and based in Mulgrave, the Kennel Assistant is responsible for the care of impounded animals, including health checks, feeding, cleaning, exercising animals and maintenance of the shelter.

**About You**

You will be passionate about animal welfare and will have experience maintaining commercial animal impounding premises. You have a demonstrated ability to identify and report animal health concerns. You are experienced in the handling of animals and managing animal behaviour.

**Essential Criteria**
- Cert II or above in animal related study or studying an animal related qualification
- Experience maintaining commercial impounding premises
- Animal handling experience
- Current class C driver licence
- You will be available for a 2-3 weekday shifts, between 8:30am to 5pm and weekend shifts, between 7:30am to 12:30pm
- The right to live and work in Australia
- Working with Children Check (WWCC)

**Desirable Criteria**
- Use of shelter management software such as Shelterbuddy
- NSW companion animal microchipping accreditation
- Ability to drive a manual vehicle

**The Rewards**

There are some great benefits to working with Hawkesbury Council, including:

- Great working environment
- Health and Wellbeing Program
- Long Service Leave after 5 years
- Training and Development Opportunities
- Employee Reward and Recognition program
- Fitness Passport
- Social Club - Raffles, member draws, Christmas party and other activities
- Employee Assistance Program for employees and their family

**To Apply**

**Applications close Thursday, 20 March 2025**

Applicants who do not address the selection criteria may not be considered for this position.
- Please note that the canvassing of Councillors in relation to these matters will automatically disqualify the applicant from this process._