Facility Assistant

**Join Our Team as a Facility Assistant - Animal Management Facility**:
**About the role**:
As a Facility Assistant, you’ll play a vital role in the day-to-day operations of the Tweed Shire Council Animal Management Facility. Reporting to the Facility Officer, you’ll be responsible for:

- Observing and reporting animal health and behaviour.
- Administering medication and providing basic first aid under veterinary guidance.
- Cleaning kennels, catteries, and livestock areas to maintain hygiene and meet husbandry standards.
- Assisting with facility presentation and laundry duties.
- Updating records in Council systems and external databases such as the Companion Animal Register (CAR).
- Providing respectful and helpful customer service, including processing payments.
- Handling sensitive situations with tact and professionalism.

This role requires a practical understanding of animal management facilities and associated tasks, including euthanasia.

**What's on offer**:

- a base salary ranging from $56,135 per annum with competency-based increments up to $63,620 per annum, plus 12% super
- 76 hour, 9 day fortnight
- training and development opportunities
- flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
- generous employment conditions (we have too many to list
- **We are seeking**:

- Certificate II in Animal Care Services (or equivalent) and experience handling companion animals and livestock in commercial or regulatory settings.
- Ability to manage anxious, aggressive, or fearful animals; knowledge of animal husbandry, disease prevention, and breed-specific behaviours.
- Strong customer service skills, especially in sensitive situations, with accurate record-keeping and reporting.
- Proficiency in basic computer software and Council systems.

**Why Join Us?**:

- Make a meaningful impact in animal welfare.
- Be part of a supportive and dedicated team.
- Work in a dynamic environment with varied daily tasks.

**About us**:

- Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
- The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.
- Join an **employer of choice**. Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government.

**Where it's located**:
This position is based in Murwillumbah and can be directed to work from any Council work site.

**Position closes**:
**Pre-Employment Screening**:
Tweed Shire Council conducts pre-employment assessments as part of its recruitment process.

Job offers are not made until screening has been completed. Tweed Shire Council uses third-party providers to undertake:

- Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.

**Immunisation**:
This position is identified as at risk of contracting vaccine-preventable/manageable diseases and as a consequence impacted employees are strongly recommended to participate in Council’s workplace vaccination program.

**How To Apply**:

- Have your Resume document ready to go.

**If you'd like to COPY and PASTE question fields into a separate Word document to work on over time, please find them listed below**:

- Why are you interested in working at Tweed Shire Council, and what excites you most about this particular opportunity?
- Certificate II in Animal Care Services (or equivalent), with demonstrated experience handling companion animals and livestock in commercial or regulatory settings.
- Detail your experience handling an anxious or aggressive animal
- Detail your knowledge of animal husbandry and disease prevention in your daily work?
- Detail your knowledge of basic computer software and your ability to quickly learn

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