Animal Attendant

**Casual Animal Attendant at Vetfriends Chatswood**

Are you a passionate, caring, keen to learn Animal Attendant who enjoys a challenge, working with a variety of species, providing gold-standard patient care? Are you excited at the thought of working on a brand-new team in a large purpose-built GP clinic? We’re looking for Animal Attendants to join our talented and growing, dynamic team at Chatswood Vetfriends on a casual basis.

Vetfriends Chatswood is a purpose-built clinic, which opened its doors in 2005. Our focus is to improve our patients’ quality of life by providing gold-standard care, with the latest knowledge and equipment, whilst keeping our clients educated about their pets’ health through effective and personable communication. We have a loyal, returning client base with beautiful patients, many of whom are insured, and we work closely with surrounding specialist hospitals. If you’re a cat lover, you’re in for a treat We are a gold-certified cat-friendly clinic with a separate cat waiting area/cat consult room/cat ward/cat boarding, and we have a key focus on our feline & rabbit friends

**What We’re Looking For**
- Ideally a qualified Cert II or equivalent Animal Attendant/Junior Nurse
- 1+ years’ experience in handling primarily cats & dogs
- Caring and dedicated individual with an interest in gaining experience with companion animals.
- Experience working with & caring for boarding animals.
- A positive attitude, a real team player and excellent communication skills.
- A genuine passion for patient care and a commitment to providing the best service to our clients and their pets.

**About The Role**
- Husbandry of hospitalised and boarding cats and dogs
- Assisting vets and nurses with handling/restraining animals
- Boarding duties (walking dogs, feeding cats & dogs, cleaning tasks)
- General housekeeping tasks
- Simple reception tasks (training provided)

**Benefits of Joining Us**
- We can offer a great work-life balance with a flexible roster and various shift times available between 8am and 6pm Monday-Friday
- Our clinic has no OOH, we are currently closed at weekends and public holiday’s but we may have weekends available in the future
- The pay rate is reflective of your skills and experience.
- Work with a new team, a fresh environment and have fun along the way
- Potential for career growth and access to all employee benefits as a permanent staff member for the right person