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

Apply Now

If this sounds like an opportunity you would like to explore and are keen to join our team on a casual basis, please email carly.scanlon- or apply online.