Animal Attendant

2 hours ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Animal Welfare League Queensland Full time $40,000 - $60,000 per year

| Not-for-Profit | Animal Care Award rate Casual $33.70

Join us and make a difference

At AWLQ, we're committed to creating a brighter future for animals in need and keeping pets and people together by providing lifesaving support and resources to people in need with companion animals.

About the role

Animal Welfare League Queensland (AWLQ) is currently looking for casual Animal Care Attendants at the Willawong and Warra Rehoming Centres

AWLQ Animal Attendants play a huge part in ensuring the welfare of our animals.

Key Responsibilities

  • Working with a dedicated team of staff and volunteers to ensure the welfare of animals in care, including dogs, cats, livestock, and small pets, is to the highest standard
  • Maintaining and cleaning of animal housing to a high standard
  • Providing a high standard of animal care, including administering routine veterinary medications and treatments
  • Providing positive-based enrichment and behaviour management programs for animals
  • Impounding and reuniting lost animals with their owners
  • Assisting customers with pet meet and greets and adoptions
  • High-level accuracy and attention to detail when updating animal and person records using our digital system.
  • Exceptional customer Service to all visitors to the Rehoming Centre's

What are the minimum requirements for this position?

  • Knowledge and demonstrated experience with animal care in a professional environment
  • Previous animal industry experience in a similar capacity with dogs and cats.
  • National Police Clearance Certificate
  • Experience using digital management software and inputting data
  • Open driver's license
  • Certificate III in Animal Studies, companion animals, Dog Training, or behaviour qualification. It is not essential, but would be highly desirable.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

  • Excellent Customer Service
  • The ability to work in a team and independently
  • Experience working with dogs, cats and livestock.
  • Knowledge and demonstrated ability with animal quarantine and disease management
  • Confident dog and cat handling skills, able to read body language and communicate animal behaviour
  • Computer skills, able to use Microsoft Office, email and data management systems
  • Be able to work a 7-day roster – which covers weekends and public holidays, with a 6 pm finish on some shifts.
  • Reliable transport

Who are we?

Founded in 1959, AWLQ has become a trusted leader in animal welfare. We provide a safe haven and second chance for close to 10,000 stray and homeless animals every year. To each one of these animals we welcome through our doors, a promise is made – to never euthanise a healthy, sociable, or treatable animal in our care. We work tirelessly every day to maintain this promise.

In addition to our shelter work, we are committed to keeping pets and people together by providing lifesaving support and resources to people in need with companion animals. We are known for our grassroots and innovative community-based animal welfare work, including our community vet clinics, Getting to Zero, Golden Hearts Seniors' Support Program and the National Desexing Network.

Why should you join us?

At AWLQ, we offer competitive pay and benefits, including access to an independent Employee Assistance Program, retail discounts, and vet discounts. Most importantly, every day you'll play an instrumental role in our lifesaving work.

Our mission is to unleash the potential in every team, and we know that teams perform best when they have passion. We are committed to building a culture where everyone has the opportunity to do meaningful work and is recognised for their efforts.

Equity

Diversity and inclusion are the principles guiding how we build our teams, cultivate our leaders and build a culture of belonging where differences are valued.

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