Animal Attendant - ARH Canberra
Core
Providing comfort, basic necessities (food, water, walks), and cleaning support for hospitalized and boarding animals in a veterinary hospital.
Role type
Support and cleaning-based animal attendant
Builds
Hospital environment cleanliness and patient comfort
Domain
Veterinary care / Animal welfare
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Cage cleaning, animal walking, feeding, watering, floor cleaning, laundry, dishwashing, consumable restocking, patient handling assistance
Preferred skills
Certificate II or III in Animal Studies, experience in animal hospital/shelter/boarding facility
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Cage cleaning and re-setting, Walking, feeding, and watering inpatients and boarding animals, Maintaining cleanliness of hospital areas, Assisting with patient handling and monitoring, Daily laundry/dishes upkeep, Restocking consumables throughout the hospital
Seniority
Entry-level, hands-on support role