Facility Dog Handler
Facility Dog Handler
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Job Description
A little about us:
EverAbility Group have a long and proud history of providing services for people with disability across Western Australia and Tasmania. Together our team of nearly 200 staff and over 500 volunteers support our growing group of diverse services.
Our services at EverAbility Group include:
VisAbility our specialised service supporting people with blindness or vision impairment.
Guide Dogs WA and Guide Dogs Tasmania our iconic service raising and training life changing assistance dogs.
Kites Childrens Therapy our early intervention support advice and solutions service transforming the lives of children and their families living with disability or developmental challenges.
Description
About the Role:
As a Facility Dog Handler youll work closely with our specially trained Facility Dogs to deliver impactful services to clients. Youll play a crucial role in maintaining the dogs welfare supporting their training and engaging with a wide range of stakeholders to deliver meaningful outcomes for service users.
This is a permanent parttime role (0.2FTE) based in Launceston Tasmania.
Salary:$66256.31 prorata
Key responsibilities:
- Collaborate with Assistance Dog Trainers to ensure effective use of Facility Dogs during sessions
- Monitor and prioritise the health and welfare of the dog ensuring rest exercise nutrition and safety reporting concerns to the Manager when needed.
- Liaise with volunteers around scheduling Facility Dogs for sessions.
- Engage respectfully and empathetically with service users always ensuring informed consent
- Maintain accurate records and reports and ensure compliance with industry standards
- Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders creating reports when required
- Contribute to the strategic direction of EverAbility Group and represent the organisation with professionalism and care upholding our values in all interactions
Skills And Experiences
Essential Skills and Attributes:
- Proven experience and/or qualifications in dog handling
- Ability to work autonomously and as a team member in the community and other dynamic environments which require ongoing risk evaluation and assessment.
- Passion for improving the lives of vulnerable individuals through humananimal connection
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Initiative and the ability to solve problems in realtime
- Excellent organisational and time management abilities
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and data systems
- Confident public speaker with the ability to engage diverse audiences
- Experience in the human services or community sector is desirable
Required Compliance Documents
National Police Clearance
NDIS Worker Screening Check
Working with Vulnerable People Check (NDIS endorsed)
Valid Drivers Licence
Influenza Vaccination
Benefits:
In return youll enjoy a range of benefits including:
- Up to 3 days additional paid leave during yearend holiday season!
- Salary packaging an opportunity to increase your takehome pay!
- Option to purchase additional leave
- 17.5% annual leave loadingwhere applicable
- Ongoing professional development and training
- Employee Assistance Program
How to apply
Ready to make a difference Click Apply and lets chat about what life at EverAbility could look like for you.
Applications close at 4.00pm Friday 30 May 2025. Please note: interviews may begin before the closing date and the advertisement may close early we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
For further information please contact Kim Ryan Business Manager Dog Services at
We encourage people with disability and of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background to apply. Everyone is welcome as we are an inclusive and diverse workplace.
Employment Type
Full-Time
