Dog Care Attendant
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Job Location:
Victoria, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
- Casual position
- Located at our Kensington Seeing Eye Dogs facility
- Base Salary $43.23 per hour Superannuation with Salary Packaging up to $15.9k
About Us
At Seeing Eye Dogs Australia dogs are more than just a job they are our life.
As a division of Vision Australia Seeing Eye Dogs strives to develop and maintain innovative high-quality dog guide services to enhance the mobility and independence of people who are blind or have low vision.
We follow the journey of a Seeing Eye Dog from their breeding and initial development as puppies through their advanced training to ensure they can safely guide their future partners to matching them with a client and finally ending with their happy retirement after eight years of dedicated service.
This journey is not only meaningful and rewarding but also fun!
About the Opportunity
As our Dog Care Attendant you will provide a high standard of care for all dogs belonging to Vision Australia Seeing Eye Dogs (SEDA) including health husbandry cleaning and enrichment breeding neonatal care whelp monitoring and assistance enrichment and this role you will also:
- Ensure high level of welfare standards are provided for all dogs under the care of SEDA
- Effective use of positive reinforcement safe and ethical dog handling methods and application of least intrusive and minimally invasive principles in all interactions with dogs
- Adhere to SEDA standards policies and procedures
- Arrive punctually for all shifts and team handovers
View the Position Description for this role
About You
As part of the Seeing Eye Dogs team you should have experience in kennel boarding centre animal shelter adoption centre large veterinary clinic or similar addition proven ability to handle and care for dogs is required. You will also have:
- Ability to work collaboratively and positively within a team environment
- Excellent initiative self-management and time keeping skills and ability to work autonomously
- Ability to provide effective coaching and training of staff volunteers and students
Benefits of Working at Vision Australia
- Additional leave is available via our purchase leave and accrued day off schemes
- Annual salary review to ensure your pay is in-line with the market rates
- On-the-job skill development and coaching available
- Location is easily accessible by public transportation and parking available on-site
Contact
If you have any questions about the role please contact the hiring manager Kat Kakafikas.
To apply
If this sounds like a great fit for you then please complete our online application.
Applications should consist of a full resume and a cover letter. Please note that PDF documents are not accepted for accessibility reasons. If you require any support or considerations with the application process please reach out to People and Culture or the above hiring manager.
For more information about working at Vision Australia please visit our Careers page.
We are committed to ensuring an inclusive culture and value diversity and all abilities. We highly encourage applications from candidates who are blind or have low vision and from those who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
Key Skills
- Customer Service
- Hospital Experience
- Hotel Experience
- Taleo
- Hospitality Experience
- Basic Math
- Laundry
- Cleaning Experience
- Computer Literacy
- Guest Services
- Cash Handling
- Commercial Cleaning
