Do you have a genuine love for dogs and a passion for creating enriching experiences for them? We’re looking for a Casual Dog Care Specialist to join our team at our Guide Dog Centre. 

Key Accountabilities:

• Managing the general wellbeing of the dogs by feeding, watering, toileting, bathing and grooming dogs.
• Ensuring the safe transporting of dogs to puppy raisers, trainers, clients, Guide Dog Mobility Instructor’s and Puppy Development Advisor’s.
• Assisting with the veterinary care of dogs through the management and implementation of health treatment plans.
• Implementing dog handling techniques and supervising general behaviour of kennelled dogs, including the prevention of noise.
• Maintaining accurate health records of individual dogs while boarding in the kennels
• Ensuring the cleanliness and maintenance of all kennel areas and associated equipment as per policy and procedures.
• Promoting a positive and calm kennel environment to ensure the dogs assigned are quiet and relaxed.

Essential Experience:

• Possess previous hands-on experience working with dogs and demonstrate good dog handling skills.
• Ability to competently handle dogs of all ages and at various levels of training.
• Are reliable, able to work independently and a positive team player
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, physically demanding environment
• Hold a drivers licence as recognised in the state of NSW in order to transport dogs.
• Hold a Cert II in Animal Care or related qualification (preferred but not essential)

Benefits that Guide Dogs offer: 

As a member of the Guide Dogs team, you will have access to a wide range of benefits tailored to your needs.

• EAP - Get support when you need it with Employee Assistance Program counselling sessions.
• Employee benefits program and Reward and Recognition program.
• Annual flu vaccinations. 
• Join an organisation that makes a meaningful and positive impact on our society.

Guide Dogs NSW/ACT are proud to be an inclusive workplace that reflects our clients and the broader community and are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We offer equal employment opportunity regardless of your disability, gender or gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital or domestic status, carer status, or political opinion.

If you require an adjustment within the recruitment process, please contact jobs@guidedogs.com.au to inform us of your preferred method of communication.