Animal Attendant (Casual) - BARC

• Casual
• Band 3, Base casual hourly rate: $40.29 plus superannuation

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The City of Greater Bendigo is in the heart of central Victoria on Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung Country. Located just 90 minutes’ drive from Melbourne, our region offers all the benefits of a large city with a warm and welcoming country feel. 

Greater Bendigo is an attractive region that is famous for its food and wine, and boasts the Bendigo Art Gallery, theatres, stunning heritage buildings and natural surrounds that provide great recreational opportunities. There are also high quality education and health services, a wide range of housing options, excellent rail and road networks, and Bendigo Airport has regular direct QantasLink flights to Sydney. 

We provide more than 65 important services to support our community, which is heading towards a population of 200,000 by 2050. Now is a great time to join us!

The Role

Do you want to make a meaningful contribution to the lives of our communities’ pets by supporting their owners and providing care to animals residing at the Bendigo Animal Relief Centre (BARC)? 

As a member of the Animal Care Team, you will be responsible for providing high quality daily care for animals in our shelter and delivering exceptional customer support and advice service as part of the City’s Pound and Shelter Services.

• Contribute to the daily management of animals in a professional and caring manner, including daily inspection, environmental enrichment, cleaning, feeding, transporting animals and administration of medication and treatment.
• Observing, documenting and reporting health and behaviour concerns of animals in our care and supporting Veterinarians as required.
• Providing a high level of service to customers in the adoption, surrender and reclaiming of animals.
• Assist members of the public with general enquires, including Front of House customer service
• Ensure all necessary documentation relating to the management of animals are recorded accurately and in accordance with all required Acts, procedures and timeframes.

We have multiple casual opportunities available, with availability required for both weekdays and weekends between the hours of 9am - 4:30pm Monday - Saturday and 9am - 1pm Sunday.

BARC is located at 20 Piper Lane, East Bendigo. Check out our website for more information.

About You

• You must possess a qualification or experience (not including pet ownership) to support your extensive knowledge in animal care and/or management.
• You will need to bring a customer service focus with experience in a customer service, retail or administration being desirable.
• You will need the ability to manage changing priorities, where no two days operate the same way.
• BARC is a fast paced and challenging work environment; you will be required to maintain effective work output whilst showing great care and compassion to the animals in our shelter.
• You must have demonstrated experience working collaboratively in a team environment.
• Strong communication skills and basic computer skills are necessary for the role.
• You should have the ability to work across 7 days of the week, including weekends and public holidays (penalty rates apply).

A current drivers licence, satisfactory police check and an employee Working with Children Check is required for this position.

Benefits

• Great hourly pay rate plus weekend penalty rates
• Learning & development opportunities | Contribute to our community 
• Access to a range of mental health and wellbeing support initiatives

Visit our Employee Benefits website for more of our benefits.

Contact

If you require any further information regarding this position, please contact Fra Atyeo, Operations Manager BARC on 03 4436 6206.

To Apply

Please submit your cover letter, outlining why you are interested in this position and detailing your relevant experience with your current CV/resume by close of business Thursday 10 July 2025.