Department of Primary Industries and Regions
Job reference: 497384
Location: 5271 - STRUAN
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

The Opportunity

We have an opportunity for a Veterinary Officer to be part of our Biosecurity Division within the Department of Primary Industries and Regions. This is an opportunity for recent graduates, experienced veterinarians, and those considering transitioning out of private practice. You will work with a team of experienced Veterinary Officers & Animal Health Advisers, many of whom are considered experts in their fields.

PIRSA’s Animal Health program protects and facilitates market access and livestock productivity, public health and consumer confidence through the health, welfare, quality, safety and image of South Australian livestock and livestock products, and other animals. Global trade access for livestock and livestock products increasingly requires demonstrated minimum standards of animal health and welfare. The Animal Health group provides a system for animal disease early warning and early detection of exotic diseases; develops programmes for data collection to allow monitoring of animal health status and proof of disease freedom; and maintains capacity for emergency animal disease management.

This Veterinary Officer role contributes to delivering the agency’s priorities including increasing productivity of our livestock industries and agribusinesses, securing production through biosecurity and efficient and sustainable use of resources, and maintaining market access by working with livestock industries to respond to evolving requirements of domestic and global markets and consumers. The Veterinary Officer, as part of a state-wide Animal Health team, will provide veterinary inputs to livestock disease preparedness, surveillance and control activities within a district or region. A key focus of the role is to ensure the promotion of good farm biosecurity practices, including providing input into the delivery of policy and processes for producer participation in animal health quality assurance systems and its contribution to disease surveillance, prevention, and control.

The Veterinary Officer will need to identify and relate to the needs of rural communities and possess a capacity to work collaboratively with veterinary practitioners as well as livestock producers, stock agents, industry groups, SA Health and other relevant stake holders.

 

About Us

The Department of Primary Industries and Regions, as a key economic development agency of the South Australian Government, works across a diverse range of industry sectors including agriculture, livestock, forestry, fishing and aquaculture and regional development. We involve and engage with others to ensure we make good decisions, have clear policies, plan and implement effective programs, drive relevant projects, promote efficient resource use and broker shared responsibility. In this way we enable the State’s primary industry sectors and regions to remain competitive, productive and sustainable.

 

Benefits

At the Department of Primary Industries and Regions, we offer our employees challenging and rewarding work with opportunities for career progression, learning and development and flexibility. Work/life balance is an important consideration at PIRSA.

 

Our Commitment to Diversity

The Department of Primary Industries and Regions is committed to building a flexible, diverse and inclusive culture, planning for and promoting diversity. We welcome and encourage applications from diverse community groups and ages including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, LGBTIQ, people with disabilities, women and other diversity groups. The Department of Primary Industries and Regions recognises the benefits that such an approach brings for our staff and customers in delivering the future of SA.

 

Special Conditions

• Successful applicant will be required to satisfactorily complete a National Police Check (NPC) prior to being made an offer of employment
• Australian residency or current works permit is required (responsibility of applicant to provide evidence of a current work permit).

 

Requirements

• The role is located in a regional office, but the incumbent may be required to relocate anywhere in the State
• Essential Qualifications: Degree in Veterinary Science registrable with the Veterinary Surgeons Board of SA.
• Possession of a current driver’s license and willingness to drive
• Occasional inter / intrastate travel involving overnight absences will be required
• Willingness to travel and work remotely
• Occasional out of hours work will be required
• You acknowledge your work, health and safety obligations and our expectations

 

Remuneration

PO2 - $84,399 per annum -  $93,400 per annum

 

Enquiries

Nigel Baum, Senior Veterinary Officer
Phone: 0427 604 191
Website: www.pir.sa.gov.au

 

Application Instructions

All applications must be submitted online.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit a Covering Letter (no more than 3 pages) outlining your skills and experience in relation to the Professional and Technical Knowledge, Planning and Organising Work and Communication capabilities of the role description and a current CV (no more than 5 pages). Applicants must include the contact information of at least 2 referees with 1 being your immediate supervisor/manager and a completed “Pre-Employment Declaration in the SA Public Sector” form.

 

Applications close: 08/09/2022 11:45 PM

Attachments:
- Application guidelines#3.pdf
- Pre-Employment Declaration 2022.pdf
- Role Description_Veterinary Officer_Struan.pdf

 

Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

 

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