About Us

We are the animal lover’s choice! Avoca Drive Animal Hospital is passionate about pets & people, and we strive to deliver health, happiness, and improved wellbeing to our pet families. From our beginnings as a small hospital on the Central Coast, NSW, we are now a leading professional in the fear free veterinary service.

Our strong and proud history as a provider of veterinary services to the greyhound adoption centre for over 15 years has enabled the acquire the skills and offer specialised services in animal behaviour; leading the change in animal emotional care and inspiring future pet professionals through education.

About the Job

We are seeking an energetic CASUAL Veterinary Nurse for our veterinary hospital, which offers veterinary consultations, full suite of medical and surgical facilities and puppy school in alignment with our fear free gentle animal handling Policies.

Shifts are required to be worked between 7am – 8 pm, Monday to Saturday and the successful candidates must be available to work anytime including weekends & school holidays at short notice. The average weekly hours is 15-25 hours with up to 38 hours/week available for the right level of skill and experience and fear free certification.

The key accountabilities of the roles will include animal welfare, cleaning and customer service, and running puppy school.

Being responsible for the quality of pet welfare and providing care for both hospitalised and day pet patients and puppy preschool guests which includes cleaning kennels, medicating, feeding pets, basic washing/grooming and nursing sick pets. Our technicians and nurses with the guide of experienced staff provide excellent customer service when engaging with our clients at pick up, drop off and on the phone.

About You

You are EXPERIENCED, positive, and highly motivated in caring for animals, with genuine affection for cats, dogs and wildlife. Your enthusiasm speaks for itself with excellent trade references from your career to date in the animal industry.

To be a high performer in this role, you will be:

• Available for rotating rostered shifts and have the flexibility to cover other unplanned absences at short notice from time to time.
• Prepared to jump at the chance to help others in your team and implement Fear free Protocols.
• Fit and Strong being able to work at a brisk pace and carry out tasks (including physical ones) to time frames.
• Able to work independently, as well as willing to ask for guidance for more complex matters.
• Unparalleled Passion about companion animals and their welfare.
• Have a strong character being emotionally strong, resilient, optimistic and enthusiastic.
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in small animal clinical work including reception & procedural work.
• Dog training experience using positive reward-based training techniques with certificates
• Fear Free Certification at a minimum Level 1, and keen to continue learning.
• A good communicator and positive person who enjoys teamwork.
• You've completed certifications in Animal Studies including cert 4 in nursing, Veterinary Technology or are enrolled in Veterinary Science.
• Experienced ( 3 Years)  working in vet clinics, doggy daycares, groomers, kennels or catteries.
• Committed to working safely and following Standard Operating Procedures.
• Willing and able to always adhere to Hospital operating procedures and work health and safety requirements.
• A fast learner, and love feeling productive every day.
• Karen Pryor Puppy Start Right Certification

IMPORTANT: This is an active and physical role working in Clinic. In addition to office-based work, the employee will be required to work indoors and outdoors (sometimes in inclement weather conditions, and in close proximity to cats and dogs, on their feet for a significant portion of their day. They must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, carry, push, pull, bend, crouch, kneel, squat, reach, stretch, and restrain animals up to 50kg on leads, communicate, speak, and interact with team members, customers, internal and external stakeholders, and members of the public in person, over the phone, and online, and occasionally take difficult conversations, including providing critical feedback, advice and receiving complaints, in order to perform the inherent requirements of the role.

Your own car and license is required to get to and from work, and from time to time run clinic errands.

The Benefits

• Training and support in a friendly team culture.
• Continuing veterinary education provided with Sydney University.
• Employee Appreciation Events.
• Employee discounts on a range of Clinic services
• Ongoing Fear free membership provided

If you are energetic, and want to work with a friendly, hard-working team of likeminded animal-lovers, click APPLY now and submit your resume and cover letter telling us why you're our next nursing superstar!

Note: Candidates must have unrestricted work rights in Australia in order to apply for this role.

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