Animal Shelter Attendant

Job Summary

Are you dedicated to animal welfare and eager to contribute positively to your community? Join the Goulburn Mulwaree Animal Shelter team where you will provide essential care for animals while assisting in the daily operations of the shelter. This role involves hands-on animal care, maintenance of shelter facilities, assisting with animal rehoming, customer service, and community education to ensure the best outcomes for animals under our care.

Working Environment and Benefits

• Weekly pay ranging from $1299 to $1462, commensurate with your skills and experience, plus 12% superannuation.
• Work schedule follows a 9-day fortnight based on a 38-hour week, including rostered on-call duties.
• Flexible and hybrid work options aligned with Council’s Flex First Procedure, featuring personalized hourly agreements.
• Annual entitlements of 2 weeks of sick leave (cumulative) and 1 week of MyLeave to be used at your discretion.
• Eligibility for long service leave after 5 years of employment.
• Salary packaging benefits such as novated leasing are available.
• Generous paid parental leave provisions for all parents.
• Recognition and rewards programs celebrating employee contributions.

Career Development

• Supportive environment nurturing your career goals.
• Access to ongoing professional development and personalized growth plans.
• Participation in cultural development programs and continuous training.
• Assistance for accredited professionals’ continuing development.
• Mentoring and coaching opportunities.
• Options for secondments and responsibilities at higher job grades.
• Availability of e-learning platforms for skill enhancement.

Employee Wellbeing

• Annual health and wellbeing programs.
• Complimentary vaccinations and health screenings.
• An inclusive, supportive work culture that values your input.
• Various mental health workplace initiatives with mental health champions.
• Employee fitness programs.
• Access to confidential counselling services for employees and their families.

Additional Information

Applicants must have the legal right to live and work in Australia. This job is contingent on passing relevant pre-employment screenings. The organization promotes equal employment opportunities and a child-safe workplace environment, embracing diversity among all employees including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, individuals from various cultural, linguistic backgrounds, people with disabilities, all age groups, and members of the LGBTIQA+ community.

For inquiries, please contact Cale Daniels, Regulatory Services Coordinator, at (02) 4823 4570. Applications close on Monday, 27th July 2026 at 5:00 pm.