Animal Welfare League NSW AWL is a registered charity that has been caring for surrendered, neglected and abandoned animals for over 50 years.

An opportunity has arisen for a full-time position of Shelter Operations Manager based at our Kemps Creek Shelter, overseeing our shelter operations across our three New South Wales locations.

AWL's goal is for all companion animals in NSW have a safe and loving home. Our Mission is to lead the standard of animal care and sheltering.

The ideal candidate to join our team must be passionate about AWL's goals and mission.

Animal Welfare League NSW is proud to be associated with Getting 2 Zero.

The successful candidate will be responsible for effectively managing the Shelter services by providing strong leadership to the team and by ensuring processes are implemented to support quality animal care, promoting responsible animal ownership and a high standard of Animal Welfare.

Key capabilities for this role include (but are not limited to):

• Strong level of animal welfare, health and behaviour knowledge
• Support and understand "getting to zero" euthanasia policy
• Highly developed leadership skills and people management experience
• Be able to write and implement shelter protocols
• Be able to implement disease, isolation and quarantine protocols
• Have an understanding of disease transmission and prevention of common infectious diseases that can be seen in shelters
• Demonstrated experience in the successful development, management and monitoring and efficient operational budgets to achieve required outcomes
• A strong commitment to customer service and developing the skills and knowledge of managers and employees to achieve positive animal welfare outcomes

The successful candidate is likely to have experience gained within an animal care or welfare environment which saw them working with a range of animal types including domestic animals and live stock.

Tertiary qualifications or experience gained from managing animal welfare operations would be highly regarded.

Drivers licence is required.

Previous applicants please do not apply.