Join us and make a difference!

Are you looking for a rewarding career? Animal Welfare League Queensland (AWLQ) is currently looking for a casual Vet to join our Willawong Animal Rehoming Centre! If you’re passionate about making a direct impact on animal welfare, we’d love to talk to you.

How you’ll impact our mission

Working in a Rehoming Centre, you will enjoy making a difference to the thousands of stray and homeless animals that come through our doors each year.

AWLQ promises to never euthanise a healthy, sociable or treatable animal in our care, this means we treat a wide variety of conditions on top of routine surgeries and procedures. Our team also gets to see animals they care for adopted into new loving homes.

About the role

You will be joining a small team who work hard but always have time for a laugh. There aren’t many quiet days due to the high number of animals needing AWLQ’s help, but on the flip side there’s no weekend work and very little after-hours.

This role is focused on in care hospital/consult shifts, so medicine is your passion and you will see a variety of cases. There are also surgery shifts available at our other Centres which can include standard desexing including large dog spays, early age desexing, dentals, x-rays, amputations, soft tissue, plus additional surgeries depending on your skill level.

Your new role offers you:

• Competitive pay rate
• Flexibility to work around your other clinic shifts
• Development of Animal behaviour & fear free handling
• On-going training and professional development
• No afterhours required
• Experience with pocket pets, avians and occasionally livestock
• The satisfaction of giving animals a second chance at life in a forever home
• Experienced veterinary team to support you
• Employee Assistance Program
• No direct client contact required
• $2,500 annual contribution towards continued education
• Join a tight knit, supportive and fun team

Key Responsibilities

• Hospital rounds
• Health exams
• Medical investigation including diagnostics
• Foster animal consults and rechecks
• Updating patient records
• Knowledge, understanding and empathy for community animal health and welfare issues

What are the minimum requirements for this position?

• 4+ years’ of Veterinary experience
• This is a surgery role, so applicants will need to be confident in standard procedures including cats and dog castrates and spays, dental procedures
• A strong interest in Shelter medicine

As the successful candidate you will have:

• Degree Qualification in Veterinary Science and Registration as a Veterinarian
• Enthusiasm to develop skills
• Ability to monitor and manage medical cases
• Commitment to embracing a positive team environment
• Excellent communications skills with the ability to work well with other departments
• Experience being a sole charge Vet working with an experienced nursing team
• Kindness and compassion for the animals in our care

Who are we?

Founded in 1959, AWLQ has become a trusted leader in animal welfare. We provide a safe haven and second chance for close to 10,000 stray and homeless animals every year. To each one of these animals we welcome through our doors, a promise is made – to never euthanise a healthy, sociable, or treatable animal in our care. We work tirelessly every day to maintain this promise.

In addition to our shelter work, we are committed to keeping pets and people together by providing lifesaving support and resources to people in need with companion animals. We are known for our grassroots and innovative community-based animal welfare work including our community vet clinics, Getting to Zero, Golden Hearts Seniors’ Support Program and the National Desexing Network.

Why should you join us?

At AWLQ we offer competitive pay and benefits, including access to an independent Employee Assistance Program, retail discounts, vet discounts. Most importantly, every day you’ll play an instrumental role in our lifesaving work.

Our mission is to unleash the potential in every team, and we know that teams perform best when they have passion. We are committed to building a culture where everyone has the opportunity to do meaningful work and is recognised for their efforts.

Equity

Diversity and inclusion are the principles guiding how we build our teams, cultivate our leaders and build a culture of belonging where differences are valued.

Join us and make a difference!

Are you looking for a rewarding career? We value our people and the skills, experience, passion, and engagement they bring to the Willawong Rehoming Centre. If you’re passionate about making a direct impact on animal welfare, we’d love to talk to you.