• Permanent, Full-time opportunity with a Monthly RDO
  • Band 3 Salary range from $63,342 to $67,457 plus super

About the Ballarat Animal Shelter 

The Ballarat Animal Shelter, managed by the City of Ballarat, is a safe haven for hundreds of lost, surrendered, abandoned, and mistreated animals, as well as those caught up in emergency events such as bushfires.  

The present animal shelter is used by surrounding Local Government Areas and individuals from around the region.   

The animal shelter provides services including the surrender, reclaim, and adoption of animals, holding animals in instances of family violence and during emergency evacuations, and hosting seized animals where court cases are pending.  

 

The Role   

The role of Receptionist is to provide front line customer service for the Ballarat Animal Shelter whilst providing administrative support to operational needs of the shelter and pound services. 

Processing payments and other monitory transactions required in business processes for adoptions, reclaims and shire invoicing as well as assisting in Animal Attendant duties when required will be requirements of this position. 

 

About You   

The ideal candidate will have experience working in an Animal shelter environment and/or veterinary clinic administration would be highly desirable. 

To be successful in this role you will have demonstrated experience working in a fast paced, highly emotive environment with the ability to demonstrate self-motivation and self-discipline in work undertaken to get the job done. 

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to liaise with internal and external stakeholders is essential. 

 

Key Selection Criteria   

  • Demonstrated experience of working in a highly emotive and busy customer service driven environment.  
  • Demonstrated ability of both internal and external stakeholder networking skills  
  • Ability to work in line with Council’s code of Conduct and values  
  • Knowledge and understanding of legislation associated with the administrative requirements, specifically within the animal industry   
  • Demonstrated experience with companion animals   
  • Demonstrated experience with Microsoft office and other software programs  
  • Driver’s licence and ability for some out of hours work  

 

To Apply   

To apply for this position please click on the Apply button and submit your application. 

The closing date for this position is 30 January 2025. Please ensure that you provide a cover letter, current resume and answer screening questions based on the key selection criteria.    

The successful applicant will be required to undergo a full employment medical and police check.    

 

Contact   

For any additional questions, please contact Clare Douglas-Haynes, Coordinator Animal Services on 0419 346 565.  

 

The City of Ballarat is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to providing a safe and inclusive working environment that embraces and values child safety, diversity and flexibility. We welcome applications from all walks of life and celebrate the diversity and richness this brings to our workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from people living with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse people, young people, older people, women, and people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex or queer.  We support flexible and accessible working arrangements for all and are committed to ensuring that all jobs in our workforce can be performed flexibly. If you're short listed for a role and are looking for flexibility, we encourage you to start the flexible working conversation with the hiring manager to find out what options may be possible for the role you're applying for.    

 

Salary

Competitive

Monthly based

Location

City of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Job Overview
Job Posted:
2 weeks ago
Job Expire:
2w 6d
Job Type
Full Time
Total Vacancies
1

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City of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia