Animal Attendant

Beau's Pet Hotel; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 30,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Guide Dogs SA/NT

Discount program for Beau’s services

Employee Assistance Program

Annual flu shots

Job summary

Beau’s Pet Hotel in the Adelaide Airport precinct is seeking reliable Animal Attendants to provide day-to-day care for dogs and cats in our boarding and daycare facilities. This holiday casual role offers immediate start with rosters set fortnightly and potential ongoing casual work through January 2027, with opportunities to advance within the animal care industry.

Candidates should hold a minimum Certificate III in Animal Care Services (or equivalent), understand dog behavior, have

Qualifications

• Minimum Certificate III in Animal Care Services or equivalent.
• Thorough knowledge of dog behavior and temperament.
• Ability to handle animals and maintain welfare.
• Police clearance and current driver's license required.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day animal husbandry – cleaning, feeding and exercising.
• Provide exceptional care to all pet guests.
• Provide clear communication to team members.
• Work as an integral member of the Beau’s Team to achieve positive outcomes for our guests.

Skills

Certificate III in Animal Care

Dog behavior knowledge

Animal handling

Clear team communication

Education

Certificate III in Animal Care Services

Job description

• Holiday casual with potential ongoing work available with immediate start
• Seven-day roster flexibility (including public holidays and holiday season)
• Opportunities to advance career in the animal care industry

• Holiday casual with potential ongoing work available with immediate start
• Seven-day roster flexibility (including public holidays and holiday season)
• Opportunities to advance career in the animal care industry

About Beau’s Pet Hotel

Beau’s is a state-of-the-art Pet Hotel that offers a safe and loving holiday and daycare experience for fur babies! We offer both standard and luxury accommodation for cats and dogs, doggy daycare, grooming services as well as Beau’s Training School. Beau’s is conveniently located in the Adelaide Airport precinct, right next to Harbour town.

All profits from Beau’s Pet Hotel are returned to Guide Dogs SA/NT to enable independence, participation, inclusion and wellbeing for people living with vision loss, and other specialised needs through the provision of Guide Dogs, Assistance Dogs and specialist services.

About The Role

We are seeking reliable, energetic, skilled and qualified Animal Attendants to join our dedicated team in providing exceptional care for our furry guests at Beau’s Pet Hotel including dog and cat boarding and day care facilities.

We are seeking holiday casuals to start between now and September until the end of January 2027 and will also consider potential ongoing casual positions.

Rosters are set fortnightly to enable staff to plan ahead.

Key Responsibilities

• Day to day animal husbandry – cleaning, feeding and exercising
• Provide exceptional care to all pet guests
• Provide clear communication to your team members
• Work as an integral member of the Beau’s Team to achieve positive outcomes for our guests

About You

It is important to us that our Animal Attendants have, or are currently working towards, a minimum tertiary qualification of Certificate III in Animal Care Services (or similar tertiary qualifications in a relevant field) as well as a thorough knowledge and understanding of dog behavior and temperament, with demonstrated animal handling skills.

You will be dedicated to the wellbeing of animals and can be relied upon to attend your allocated shift.

As a 7 day per week, 365 days a year service, we require casual employees to work flexibly over a 7-day roster including weekends. All casual employees must also be available to work during peak periods (holiday seasons) such as school holidays.

Maintaining a Police Clearance (costs covered) and current Driver’s License is a condition of employment, along with undertaking a pre-employment medical.

Benefits

• Be part of Guide Dogs SA/NT, one of Australia’s most trusted charities, making a difference for people living with vision loss or specialized needs.
• Exclusive salary sacrifice opportunity for increased take-home pay.
• Supportive team passionate about their work.
• Access to a generous discount program for Beau’s services
• Work in a well-managed, spacious, clean, state of the art facility.
• Employee Assistance Program for counselling and support.
• Annual complimentary flu shots.

Applications close 31 October 2026, unless filled prior.