Animal Attendant - Casual

Hound Hotel Pty Ltd; Kulangoor; On-site; AUD 30,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive casual wages

Ongoing training and development

Hands-on work with dogs

Family-owned working environment

Job summary

Yandina Hound Hotel on the Sunshine Coast is seeking a reliable Animal Attendant for a casual, hands-on role. You will care for dogs with individual attention, provide meals, exercise and enrichment, and help maintain high hygiene standards.

Shifts run morning and late afternoon; available on weekdays, weekends and peak periods. You will join a family-owned operation focused on comfort and welfare for every guest.

Qualifications

• Experience in animal care or boarding is preferred.
• Ability to follow care instructions and hygiene procedures.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transport.

Responsibilities

• Provide warm, attentive, individual care to the dogs.
• Prepare meals according to guest requirements.
• Walk dogs and provide play and enrichment.
• Clean guest rooms, courtyards, bedding and bowls.
• Monitor dog wellbeing and report changes to staff.
• Maintain accurate care records.
• Assist with day-to-day hotel operations.

Skills

Animal care

Dog handling

Reliability

Punctuality

Teamwork

Job description

Animal Attendant – Casual

Yandina Hound Hotel | Kulangoor, Sunshine Coast

About the role

Yandina Hound Hotel is looking for a reliable, caring and hardworking Animal Attendant to join our team.

We are a family-owned dog boarding facility in Kulangoor, providing our guests with a genuine home away from home while their families are away.

This is a hands-on and physically active casual role. Our Animal Attendants are an important part of each dog's day, helping provide the individual care, attention, exercise and enrichment that we pride ourselves on.

We currently operate two care shifts each day:

AM shift: approximately 7:00am–10:00am
PM shift: approximately 3:00pm–5:30pm

Applicants will need to have reliable availability across a combination of weekdays, weekends and peak holiday periods.

What you'll be doing

As an Animal Attendant, your responsibilities will include:

• Providing warm, attentive and individual care to the dogs staying with us
• Preparing and providing meals according to each guest's individual requirements
• Walking dogs and providing individual play and enrichment
• Cleaning and preparing guest rooms, courtyards, bedding, bowls and care areas to our high hygiene standards
• Safely handling dogs of different sizes, breeds, temperaments and energy levels
• Monitoring each dog's behaviour, appetite, toileting and general wellbeing
• Recognising changes or concerns and promptly reporting these to the Shift Supervisor
• Following individual care instructions and established procedures
• Maintaining accurate care records as required
• Working closely with the rest of the team to ensure every guest receives consistent, high-quality care
• Assisting with the general day-to-day operation of the Hotel

Who we're looking for

First and foremost, we're looking for someone who genuinely cares about animals and understands that excellent animal care also requires reliability, attention to detail and hard work.

The right person will:

• Have a genuine commitment to animal welfare and providing exceptional care
• Be calm, confident and compassionate when handling dogs
• Be reliable and punctual — our guests depend on us every day
• Be comfortable working with dogs of all sizes and a variety of personalities
• Be observant and able to recognise and communicate changes in a dog's behaviour or wellbeing
• Be able to follow instructions, procedures and individual care requirements carefully
• Work well as part of a team and communicate openly with supervisors and other staff
• Take pride in maintaining exceptionally high standards of cleanliness and hygiene
• Be comfortable undertaking a physically active role involving walking, cleaning, bending, lifting and spending much of the shift on your feet
• Have a valid driver's licence and reliable transport

Previous experience in animal care, boarding, veterinary, grooming or a similar environment would be highly regarded, but attitude, reliability and a genuine willingness to learn are equally important to us.

What we offer

At Yandina Hound Hotel, we want our team to enjoy coming to work and to feel proud of the care they provide.

We offer:

• A supportive, family-owned working environment
• Competitive casual wages
• Ongoing training and development
• The opportunity to develop your animal-care knowledge and skills
• A hands-on role where you get to know our regular guests and become part of their extended Yandina Hound family
• And, of course, the opportunity to spend your working day surrounded by dogs!

About Yandina Hound Hotel

Yandina Hound Hotel is a family-owned boarding facility on the Sunshine Coast.

Our philosophy is simple:

“If this was my own dog, what would I want for them today?”

Our guests stay in private rooms with their own courtyards and receive individual walks, play, enrichment, attention and care from our team.

We want families to be able to go away with peace of mind, knowing their best friend is safe, loved and enjoying a holiday of their own.

If this sounds like the kind of animal-care environment you'd be proud to be part of, we'd love to hear from you.