Emergency Vet Nurse Assistant - 24/7 Care

Animal Emergency Australia; Hobart; On-site; AUD 39,000 - 47,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent part-time role

Starting rate from $30.04 per hour + 1

Penalty rates

Discounted gym membership

Pet wellbeing discount

Wellbeing committee

Employee Assistance Program

Snack cupboards and regular food

Australia’s largest employee-owned vet

Job summary

AES Hobart, part of the Animal Emergency Australia (AEA) network, is seeking a Veterinary Nurse Assistant to support our nursing team in a 24/7 emergency hospital. The role involves animal handling, assisting with laboratory tests, maintaining clinic hygiene and contributing to a positive team culture across clinical and administrative shifts.

It is a permanent part-time role with a minimum of 60 hours per fortnight and a starting rate of $30.04 per hour plus super and penalty rates.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Resilient, adaptable and solutions-focused.
• Certificate II Animal Care or equivalent and wanting to obtain Cert IV Veterinary Nursing.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the nursing team and assisting with laboratory test.
• Animal handling and restraint.
• Maintaining clinic hygiene standards.
• Demonstrating flexibility and a team first mindset across both clinical and administrative shifts.
• Promote positive team culture and AES Core Values.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Resilience

Education

Certificate II Animal Care

Cert IV Veterinary Nursing (in progress)

Job description

AES Hobart, part of the Animal Emergency Australia (AEA) network, is seeking a Veterinary Nurse Assistant to support our nursing team in a 24/7 emergency hospital. The role involves animal handling, assisting with laboratory tests, maintaining clinic hygiene and contributing to a positive team culture across clinical and administrative shifts.

It is a permanent part-time role with a minimum of 60 hours per fortnight and a starting rate of $30.04 per hour plus super and penalty rates.