Casual Animal Attendant — Care, Enrichment & Adoption Support

SPCA; Napier; Sur place; NZD 25 000 - 36 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Greater good and welfare impact

Learning opportunities

Fresh thinking projects

Like-minded colleagues

Collaborative culture

Résumé du poste

The SPCA Napier is seeking a casual Animal Attendant to join our Animal Services team and cover leave and busy periods. You will care for animals, update records and assist with veterinary visits, ensuring welfare and adoption pathways are optimised.

You’ll coordinate with volunteers and staff to improve pathways, handle adoption inquiries, monitor health and behaviour, and contribute to enrichment and cross-department goals.

Qualifications

• Animal handling experience and knowledge.
• Experience working with volunteers and increasing volunteer and foster numbers and capability.
• Influencing and conflict management skills.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• The ability to think on your feet.
• A positive and friendly approach to customers, animals and team members.
• High empathy and resilience.
• Experience working in a busy environment where multitasking is key.
• Experience working with the community in a customer facing role.

Responsabilités

• Care for animals in the centre and ensure welfare standards.
• Update animal database and assist with routine veterinary visits.
• Coordinate with teams and volunteers to improve animal pathways.
• Handle adoption inquiries in person, by phone or online.
• Monitor animal health, behaviour and administer medication.
• Support enrichment and socialisation programs and collaborate with other departments.

Connaissances

Animal handling

Volunteer coordination

Influencing

Communication

Adaptability

Empathy

Multitasking

Customer service

Community engagement

Description du poste

The SPCA Napier is seeking a casual Animal Attendant to join our Animal Services team and cover leave and busy periods. You will care for animals, update records and assist with veterinary visits, ensuring welfare and adoption pathways are optimised.

You’ll coordinate with volunteers and staff to improve pathways, handle adoption inquiries, monitor health and behaviour, and contribute to enrichment and cross-department goals.