ANIMAL ATTENDANTS look after dogs and cats and are responsible for the professional, sympathetic and ethical care of pets. Basic duties & criteria listed below.

RECEPTION requires you to be the welcoming front of house face, with a “nothing is too much trouble attitude” to make our clients feel comfortable when leaving their furkids with us.  You will be very hands on with checking in and checking out pets. You must have exceptional communication skills – in person and on the phone with computer knowledge (data entry/emails/Excel/Word etc) with the ability to learn computer reservation programs.  Be able to problem solve with excellent attention to detail.  Depending on the applicant, we may ask you to commence as an Animal Attendant just so you have a working knowledge of what our ladies in the kennels and the cattery do on a day to day basis.  Nevertheless, confidence with handling dogs and cats is a must.

VAN DRIVERS â€“ you will need to feel confident driving our transport van locally and around Brisbane.  You will be required to learn the duties of an Animal Attendant, as you will be doing this when van driving is not needed.  This is not a van driving only position.

HOW DO I APPLY? - For us to know you have read the basic job description/duties and criteria, you will only be considered if your application is submitted via this link, Imparra Pet Motel Employment Opportunities  which can be found on the Contact Us page on our website.                     

Please acknowledge you have read the duties and criteria as per below and understood the job description as per our website when applying.

It is a waste of your time and ours if are not crazy madly in love with and comfortable handling all dogs and cats and you must know what the job entails.

We are more than happy to answer any questions you have.

Only those who supply a cover letter and resume via this link will be considered.

WHAT DAYS DO WE NEED YOU? Simple answer, our guests require our care 365 days a year. 

• You will need to be available to work any of the 7 days a week.  However, for the right applicant, we may consider Animal Attendants who have Uni or TAFE courses a couple of days a week. 
• You will need to be available all school and public holidays, including Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years’ Day and Easter.

WHEN ARE ROSTERS DONE? They are done 1 to 2 weeks in advance.  This is because our business is seasonal and the number of pets in our care vary from week to week, which means staff numbers need to be adjusted accordingly.  Our ladies prefer our rosters to be worked out weekly as this allows them to ask for days off when they need them, rather than be restricted to a rotating roster. 

WHAT ARE THE BASIC DUTIES? Basically, they include our carers to: 

• Maintain and clean dog and cat rooms throughout the day. 
• Feed, exercise, play with, pat, cuddle, comfort, administer medication, hydrobath dogs. 
• Monitor, report and record pet’s health and wellbeing. 
• Lots of other stuff too numerous to mention here.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED? Experience in an animal related industry is a great advantage because you know what you are getting yourself into.  However, it’s not a necessity if you are crazy in love with animals and confident around them. Meeting the follow criteria is an absolute must.

You definitely need to be: 

• Physically fit, strong, experienced and confident with animals and able to handle and control dogs (especially large breeds on a lead).
• Energetic and not be worried about getting your hands dirty.  This job involves a lot of cleaning, walking, bending, lifting and being on your feet all day in all types of weather.
• This job does not have you sitting under a tree playing with dogs all day.  It is very hard work.
• Willing to work actively, be on time, reliable and honest.
• Able to take direction and have a desire to learn.
• Able to work as a team member, respecting those you work with.
• Able to work individually and unsupervised (when competent).
• Have a current driver’s licence and own transport (no public transport available).
• Available to work during our hours of operation, starting at 7am finishing up to 5pm.
• English speaking and able to read and write.
• An Australian citizen or permanent resident

HOURS PER WEEK? Hours vary, but generally they start at 20 hours/week up to 40 hours. 

Applicants start on a paid supervised trial basis.  Employment will not continue if we feel you are not suited to the job and at the same time, you may feel the job is not suited to you.

HOW MUCH MONEY DO I GET? Casual Adult (over 21) rate per hour, start at $26.73 Monday to Friday, $31.00 Saturdays, $37.42 Sundays and $53.35 Public Holidays.  Plus 10.5% Superannuation paid on Gross. Rates increase when you are able to work competently and unsupervised.

We are sorry, but due to the high number of applications, only suitable applicants will be contacted.

Please do not phone our office regarding this job advertisement. 

You are more than welcome to visit us and submit your cover letter & resume to us in person.