Afterhours Animal Management Officer

• Casual position
• After hours work, from 5pm weekdays and the occasional weekend
• Band 4 $43.07 - $45.87 per hour inc casual loading

The Role:

This position is required to undertake a range of activities to meet Council’s Animal Management Service responsibilities and to provide efficient and effective customer service by responding to enquiries, including attendance on site to resolve animal management situations to ensure community safety and wellbeing and the protection and conservation of our natural and manmade environment, outside of business hours.   

Reporting to the Team Leader Animal Management you will provide assistance to the Community to achieve and implement corrective actions relating to animal confinement and care by: 

• In accordance with Councils standard operating procedures, attend to on-site situations that require resolution to protect community safety and wellbeing. Typical examples include livestock wandering at large on roadsides, dog attacks, emergency service assistance, animal welfare complaints, patrols of dog parks and on lead public areas, securing roaming dogs. 
• Participate in an Afterhours roster by responding to telephone enquiries and providing effective animal management emergency services. Responsibilities include collecting contained stray or roaming dogs, collecting injured animals and seeking veterinary assistance (if required), wandering livestock, conducting Shelter feeds and taking appropriate steps to resolve animal management complaints throughout the after-hours roster period. 
• Record information to enable subsequent enforcement to follow up, by referring the details to an authorised officer for follow up. 
• Maintain records and systems appropriate to the position.

About You:

To be successful in this role you will be willing to undertake a range of activities to meet specific animal control duties for the City of Ballarat whilst providing effective customer service by responding to animals at large and dog and cat collections by applying the relevant sections of the Domestic Animals Act 1994, Impounding Livestock Act 1994 and Council’s Local Laws. 

Key Selection Criteria: 

• Demonstrated experience in animal handling including the ability to impound stock and follow procedures effectively.  
• Good knowledge and skills in the use of computer software such as Microsoft office and database packages.  
• Sound communication, conflict resolution and negotiation skills.  
• Time management and organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks. 
• Current drivers licence including ability to handle trailer, floats, stock crate. 
• Knowledge and understanding of health and safety issues relevant to work activities and work area 
• Must be able to commit to availability requirements of the after-hours roster, currently 5pm - 8:15am Mon – Fri, subject change based on operational requirements. As well as the occasional weekend. 

To Apply:

To apply for this position please click on the Apply button and submit your application. The closing date for this position is Sunday 27th October 2024. Please ensure that you provide a cover letter and current resume and answer screening questions based on the key selection criteria.

The successful applicant will be required to undergo a full employment medical and police check.  

Contact:

For any additional questions, please contact Ashleigh Fry – Team Leader Animal management on 0487 650 696.

The City of Ballarat is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a safe and inclusive working environment that embraces and values diversity, flexibility and child safety. We welcome applications from all walks of life and celebrate the diversity and richness this brings to our workplace and reasonable adjustments will be made to the process to ensure equitable access.  We undertake an employment screening process to ensure this commitment is upheld, this includes ensuring the successful candidate holds a valid working with children check and satisfactory criminal history record check.