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Casual Animal Care Officer

Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council
Canberra, ACT
A$45.09-$49.83 p/h
Farming, Animals & Conservation → Veterinary Services & Animal Welfare
Casual
On-site

Posted 12 days ago


The Package: $45.09 - $49.83 gross per hour + 12% super. (Evaluated as Grade 8 of the QPRC Salary System 2024) and a guaranteed increase of 3% in 2025-26, plus potential performance-based progression.

Turn your love for animals into a meaningful career! QPRC is seeking passionate animal lovers to help provide love, care and find forever homes to our local furry friends!

In this role you will:

Feed and care for animals housed in the Animal Management Facility.

Identify health issues, injuries, or illnesses in animals and treat or medicate as needed.

Ensure the facilities are clean and well-maintained, creating a healthy and disease-free environment for our animals.

We are looking for someone who:

Has experience in handling cats and dogs of various sizes and temperaments.

Possesses the knowledge to recognise animal health and behavioural issues.

Has capacity to deliver a high level of customer service.

Working with us: The successful candidate will have the chance to make a real impact in the lives of animals across our local community. They will also have professional growth opportunities through a variety of training courses, along with a range of health and wellbeing programs designed to support our staff.

If you have any questions relating to the role, please contact:

Sheree Curwen

Team Leader, Animal Management

(02) 6285 6237

Closing date: 9:00am Monday 13 October 2025


About Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council

Canberra, ACT, Australia
Government & Defence
501-1000 employees

Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council is the largest employer in our local government area with more than 520 staff employed across Queanbeyan, Bungendore, Braidwood and Captains Flat.

Queanbeyan-Palerang is one of the fastest growing inland regional centres in NSW and we are always updating our processes, plans and programs to support our community’s needs.

We are a diverse organisation with roles on our roads, in parks, at the pool or in an office and we run 39 key services which are broken up into 117 programs. These services meet the varied needs of our community from water and sewer connections and waste collections through to community events and libraries.

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