Welcome!

Do you love cats and want to make a real difference?

As an Animal Attendant, you will play a vital role in the daily care, enrichment and wellbeing of cats waiting for their forever homes. Working alongside our dedicated staff, you will help with feeding, cleaning, laundry, enrichment, and giving our cats the love and attention they deserve.

This is a hands-on role and best suited to volunteers who are:

• Comfortable with manual tasks such as bending, lifting up to 15kg, and cleaning
• Resilient, reliable, and happy to follow routines in a fast-paced environment
• Calm, positive, and confident working with cats of all personalities
• Not bothered by strong smells or getting a little dirty
• Able to work both independently and as part of a supportive team

By joining our Cat Team, you’ll not only learn valuable animal care skills but also experience the reward of helping cats feel safe, healthy, and loved while they wait for adoption.

📍 Available Locations: Gold Coast, Ipswich, Warra (Bracken Ridge), Willawong
💛 Commitment:  Weekly shift for a minimum of 3 months (minimum 48 hours initial training)
🕒 Shifts: Morning and afternoon shifts, 7 days a week

Your time and care will directly improve the lives of cats in need and support AWLQ’s mission to create a brighter future for every companion animal.

Please ensure you read the full position description to confirm you meet all requirements and feel confident the role aligns with your interests.

Are you passionate about dogs and ready to roll up your sleeves to help them find their forever homes? As a Volunteer in the Dog Team, you will support AWLQ with feeding, cleaning, enrichment, and exercise; ensuring every dog receives the care, comfort, and love they deserve.

This is a physical, hands-on role that includes cleaning kennels, walking and interacting with dogs, preparing food and bedding, handling laundry, and maintaining the cleanliness of the rehoming areas. Hygiene and safety are critical, and all volunteers follow strict protocols to keep our animals healthy and happy.

We are looking for volunteers who are:

• Physically fit and comfortable handling dogs up to 60kg
• Calm, confident, and resilient around dogs of all temperaments
• Reliable, hardworking, and able to follow instructions carefully
• Not bothered by getting dirty or working in a fast-paced environment
• Team players who care deeply about animal welfare

📍 Available Locations: Gold Coast, Beenleigh, Ipswich, Warra (Bracken Ridge), Willawong
💛 Commitment:  Weekly shift for a minimum of 3 months (minimum 48 hours initial training)
🕒 Shifts: Morning and afternoon shifts, 7 days a week

Please note: Volunteers at Beenleigh must be particularly confident with large, boisterous dogs and follow staff direction at all times.

🐕 Your time, energy, and compassion will make a direct impact on the lives of dogs waiting for their second chance.

Please ensure you read the full position description to confirm you meet all requirements and feel confident the role aligns with your interests.

Are you gentle, patient, and passionate about caring for our tiniest furry friends? As a Small Animal Team Attendant, you will play an important role in ensuring our guinea pigs and rats receive the highest standard of daily care, comfort, and enrichment while waiting for their forever homes.

You will help clean and refresh enclosures, prepare nutritious meals, provide enrichment, and handle animals with care during feeding, cleaning, or the occasional medicated bath. You will also help maintain a tidy and hygienic environment, keeping our small animal areas clean, organised, and welcoming.

We are looking for people who are:

• Gentle, caring, and confident handling small animals
• Happy to get hands-on with cleaning and animal care tasks
• Comfortable with some lifting, bending, and working at low levels
• Reliable, hardworking, and detail-oriented
• Positive team players who follow protocols to ensure animal wellbeing

📍 Location: Gold Coast Rehoming Centre
💛 Commitment: Weekly shift for a minimum of 3 months (minimum 48 hours initial training)
🕒 Shift: Mornings Only (8:00am – 12:00pm)

This role is ideal for animal lovers who enjoy hands-on work and want to make a positive impact in the lives of our smaller residents. Every clean enclosure, every meal prepared, and every gentle interaction helps them feel safe and loved until they find their new homes.

Please ensure you read the full position description to confirm you meet all requirements and feel confident the role aligns with your interests.

Do you enjoy being on the road and want to make a real difference for animals in need? As a Driver, you will help AWLQ by transporting animals, supplies, and donations between our Rehoming Centres, Community Vet Clinics, and other locations across South East Queensland.

You will ensure animals and essential items get where they need to be, safely and on time. Tasks may include picking up and dropping off animals, moving donated goods or clinic supplies, and assisting with other transport needs as requested.

We are looking for volunteers who are:

• Confident and licensed drivers (experience towing a trailer is a bonus)
• Comfortable handling animals and loading/unloading items
• Reliable, flexible, and able to follow instructions
• Calm, courteous, and safety-minded on and off the road
• Familiar with the Gold Coast, Brisbane or Ipswich regions, or confident using GPS navigation

📍 Available Locations: Gold Coast, Beenleigh, Ipswich, Warra (Bracken Ridge), Willawong
💛 Commitment:  Minimum 3 months
🕒 Shifts: On-call or rostered (1–6 hours on call, or 4–5 hours rostered)

Whether you’re driving animals to safety or delivering much-needed supplies, every trip you take helps create brighter futures for animals in our care.

Please ensure you read the full position description to confirm you meet all requirements and feel confident the role aligns with your interests.

Are you passionate about animal care and keen to gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced veterinary clinic environment? This role is perfect for dedicated animal lovers, including those interested in pursuing a future career as a Vet Nurse or Animal Attendant, who want to make a direct impact in the daily care of animals in need.

As a Kennel Hand Assistant, you will work alongside our experienced Vets, Nurses, and Kennel Hands, helping with the daily care and cleaning of patients, maintaining hygiene standards, preparing food, and ensuring each animal receives the care and comfort they deserve.

Your day might include:

• Cleaning and preparing hospital pens
• Feeding, watering, and enriching patients
• Washing and restocking equipment and surgical kits
• Washing, drying, and folding linen
• General clinic cleaning and rubbish disposal
• Assisting with admin and hydrobathing as required

This is a physically active role requiring attention to detail, teamwork, and adherence to strict hygiene and safety protocols.

📍 Available Locations: Gold Coast (Coombabah), Ipswich (West Ipswich), Warra (Bracken Ridge)
💛 Commitment: Weekly shift for a minimum of 3 months (minimum 48 hours initial training)
🕒 Shifts: Morning and afternoon shifts

Please note that this is a volunteer role only and is not available for study credits.

Please ensure you read the full position description to confirm you meet all requirements and feel confident the role aligns with your interests.

Are you passionate about animal care and want to make a hands-on difference in a veterinary clinic environment? As a Kennel Hand Assistant, you will support our Community Vet Clinic team by helping care for animals during their stay and keeping the clinic clean, organised, and safe.

Working alongside experienced vets and nurses, you will assist with feeding, cleaning pens, refreshing bedding and water, laundry, waste management, and general clinic maintenance. Hygiene and safety are essential, and you will follow strict protocols to ensure every animal receives high-quality care in a clean, calm environment.

We are looking for volunteers who are:

• Physically fit and comfortable performing manual tasks
• Reliable, hardworking, and attentive to detail
• Calm, positive, and confident working with animals in a busy environment
• Not bothered by cleaning tasks or getting a little dirty
• Team players who follow direction and support staff as needed

📍 Available Locations: Gold Coast (Coombabah), Brisbane (Daisy Hill) & Ipswich (West Ipswich)
💛 Commitment: Weekly shift for a minimum of 3 months (minimum 48 hours initial training)
🕒 Shifts: Morning and afternoon shifts

This role is perfect for volunteers who enjoy hands-on work, thrive in a team environment, and want to help ensure every patient receives the care and comfort they deserve.

Please ensure you read the full position description to confirm you meet all requirements and feel confident the role aligns with your interests.

Make a Life-Changing Difference - Become a Foster Carer!

Are you passionate about giving animals in need a safe and loving temporary home?

As a Foster Carer, you will provide short-term care for animals who need extra support before they are ready for adoption. This may include adult and underage animals, mothers with litters, cats, dogs, birds, and pocket pets, as well as animals recovering from surgery, receiving medication or simply needing rest, socialisation or a break from the shelter environment.

Fostering plays a vital role in our lifesaving work. You will feed, clean, monitor and nurture animals in your home while keeping in touch with our team about their progress.

We provide everything you need, including food, litter, medication and all required veterinary care. Your role is to offer stability, a safe environment and most importantly, the love that they need while they prepare for their forever homes.

Opening your home to an animal in need has a significant impact. Foster carers helps us save and transform the lives of the animals that come into our care.

We are looking for foster carers who are:

• Able to provide a safe and secure indoor or outdoor environment
• Patient, reliable and confident handling a variety of animals
• Comfortable following AWLQ’s care guidelines and attending vet check-ups when required
• Calm, caring and able to support animals who may be young, unwell or learning new behaviours

🚗 Transport: You must have reliable transport for regular vet appointments and any emergencies.
💛 Commitment: Foster periods vary from 1-8 weeks (or sometimes longer), depending on the animal’s needs.
🕒 Availability: Must be available for scheduled vet visits and daily feeding and care routines.
📍 Locations: Beenleigh, Gold Coast, Ipswich, Warra, Willawong (depending on foster animal availability)

Opening your home to an animal in need truly saves lives. You will help animals grow, recover and gain confidence so they can move on to their forever families.

Please ensure you read the full foster guidelines to confirm your home environment is suitable and that you meet all requirements for this program. Review our FAQs HERE.