Small Animal Team Attendant – Guinea Pigs and Rats (Gold Coast)

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.