Animal Attendant, Large Animal, Veterinary Medical Centre

Animal Attendant, Large Animal, Veterinary Medical Centre

Primary Purpose: To provide 24-hour assistance to ensure basic daily requirements of all animals are maintained in the Veterinary Medical Centre with the main focus in the Large Animal Department. The VMC is focused on patient and client care, learning and discovery. Our animal attendants are essential for our team to provide the highest standards of care for patients, clients, staff, and students.

Nature of Work: Reporting to the Manager Operations, this position works independently with support and direction from clinicians and registered veterinary technologists. Heavy repetitive manual tasks including lifting, moving, and cleaning of equipment and facilities. cans/bags of feed, bales of feed, kneeling, jogging and crouching, includes lunging, handling and restraint of all Large animals (including stallions). This position works in an animal facility (indoors and outdoors) with...