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Annual General Meeting
The following is information on different career opportunities within the RSPCA. These positions are not necessarily available for application now. Please see our Career Opportunities page for current employment opportunities. The everyday care of animals and associated areas assigned. This includes the feeding of animals, cleaning of their areas and maintaining their environment in a condition best suited to them. Provide an early inspection of animals in their prescribed areas and report animals in need of urgent care and/or general veterinary treatment. Assist veterinarians with some tasks. Train and supervise more junior staff and volunteers. Provide assistance, advice and information to the general public in a polite and efficient way. Some office duties as a normal part of daily tasks. Key Responsibilities:
There are no prerequisite qualifications necessary to be an Animal Attendant, though there are a wide range of TAFE animal studies courses that will give you expertise and experience in animal handling and husbandry. Where to work: Other animal-based venues such as:
Course Information: How do you gain a position in Zookeeping? Gain as much animal care experience as you can by volunteering your services e.g. wildlife shelters, RSPCA, kennels, farms, small zoos and parks.
Study an Animal Care course A part of the job would be to answer queries, educate and inform pet owners. Key responsibilities:
Where to work:
Course Information: There are no prerequisite qualifications. TAFE courses are available (eg. NMIT) and recommended so as to provide all-round training for the skills involved in the operation of reception areas, kennels and animal housing facilities as well as the supervision of the clinic and staff. Courses can be completed with current employment. This position is responsible for providing veterinary treatment & management of the animals in the care of the RSPCA, to the highest possible standards of veterinary practice. Key Responsibilities:
Where to work:
Course Information: Bachelor of Veterinary Science ('Pre-Veterinary' stream) University of Melbourne: There are two points of entry into the Bachelor of Veterinary Science course. A limited number of students enter into a pre-veterinary year of science (see Bachelor of Veterinary Science (stream 'Pre-Veterinary'), following secondary schooling. A larger group enter following one year of a science course into the Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Years 1-4). University courses are available at a number of levels, including Bachelor, Master or Doctor of Veterinary Science, which will qualify students for professional registration to practice as veterinarians.
This position is responsible for providing both education and enforcement under the provisions of The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986. There are no prerequisite qualifications, though most of the current Inspectors have a Bachelor degree in Agricultural Science or experience in a position similar to that of an Inspector (eg. Australian Quarantine Inspection Services - AQIS). For an example of what the RSPCA looks for in an Inspector, please click here to read a recent interview with one of our Inspectors. RSPCA Inspectors may be posted anywhere in Victoria and postings usually last for at least three years. The initial posting includes a six-month probationary period and is based in Melbourne. All inspectors are required to be available on call for emergencies after hours and on some weekends. Key Responsibilities:
Where to work: The RSPCA. Course Information: RSPCA Inspectors do not have a specific Inspector qualification. They have a diverse range of qualifications including: Law, Zoology, Natural Science, Social Policy, Veterinary Science, Local Government, Animal Husbandry, Agriculture etc. Other related careers in animal management and law enforcement include:
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