Not-for-Profit Animal Care and Veterinary Services Award rate from $26.05 to $27.17 per hour
Join us and make a difference!
Are you looking for a job where you can combine your love for animals with exceptional customer service? At AWLQ, we're committed to creating a brighter future for animals in need and keeping pets and people together. By joining us, you'll be part of a team dedicated to lifesaving work that truly makes an impact.
About the role
As the Rehoming Receptionist, you will be the welcoming face of our shelter. You will be responsible for providing exceptional customer service to our visitors, answering phones, and assisting with administrative tasks. Your warm and friendly demeanor will be essential in creating a welcoming atmosphere for our customers and their furry companions. You will work closely with our team to ensure animals and their owners receive the assistance they need in an empathetic and efficient manner. Your attention to detail and ability to multitask will be key in ensuring that the shelter runs smoothly. We have permanent part-time options with rotating weekend shifts available for the right candidate.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide excellent customer service to all AWLQ customers, visitors, co-workers, and volunteers.
- Shelter Buddy, POS, and other system data review and entry.
- Receive and respond to all incoming calls and emails.
- Ensure a high level of service and support is maintained.
- Provide administration support for animals and owners regarding adoption, foster, surrender, and lost and found animals.
- Communicate our services and processes to the public.
- Process payments and end-of-day reconciliation.
What are the minimum requirements for this position?
- Relevant qualifications or experience in administration.
- Experience in a high volume and intense customer service environment.
- Previous Retail, cash register/POS and EFTPOS experience.
- Experience in animal welfare or Council Pounds - Desirable.
- Experience in working with Local Governments, particularly council local laws - Desirable.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- A passion for animal welfare.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to develop working relationships.
- Exceptional time management and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to provide conflict resolution and problem solve.
- High attention to detail, accurate data entry and records maintenance.
- Strong computer literacy with experience with Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Extensive experience in cat and dog care, behaviour assessment and management, disease prevention and management in a facility environment.
- Extensive customer service management experience.
Who are we?
Founded in 1959, AWLQ has become a trusted leader in animal welfare. We provide a safe haven and second chance for close to 10,000 stray and homeless animals every year. To each one of these animals we welcome through our doors, a promise is made - to never euthanise a healthy, sociable, or treatable animal in our care. We work tirelessly every day to maintain this promise.
In addition to our shelter work, we are committed to keeping pets and people together by providing lifesaving support and resources to people in need with companion animals. We are known for our grassroots and innovative community-based animal welfare work including our community vet clinics, Getting to Zero, Golden Hearts Seniors' Support Program, and the National Desexing Network.
Why should you join us?
At AWLQ we offer competitive pay and benefits, including access to an independent Employee Assistance Program, retail discounts, and vet discounts. Most importantly, every day you'll play an instrumental role in our lifesaving work.
Our mission is to unleash the potential in every team, and we know that teams perform best when they have passion. We are committed to building a culture where everyone has the opportunity to do meaningful work and is recognised for their efforts.
Equity
Diversity and inclusion are the principles guiding how we build our teams, cultivate our leaders, and build a culture of belonging where differences are valued.
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