Customer Service Officer - Hunter Shelter (Rutherford)

40% Royal Canin Discount for your beloved pets + Discounted Vet Services
- Supportive team culture + Confidential EVAP + Expansive staff benefits
- Animal Compassionate Leave + 12 weeks Paid Parental and Adoption Leave

Our Hunter Shelter is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced **Customer Service Officer** to join our dedicated Customer Care team on a full-time basis. The **Customer Service Officer** is responsible for providing excellent customer service, advice, and guidance to members of the public. This position will rotate across all functions of the Customer Care team, including adoptions, surrenders, lost and found, stray intake, and reporting.

**About the RSPCA NSW** RSPCA NSW is Australia’s best known and most respected animal welfare organisation, working tirelessly to prevent animal cruelty, caring for over 15,000 animals in Current South Wales, Australia every year.

We are animal protectors, carers, and advocates, and bring solace to the abandoned, surrendered and injured. We offer shelter, education, veterinary care and compassion, while helping animals in need find loving ‘furever’ homes.

**Benefits and Perks**
- Health & Lifestyle benefits
- Access to WHEREFIT Discount Program (activewear, gyms, health supplements, meals and apparel)
- 40% Royal Canin Discount for your beloved pets
- Access to Converge Employee, Volunteer Assistance Program (EVAP)
- 12 weeks Paid Parental and Adoption Leave
- Paid Community Service leave with SES or Rural Fire Service
- Animal Compassionate Leave
- Generous training and education opportunities and leave
- Pathways to our Registered Training Organisation (RTO) courses

**About the Role**
- Provide accurate and timely customer service and advice regarding animal care
- Coordinate the adoption & surrender process, ensuring that all required documentation is completed accurately
- Ensure that all animals received are tagged or otherwise appropriately identified
- Cleaning of animal enclosures and administer medications when required
- Coordinate and facilitate impounding services and all required documentation
- Escalate urgent reports to management and inspectorate

**About You**
- Previous experience in a customer service role, minimum 1 year
- Prior experience working for a non-profit organisation, desirable
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Conflict resolution and mediation skills
- Strong computer literacy
- Ability to work under pressure in fast-paced environments
- Certificate II in Animal Studies and/or other formal training in animal behaviour (desirable)
- Previous experience in animal handling, desirable
- An interest in animal welfare

If this sounds like the role for you, we would love to hear from you! Simply click **‘APPLY’** to send in your resume. Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3r06k9