Dog Care Specialist | Auckland MPI Centre

Job Description

Job Title: Dog Care Specialist

Role type: Permanent

Location: Auckland

Salary range: $53,559 to $72,464 depending on skills and experience

Kōrero mō te Tūranga - About the Role

Ministry for Primary Industries is looking for a Kennel Assistant to join our Detector Dog Programme (DDP), part of the Border Clearance Services Team. The Kennel Assistant is primarily responsible for the healthcare and wellbeing of our detector dogs. You will love keeping our dogs in peak physical condition and taking care of their mental wellbeing and ensuring their environment and transportation is clean. You will also assist with canine development.

We are looking for people who enjoy running around, not being tied to a desk and will love and care for the puppies who will be around you all the time!

Mōu - About You

The successful candidate will help to oversee the commercial cleaners and will be required to work weekends on a rostered basis and do overtime when required. Please note that applicants must be available to attend practical assessments as part of the recruitment process in Auckland.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Experience in canine handling (including healthcare & behaviour management)
• Proven work experience with dogs in a kennelling environment
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Physically fit & able to be on your feet for most of the 8-hour day
• A strong Team Player ethos
• A full clean manual driver's licence

Mō tō mātou Rōpū - About the Team

The Border Clearance Directorate of the Ministry for Primary Industries is responsible for providing frontline clearance services at the border for imported goods, arriving international vessels and aircraft, international mail, international passengers and crew, and detection technology including X-Ray and detector dogs.

Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua - About MPI

We're passionate about growing prosperity in the sector while ensuring respect for Kaitiaki – guardianship of our natural resources.

Ngā hua o te mahi i te Manatū Ahu Matua - Benefits of working at MPI

• Additional MPI leave days
• Ability to purchase extra annual leave
• Career development and internal opportunities across the branch and organisation

Wā Mahi Ngāwari - Flexible Working

We support flexible working arrangements and are happy to discuss these options with you.

Kua rite koe mō tēnei mahi whaitake? - Are you ready to make a difference?

We are committed to being a good partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which includes working closely with iwi, hapū, whanau and hāpori.

We aspire to reflect the diverse communities we serve, so we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, and identities. As an organisation, we are committed to making Manatū Ahu Matua a great place to work for all.

In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values, your whakapapa; your interest and motivations for this role; the abilities, strengths, personal attributes and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation, which may have also been gained outside of the workforce.

To view the position description and/or apply online, please click “APPLY FOR THIS JOB” or visit the MPI Careers Site. To apply, you must hold the right to work in New Zealand or be eligible to obtain it – click here to find out more about work visa eligibility and options.

If you have any questions about the role, please email Luke.Farrellmpi.govt.nz 

Applications close at midnight on Friday 10 February 2023.

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