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ACAnimal Concerns Research and Education Society
Animal Concerns Research and Education SocietyAnimal Welfare

Veterinary Nurse

Location

Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

Work type

Onsite

Employment

Full Time

Experience

3+ years

Compensation

$3.1K - $3.4K per month

Posted

6h ago

Summary and responsibilities

Role overview

Summary

The Veterinary Nurse will assist the ACRES veterinarian with all veterinary and animal care duties for rescued wild animals. This role involves providing medical care, performing animal care duties like cleaning and feeding, maintaining inventory, and ensuring accurate animal records. The nurse will work a 5-day roster, including weekends, and may be required for night shifts.

ACRES wildlife recovery and rehabilitation facility handles over 10 diverse cases (on an average a day) of rescued wild animals, who may be injured from animal attacks, road traffic accidents, poisoning, glue trap and other accidents. The focus at this facility is to stabilise, manage and treat these wild animals, aiming for recovery and release back to the wild at the soonest possible. Welfare of these wild animals is of prime importance, keeping handling to the minimum and observation to the maximum.

We are seeking a dedicated and motivated individual for the position of the veterinary nurse – who will assist the ACRES veterinarian with all the veterinary and animal care duties for the wild animals under treatment. They will work a roster of 5-day work week including weekends, except one weekend a month. Night shifts to feed nocturnal animals may be required when there are nocturnal animals under our care.

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Assist the veterinarian in providing medical care for the animals.

  • Perform animal care duties (cleaning and feeding of animals).

  • Checking and maintaining inventory of drugs and consumables

  • Ensure that our animal records are kept updated as per the SOP.

  • Maintaining cleanliness and orderliness of work areas

  • Ensure that all animals are weighed/checked according to schedule.

  • Perform animal care/wildlife rescue where veterinary assistance required.

  • Carry out night feeds for the animals as and when required.

  • Able to work independently.

Requirements:

  • Graduates with a Bachelor/Diploma in Veterinary Technology or Diploma in Veterinary Bioscience.

  • Able to work with wild animals such as tortoises, turtles, lizards, snakes, mammals and birds.

  • Able to work weekend days, public holidays as per roster.

  • Able to work late and come early in the morning for night/neonate feeds when required (for up to 8 nights a month).

  • Physically fit.

  • Meticulous and animal-welfare oriented.

  • Communication skills to work as a team.

  • Experience in veterinary clinics/rescue shelters an advantage.

  • Able to start immediately.

  • Class 3 driving license an advantage.

Updated 6h ago

Candidate fit

Skills and qualifications

Additional skills

Veterinary Technology • 1+ yrs
Veterinary Bioscience • 1+ yrs
Animal Care • 1+ yrs
Inventory Management • 1+ yrs
Record Keeping • 1+ yrs
Wildlife Rescue • 1+ yrs
Meticulousness • 1+ yrs
Teamwork • 1+ yrs

Experience

3+ years

How this role is positioned

Role classification

Job domains

Operations

Industries

Wildlife & Conservation

Employment

Full Time

Contract duration

Permanent

Hiring type

Direct

Global hiring

Location specific

Offer details

Compensation and benefits

Compensation

$3.1K - $3.4K per month

VisibilityShared on listing
CurrencyUSD
PeriodMonthly

Location, schedule, and role shape

Work setup

Work conditions

Primary locationSingapore, Singapore, Singapore
Work typeOnsite
Global hiringNo

Bandwidth profile

peopleMedium6/10
physicalHigh8/10
cognitiveMedium7/10
executionHigh8/10
creativityMedium5/10
uncertaintyMedium7/10
communicationMedium6/10

Context on the employer

Company snapshot

Company

Animal Concerns Research and Education Society

Team size

Growing team

Location

Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

ACRES wildlife recovery and rehabilitation facility handles over 10 diverse cases (on an average a day) of rescued wild animals, who may be injured from animal attacks, road traffic accidents, poisoning, glue trap and other accidents. The focus at this facility is to stabilise, manage and treat these wild animals, aiming for recovery and release back to the wild at the soonest possible. Welfare of these wild animals is of prime importance, keeping handling to the minimum and observation to the maximum.

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Veterinary Nurse

Singapore, Singapore, SingaporeFull Time