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RECEPTIONIST - PART TIME - BLACKWATER
Dreaming of a role where you’re surrounded by wagging tails, purrs, and an incredible team who feels like family? At Maraboon Vet, we’re on the lookout for a part-time Veterinary Receptionist to join our Blackwater team - our small but busy clinic. If you’re a bubbly extrovert who is passionate about animals, thrives on multitasking, and genuinely loves making people smile, this could be your dream job.
What makes this role AMAZING!
- Real Work-Life Balance: Three weekdays a week - Mondays (8am till 3pm), Thursdays & Fridays (8am–5pm) + one Saturday a month in Emerald (8:30 am–2 pm). There may also be an opportunity for more hours at our Emerald clinic on other days if interested.
- Supportive Team Culture: We’re big believers in kindness, teamwork, and building each other up — even on the busy days. We love having a laugh together and working hard to deliver exceptional veterinary services.
- Diverse, Hands-On Practice: From routine appointment to complex surgeries and emergencies, we do it all in-house — no two days are ever the same!
- Career Growth: Ongoing training and continuing education opportunities to help you grow your skills and confidence.
- Great Pay: $26–$30/hr (depending on experience) + permanent part-time security.
- Long-Term Stability: Join a close-knit, experienced team with an excellent staff retention record.
What you'll be doing
You’ll be the heart of our hospital working with our close knit team — greeting clients, juggling bookings, providing top-notch customer service, supporting the rest of the team, and keeping everything running smoothly in the clinic. Your days will include:
- Delivering warm and professional service to clients and their pets
- Managing bookings, phone calls, emails, and appointment/surgical scheduling
- Handling payments and daily reconciliations
- Keeping stock and inventory organised
- Assisting with marketing and social media posts
- Bringing your energy and positivity to every shift!
We're looking for
- A people person with a bubbly, friendly and compassionate nature with a high priority approach to patient and client care
- Excellent communicator (written and verbal) and a team player
- Supremely organised, adaptable, and calm under pressure
- Confident using computers (MS Office, Gmail, veterinary software programs etc.)
- Prior customer service experience (bonus points for health or medical experience)!
- Most importantly — a genuine love for animals
About Us
The Maraboon Vet Surgery is known for delivering exceptional veterinary care across the Central Highlands. We’re proud of our high standards, our compassionate team, and the strong relationships we build with clients and their pets.
Our satellite clinic in Blackwater is open 3 days a week (Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays). It is a newly built practice with all the bells and whistles, running on a small fun team often consisting of 1 vet, 2 nurses and 1 receptionist.
How to apply
If you’re local, we’d love to meet you — drop your resume and cover letter in person to our Emerald clinic - Maraboon Vet Surgery, 61 Hospital Road, Emerald. Outside applicants are welcome to email their application to: Alliza Marino
Practice Manager
manager@maraboonvet.com.au Applications close 2nd September, with the best candidate to start as soon as possible.
Check out Maraboon Vet on Facebook and Instagram to see what makes our team so special.
SENIOR VET NURSES - Full time - Aug 2026
Maraboon Animal Health is growing and we are looking for new vet nurses to join our team! With the start of equine breeding season fast approaching and our new vet clinic opening at the Maraboon Pet Resort, we are searching for senior vet nurses to join our crew of superstars.
These roles are diverse across our Central Highlands clinics (4 locations). The positions have hands on responsibilities running consults, assisting with hospital operations and surgery. Cert II or IV qualifications (or 2+ years equivalent experience working in the animal industry) will be highly favoured, though entry level candidates can still apply.
These opportunities offer an attractive remuneration package and a supportive work/life roster. The positions are full-time (4 day week) and a 1 in 4 weekend shift. Vet nursing is fast-paced, high pressure but highly rewarding, working amongst one of the best and most supportive teams in the industry.
What makes these roles AMAZING!
- Real Work-Life Balance: 4 weekday shifts + one Saturday per month (8:30 am–2 pm).
- Nurse Consultation Model: Our nurses do it all, from running consults to running all of our diagnostics! We have a highly trained nursing team with 2:1 ratio to vets.
- Supportive Team Culture: We’re big believers in kindness, teamwork, and building each other up — even on the busy days. We love having a laugh together and working hard to deliver exceptional veterinary services.
- Diverse, Rural Practice: From routine appointment to complex surgeries and emergencies, we do it all in-house — no two days are ever the same! We have all the modern veterinary equipment so we can provide outstanding veterinary services to our clients and patients. Our nearest emergency centre is 8 hours away, so we are used to doing it all!
- Leadership Opportunities and Career Growth: Ongoing training and continuing education opportunities to help you grow your skills and confidence.
- Great Pay: $28–$35/hr (depending on experience) + permanent full-time stability.
- Long-Term Stability: Join a close-knit, experienced team with an excellent staff retention record.
What you'll be doing
You’ll be working at the heart of our hospital working alongside our nursing and veterinary teams. Your days will include:
- Overseeing hospital and day patient treatments and procedures.
- Overseeing and assisting junior staff with their responsibilities (senior roles)
- Surgery patient care (including anaesthetic monitoring).
- Blood sampling, catheterisation and in-house diagnostic testing.
- Consult nurse duties including client education and assisting the veterinarians with consults and billing.
- All basic veterinary nurse duties including cleaning, surgical instrument sterilisation, upholding WHS protocols and patient handling.
- Assisting with reception duties, including taking phone calls, greeting and discharging patients/clients and payment handling.
We are looking for:
- A warm, friendly and compassionate nature with a high priority approach to patient and client care
- Excellent communicator and team player
- Organised, adaptable, and calm under pressure
- Exceptional work ethic and ability to show initiative
- People with leadership ambitions
- Minimum 1-2 years' experience working with animals (no experience but have ambitions to move into vet nursing career- send us your application anyway!)
- Cert II or IV in Veterinary Nursing/Animal Care will be highly favoured
- Most importantly — a genuine love for animals
About Us
Our purpose-built hospital at 61 Hospital Road, Emerald is known for delivering exceptional veterinary care across the Central Highlands. With 4 consult rooms, double surgery suites, separate dog and cat wards, and a state-of-the-art treatment area, we’re equipped for everything from routine care to complex orthopaedic surgeries. We’re proud of our high standards, our compassionate team, and the strong relationships we build with clients and their pets.
We also have a satellite clinic in Blackwater that is open 3 days a week. It is a newly built practice with all the bells and whistles, running on a small fun team. Shifts at this location are shared between the staff with travel time and transport included for any rostered shifts there.
We also operate a large animal hospital and equine breeding centre (Maraboon Rural Vet Services) and Pet Resort in Emerald. The Maraboon Pet Resort is also undergoing a building extension and a new vet clinic will be opening there in late 2026, so we need more exceptional staff coming on board to fill the new positions.
How to apply
If you’re local, we’d love to meet you — drop your resume and cover letter in person at Maraboon Vet Surgery, 61 Hospital Road, Emerald. Outside applicants are welcome to email their application including a cover letter and resume to:
Alliza Marino
Practice Manager
manager@maraboonvet.com.au
Check out Maraboon Vet on Facebook and Instagram to see what makes our team so special.
OTHER OPPORTUNITIESThe Maraboon Animal Health Family is so proud to say that we offer an exceptional workplace for all our staff, with the ability to offer countless opportunities and perks by starting your career with us. We offer many learning opportunities and professional development courses for staff with an encouraging team who is happy to help each other in all departments. Not to brag, but we also host the best staff parties in town! We offer above award pay rates and flexible hours depending on the position available and your own circumstances. We provide outstanding customer service, medical advice and treatments to all our clients and their pets.
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Our ‘Rockstars’ have bright and bubbly personalities who share our values of providing the best care to all pets. They are reliable, have good work ethics, are highly organised and have a gift with time management. They have developed excellent communication skills both verbal and non-verbal, show initiative and are team orientated, as well as be able to maintain a good work ethic whilst working individually. Our rockstar team is equipped to handle all emergencies calmly and efficiently. Previous experience in the industry is always beneficial, but in this case, not a deal breaker.
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If this sounds like you, then you could be our newest recruit! Send us an email with your details and attach an up to date resume to manager@maraboonvet.com.au and our management team will be in contact with you about any possible position vacancies within the Maraboon Animal Health family. We are always hiring! |
