Elyse Merrett

• Cleaning and disinfecting of kennelling areas daily, ensuring that a high level of hygiene is maintained at all times.
• Checking on dogs in care.
• Provision of food and water for the dogs, following each animal's individual requirements.
• Administering basic medication.
• General welfare checks of dogs.
• General house keeping (washing & drying of towels, blankets, ensuring grooming room is stocked, cleaning water buckets & food bowls).
• Exercising of the dogs that are safe to play/exercise.
• Preparing feeds.
• Picking up dogs waste.

Same duties as mentioned below from NOV 2023 -AUG 2024.

•Obtain grain samples using manual spear to test grain samples for protein, moisture and contaminants against Australian specifications and record results into system.

•Operating plant when required, monitoring flow of grain from storage.

•Maintaining a safe and clean work environment, keeping machines clean and tidy at all times.

• Weighing of trucks in & out of site.

• Cleaning of grain storage areas (bunkers/mushroom)

• Assisting with sewing, folding and patching tarps.

• Sampling of trains.

• Working independently at times.

•Ability to keep calm when having to tell the truck driver/s the site storage is full and had to redirect/decline the load.

•Informing management of any hazards/issues in the workplace immediately.

•Managing high volume of trucks daily, resulting in 12 hour shifts during harvest.

• Flexibility to help out at other sites when required

•Providing hay, feed, supplements and fresh water.

•Handling of horses for the Vet/Farrier, during medical and other treatments.

• Grooming and washing of horses.

• Cleaning of day yards.

• Adhering to quarantine protocols/requirements.

• Checking horses for any health issues.

•Ensuring that soiled bedding and waste is deposited in the

designated bin/area within the facility.

• Daily turn out/in of horses.

• Taking and recording horse's rectal temperatures.

• Cleaning and disinfecting all horse equipment.

• Maintaining the barn area sweeping, washing and general cleaning.

• Movement of horses from stables to day yards.

• Administering basic medications when required.

• Operating/driving machinery safely.

• Loading/unloading horses on/off transport trucks/floats.

• Documenting necessary treatments.

•Reporting any hazards/issues in the workplace immediately to management.

•Feed runs and feed preparation.

• Mucking out stables.

• Assisting with vets and farriers.

• Scheduling Vets and Farriers when required.

• General care and husbandry of horses.

• Occasional basic farm maintenance.

• Assisting with general duties associated with training programs of horses.

• Keeping shoeing and worming records.

•Recording data in diary.

• Maintaining a clean and safe workplace.

• Reporting on the condition, illness, or injury of horses.

•Close daily observation and monitoring of all animals with a high attention to detail for health and soundness.

• Feeding variety of feeds to horses based on their individual needs/requirements.

• Cleaning and mucking out stables, paddocks, water troughs, feed bins and feed buckets on a regular basis.

• Administering basic medication to horses and closely following treatment plans.

• Handling of weanling's and yearlings in enclosed areas and open spaces.

• Assistance to farriers, truck drivers, veterinarians and all other horse industry personnel to hold horses, prepare horses, load horses on to trucks and all other necessary assistance.

• Assistance with foaling down duties and foal

handling.

• Remaining proactive at all times in assessing horse's

condition and relevant needs and reporting to veterinarians.

• Cleaning and disinfecting work areas and animal

housing areas.

• Keeping facilities and grounds clean, tidy and

presentable at all times.

• Follow protocols and calendar events.

• Adhere to all OH&S policies set by management.

• Other horse handling and farm husbandry tasks.

Same jobs as above Quarantine Horse Groom November 2023- August 2024

Bolinda Pre- Export Quarantine

• Farm maintenance (weeding/watering trees/whippersnipping)

•Measuring, making up formula and the feeding of kangaroos

• Picking up kangaroo waste within their environment.

• Assist ethically in the daily care of the kangaroos.

• Cleaning and sterilizing of bottles and teats.

• Assist with the administering of medication.

(Made redundant due to reducing thoroughbred stock).

• Daily exercising of horses (including hand walking, swimming,

treadmill and water walking).

• Tacking up horses for morning track work.

• Grooming, washing and rugging of horses.

• Cleaning and mucking out stables.

• Trotting up horses and holding them for the vet, dentist, chiropractor

& farrier.

• Facility maintenance and keeping stable area tidy, sweeping, raking

and watering.

• Reporting any hazards/ issues in the workplace immediately to the

foreperson/head trainer.

• Monitoring horses for health and soundness.

• Loading and unloading horses from floats/ transport trucks.

• Attend race day and strap horses to the races.

• Mucking out stalls, ensuring all horse waste and wet bedding is

removed.

• Cleaning/scrubbing water buckets out and providing fresh water daily.

• Removing hay bags from boxes.

• Reporting any safety issues/animal welfare concerns.

• Bagging up manure.

• Ensuring the stable equipment is well maintained.

• Cleaning of horse paddocks.

•Making and printing training cards.

• Entering data into VETtrak database.

• Filing.

• Scanning and printing documents.

• Other varied office duties.

(Year 10 Work Experience)

• Undertook a wide variety of duties as directed including cleaning

animal cages and washing animal bedding/blankets, cleaning and

sterilization of surgical equipment, exercising and feeding animals,

washing and grooming and basic hygiene maintenance.

• Assisted in organising a labelling system for the medication shelves

and stock replenishment.

• Observation of a wide variety of medical procedures including

C-section delivery of 9 pups, X-ray and de-sexing of a cat and

euthanisation of a severely mauled sheep.

• Assisted in the development and implementation of rehabilitation

and enrichment programs.

• Walked and exercised dogs.