• Based at our Geelong, Waurn Ponds Campus
• Full-time and continuing
• HEW 4 $80,046 - $84,849 + 17% Superannuation

Why this role matters:

Through the delivery of daily animal care and feeding, this role plays a key part in maintaining animal welfare and enabling high-quality scientific research.

What you’ll do in this role:

• Provide husbandry and animal care support across aquatic (including Zebrafish), aviary, wildlife and rodent facilities, including sanitisation, plant maintenance, and water quality monitoring.
• Ensure animals are fed daily in accordance with all feeding protocols.
• Monitor animal health and wellbeing daily, ensuring appropriate care, clean food and water, and an enriched living environment
• Maintain accurate records of animal history and related data as required.
• Support ethical animal care and use by maintaining accurate records and compliance with animal ethics and regulatory requirements.

To be successful, you’ll have:

• Completion of an Associate Diploma level qualifications with relevant work experience or a certificate level qualification with post-certificate relevant work experience.
• Completion of a post-Trades Certificate or Advanced Certificate and extensive relevant and on the job training; or
• An equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
• Demonstrated experience in the care of animals e.g aquatic, avian, wildlife and rodent species.
• Knowledge of animal use in research and teaching in a broad range.
• Availability to work outside business hours, weekends, public holidays and on-call shifts

Here's how to apply: 

Please submit your updated resume and a short cover letter outlining your skills and experience.

Please note that only candidates with full working rights in Australia will be considered for this position.

For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact David Taylor (Manager, Animal Services) on david.taylor@deakin.edu.au

For a copy of the position description, please see below:

 PD - Assistant Animal Technician - 587757.pdf

Applications for this position close on Tuesday, 25 August 2026 at 11:55PM.

Benefits for working with us!

At Deakin, we offer more than just a job - we offer a lifestyle. Across our campuses in Geelong, Melbourne, and regional Victoria, you’ll find everything you need to thrive: on-site childcare, gyms, medical centres, cafes, accessible public transport, and convenient parking. Enjoy flexible working arrangements that support your work-life balance, generous leave entitlements including extended parental leave and the option to purchase additional time off, plus a wide range of staff discounts on travel and more. Our health and wellbeing services, ongoing professional development opportunities, and inclusive, supportive culture make Deakin a place where you can grow - whether you're working remotely or immersed in the vibrant energy of campus life.

Are You Ready?

Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic, and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.

Pre-employment safety and suitability checks: In accordance with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence, appointment to this role is subject to successful completion of relevant pre-employment checks, including Working With Children Checks and candidate gender-based violence declarations.

Candidates may be asked to declare whether they have been investigated for an allegation of Gender‑based Violence or determined to have engaged in conduct that constitutes Gender‑based Violence during the course of their previous employment, or otherwise in a legal process.  A declaration is not required from individuals who have experienced gender‑based violence.  A ‘Yes’ response does not automatically exclude a candidate from employment, and any information provided will be treated confidentially and considered only for relevance to the role and the University’s safety obligations.