**Multiple casual roles available for an immediate start**:
- **Location: Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute (EMAI), Menangle**:
- **Salary from $**33.69 to $40.26 per hour + entitlements (Technical Assistant Grade 1-3)**
**About the Role**
Step into a hands-on role supporting animal house operations at the State's premier biosecurity facility. You'll work with housed livestock and laboratory animals, ensuring their welfare and providing daily care and husbandry.
You'll assist with:
- Preparing and handling samples for testing
- Routine diagnostic procedures
- Maintaining high standards of hygiene and care within the facility
- Preparing reagents, equipment, and materials required for animal care and laboratory use
- Supporting specimen collection
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys practical work and is passionate about animal care, agriculture, and biosecurity.
**What We're Looking For**
- Practical skills and hands-on experience in agriculture, science, or a related field
- Previous experience caring for and handling animals is highly desirable
- Able to carry out physical work in varying environmental conditions
- Attentive to detail and able to collect accurate data
- A team player who can also work independently
- Weekend work will be required on a rostered basis.
**Essential requirements**
- Qualifications in accordance with Part 2 (xv) of the Crown Employees (Department of Industry) Technical Staff Award
**Why Join Us?**
Be part of a supportive and purpose-driven team protecting the future of farming and biosecurity in NSW. Whether you're starting your career or looking to gain further hands-on experience, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact.
Learn more about the benefits of joining our diverse and talented DPIRD team.
**For further information about this vacancy please contact**:
Shayne Fell, Title
02 4640 6385.
***Click here to view the full role description**
**How to Apply**
- A CV (approx. 2 pages)
- A cover letter (approx. 1 page)
**Applications Close: Thursday 26 June 2025, at 11:55pm**
The successful applicant in this role may be required to undergo reference checks, a national police check, bankruptcy check, health assessment and/or other assessments as required.
**About us: Together, we are DPIRD**
The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) protects, supports and develops primary industries and regional economies.
Collectively we support strong and sustainable agriculture, forestry, fishing and mining industries, and regional economies. We actively manage our natural assets: our lands and soils, minerals, waterways and oceans, vegetation and forests.
The department brings together:
- Local Land Services
- NSW Resources
- Agriculture and Biosecurity
- Fisheries and Forestry
- Regional Development and Delivery.
With nearly 5,000 employees, and 75 per cent of the DPIRD team living and working in regional NSW, we are embedded in the regions we serve.
**Diversity, Equity & Inclusion