Simulated workplaceCAQA Riverbend Animal Care is a fictional business created by CAQA for training and assessment. It is not a real company and no person, client or record here is real.About this simulation
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Simulated workplace
Organisation

Our departments

Six departments make up the business. Each page shows the purpose, the people, the measures that matter and the systems the team works in.

Veterinary Clinic

Delivers general practice veterinary care to private clients and to shelter animals, including consultations, surgery, imaging, pathology, hospitalisation and after-hours emergency triage from the Shepparton clinic.

Practice Manager and Senior Veterinarian14 staff

Shelter and Adoptions

Receives, houses, assesses and rehomes surrendered and stray companion animals in line with the shelter code of practice, and coordinates foster carers and adoption events across the region.

Shelter Manager16 staff

Boarding and Grooming

Runs the boarding kennels, cattery and grooming salon at the Echuca region centre, managing bookings, check-in health checks, feeding and medication plans, enrichment and grooming services for private clients.

Boarding and Grooming Supervisor9 staff

Animal Management Services

Delivers the contracted animal management service for Wirralong Shire Council, including stray collection, impounding, reclaim processing, seizure support, community education and compliance advice under domestic animal legislation.

Animal Management Coordinator6 staff

Behaviour and Training

Assesses the behaviour of shelter animals, designs enrichment and behaviour modification plans, advises adopters and private clients, and runs group training classes using reward-based methods.

Senior Behaviour Trainer5 staff

Business Support

Provides finance, people, WHS, volunteer coordination, facilities, IT and document control for all three sites, and runs the monthly welfare and safety review that tracks incidents and corrective actions to closure.

Operations Manager8 staff