Women fit the vets bill Men are rapidly being muscled out and it’s all because of pay, pets and empathy VERITY EDWARDS AARON FRANCIS Vet Sue Ramoo and Lort Smith Animal Hospital chief executive Liz Walker with Gus and Arthur THE image of the veterinary industry, as portrayed in TV shows such as All Creatures Great and Small where older men are the only ones getting their hands dirty, is changing thanks to an influx of women. Latest industry data shows female students now make up a clear majority undertaking uni- versity degrees in the profession. Lort Smith Animal Hospital chief executive Liz Walker, who graduated as a vet in 1989, says there were similar numbers of female and male students when she was at university. But women students now outnumber men 80 per cent to 20 per cent. That figure is being replicated in other developed countries, with similar statistics emerging in the US, Britain, South Africa and New Zealand. Walker, who heads the nation’s largest public animal hospital and shelter, says the rise of women is one of the three most significant industry trends, along with an excess of graduates and an increase in specialisations. There are various reasons why women are dominating the pro- fession, she says, including wage levels, moves away from large animal and farm-based treat- ments to a focus on domestic pets, and that it attracts more empathe- tic people. ‘‘I think it is a very compassion- ate profession and the love of animals and empathy and com- passion lends itself to the female bias,’’ Walker says. ‘‘The other emphasis is money. In terms of the investment you make for the study, the returns can be not as much.’’ Walker says practitioner salaries hover between $70,000 and $90,000, with those earning more than $100,000 less common unless they own their own practice or specialise. With lower salaries than careers in engineering, business, medicine and law, Walker says studies have shown some men find the returns less than adequate. ‘‘Some of the reasons men quote (in studies) is they see themselves moving forward as the main pro- vider in their family and it would be insufficient,’’ she says. ‘‘Women don’t seem to mind, they don’t see themselves as the main provider or they can live with less.’’ University entrance cut-offs are also increasing, and Walker says high school girls are more likely to graduate with higher marks and go directly into veteri- nary studies, rather than under- take general science degrees. She says there has also been an increase in companion animals, reflecting the need for more city- based practices. At Walker’s hospital, there are more than 40 vets. Female vets outnumber male vets aged under 30 by 10 to one, and aged from 31 to 36, 11 to two. The ratio improves for males as they age, with 13 women aged 37 to 47, compared to eight men. Murdoch University’s Veteri- nary Hospital director Mark Lawrie, a past president of the Australian Veterinary Associ- ation, concurs that there are sev- eral reasons why more women are taking up the profession. Those reasons include the decreasing in- cidence and abolition of gender discrimination, vets now spending less time with heavier farm ani- mals, improved medical equip- ment, women scoring higher ter- tiary entrance rankings, and men being attracted to higher paying professions. With stronger male vets more likely to work with farmed herd animals in the past, demand is decreasing for their services as stock health improves. ‘‘Herd sizes are similar to what they were in the past but there’s less disease, we’ve eradicated a lot of diseases and other health issues,’’ Lawrie says. ‘‘Animals are a lot healthier, so the vet profession is becoming its own worst enemy.’’ There is a also a greater consoli- dation of country practices, with fewer town vets and more branch staff being deployed. Walker says country vets are becoming more specialised, recognising the need to improve animal husbandry and consult on best practice and ani- mal management. She says while more women are studying, more places are also being offered at the nation’s seven university vet schools. When she graduated, there were about 250 new vets entering the industry every year, now there are about 600. Walker says it is harder for graduates to find jobs, but there are now more opportunities to undertake further study in a specialist area. WEEKEND WEEKEND PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL SEPTEMBER 28-29, 2013 P44 MORE THAN 22,358 JOBS ACROSS AUSTRALIA WORKOUT Nick Plummer Festival to give start-ups a leg up A FESTIVAL celebrating the energy and creativity of start-up companies is running nationally until October 9. The three-week Startup Spring is being organised by StartupAUS and aims to inspire the next generation to become entrepreneurs and innovators rather follow traditional paths such as medicine, banking and law. ‘‘Australia has film festivals, music festivals and wine festivals, which are a tremendous celebration of our culture. Now it’s time for the country’s first start-up festival,’’ a StartupAUS spokesman said. ‘‘With today’s focus on how Australia can maintain its wealth beyond the resource sector, there’s never been a better time for Australia to become the creators, rather than just the consumers, of technology.’’ StartupAUS board member Stephen Baxter said the sector had the potential to contribute $109 billion and 500,000 jobs to the Australian economy by 2033. Sydney events include the StartUp Weekend in Sydney, which aims to teach entrepreneurs the basics to launch successful ventures, a Google women’s event on Tuesday and a crowdfunding masterclass on Wednesday. Brisbane will host a game developers forum on Monday and in Melbourne on Tuesday there will be a Nightowls meeting for people who work at night. For events nationally, refer to www.startupspring2013.org. Gen Xers on top A STUDY of human resources professionals undertaken by consultancy firm Directioneering has identified Generation X as the hardest working cohort of workers, outpolling baby boomers and Generation Y. Directioneering surveyed 170 HR directors and senior managers across Australia as part of its 10-year trend study, finding that 45 per cent of those polled identified Gen Xers — those born between 1963 and 1980 — as being the hardest working. Of those surveyed, 25 per cent identified baby boomers as the hardest working, followed by only 3 per cent nominating members of Generation Y. The survey found 79 per cent thought baby boomers to be the most loyal, but lacked ambition and were least comfortable with change. Directioneering’s study identified Gen Y workers as the most likely to want clear career progression and ongoing training, and 51 per cent identified the younger generation as the most mercenary. They were also seen as the most willing to accept change and the most likely to want to be challenged. Directioneering International’s managing director Nick Plummer said the results emphasised the need for a more personalised approach to talent and career management, given different generations brought different skills and attributes. ‘‘HR professionals are recognising that employees of different generations have different needs and aspirations and therefore need a tailored approach to talent and career management rather than a one- size-fits-all strategy,’’ he said. The survey also found 94 per cent of HR professionals expected technology to have an impact on their business over the next decade, and 82 per cent said a more competitive environment would be a key challenge over that period. One in five of those surveyed named social media as a potential corporate risk, and 81 per cent had implemented social media guidelines. Tips for success GOOGLE Australia and NZ’s engineering director Alan Noble will give Australian start-ups his top tips on becoming a success at the SouthStart event in Adelaide on October 4. Mr Noble, and SouthStart founder and app developer Chhai Thach, will talk about start-up trends and how they are being seen as an alternative for young people to jobs in the mining industry and other struggling sectors. Mr Noble said his top tips for start-ups included making decisions, going big or going home, auditing and experimenting with ideas, admitting when things were not working, and adapting ideas if experiments failed. ‘‘Everyone has creative ideas for the next big thing, but the difference between making it big and staying still is the decision to make a go of it and committing 100 per cent,’’ Mr Noble said. Mr Noble recommended setting lofty goals, saying big ideas came from visionaries who were not afraid to give something a try. He said it was important to experiment to see whether ideas worked, with Google trying more than 5000 experiments annually, but likely to adopt only about 1 per cent. Mr Noble said being able to try something new also meant accepting when things went wrong, adapting and recognising a need to change. Personal strategy will set you up for work, life and family HEATHER LINAKER MANY of us work towards a stra- tegic plan in our organisations but few take a similar approach to our career and private lives. A personal strategic plan is a powerful tool for regularly review- ing where you are, and your prog- ress to where you want to be in life. Create your own strategic plan by answering these questions: ● What aspects of your life are important? For many people this includes family, career, finances and health. It might also include community or voluntary work, or personal development such as learning a language. If you struggle to come up with some areas, think of all the roles you fulfil such as partner, parent, sibling, son or daughter, manager, employee, mentor, friend, runner or church member. ● Where are you now? Start by writing down your situation. For example, you might be two years into your second management role, with responsibility for part of a business unit and managing a team of 20. For health, you might be walking three times a week and for personal development, you might plan to study for a post- graduate qualification. ● What are your key goals? Use three timeframes: the next year, three to five years and 10 years or longer. Use ‘‘smart’’ goals: specific and stretching, measurable, at- tainable, realistic and timely. Your short-term career goal might be to lead an organisation- wide initiative that reports to your board and will give you the oppor- tunity to work with colleagues in all business and support areas, widening your experience and raising your visibility. Your medium-term goal could be to lead one of the business units within four years, and your long- term goal might be to secure an overseas posting within seven. ● Who can help you? These could be formal or informal arrange- ments, paid or unpaid. You might discuss with your manager the possibility of having regular mentoring sessions with an executive leadership team member. You could identify advo- cates within the organisation and make conscious plans to strength- en your relationship with them. ● What are the most likely ob- stacles? Using the career example, opportunity and timing might be the biggest challenges. If so, con- sider what plans B and C could be for each of your three goals. For example, if there is no suit- able new project for you to lead, how can you expand your internal network and raise your profile? ● Who will hold you to account? It could be a family member or friend you talk to regularly about your goals and your progress towards them. Some people prefer a mentor or coach. You will find it easier to reach your goals if you know at least one person will hold you accountable. ● How to celebrate success? When you reach key milestones, how are you going to celebrate? This does not have to be an ex- pensive exercise: the key to feeling satisfied is to pause and mark when you have reached an achievement, rather than moving straight on to the next goal. I have focused on you career but the strategic plan works just as well across health, finances and family life. Heather Linaker is chief executive at aventura3. Weekend Professional editor: Verity Edwards [email protected]. Phone: 08 8206 2682 Men on the decline in a profession that offers flexibility MELBOURNE-BASED Sue Ramoo always had a passion for science, biology and animals but faced a tough choice when leaving school between becoming a concert pianist or a veterinarian. She chose the latter, and almost a decade after graduating is preparing to complete her specialisation in internal medicine. ‘‘General practice was very different to human medicine and that’s what threw me off,’’ Ramoo says. ‘‘It wasn’t unpleasant, I just wanted to do something offering a bit more than just general practice.’’ Ramoo, 31, is among the growing number of female vets undertaking up to five extra years of specialist study. She began her studies in 2000, and Ramoo remembers her lecturers at the time joking about the declining number of male students. ‘‘We had a lot more dairy vets around and a lot of large animal vets,’’ she says, explaining that men were usually more suited to rural veterinary work. ‘‘I’m quite petite myself and there’s no way I would be able to do the large animal work. It’s a changing profession and there are a lot more (female) vets in the city now.’’ Thirteen years later, and women outnumber men four to one in veterinary courses, as they take up a career that requires compassion, good high school marks and an interest in science. The profession offers women a degree of flexibility if working in general practice, with Ramoo admitting her specialisation can be demanding. ‘‘I don’t do any vaccinations any more, or any simple things, so every animal I see is for something serious.’’ But she enjoys her career and the opportunity it provides, including being able to solve problems and help animals. VERITY EDWARDS Looking for a career opportunity? You have Critical Care Nursing qualifications and in excess of 5 years recent experience in Critical Care Nursing! You are a dynamic Critical Care Nurse and focused on improving patient care! Why not become the next Clinical Nurse Consultant at Calvary Public Hospital ACT Calvary Health Care, ACT is a Catholic Hospital and it is a fully accredited 250 bed public hospital located in the suburb of Bruce in North Canberra. The hospital enjoys a reputation in the Canberra community for providing exemplary care. Calvary Hospital offers services in Emergency Department, Critical Care Unit, Medical and Surgical Wards, Maternity Unit, Mental Health Ward, Ambulatory Care and outreach facilities and services. It is a teaching hospital associated with The Australian Catholic University, the Australian National University, and the University of Canberra. The Critical Care Unit is a 14-bed Level 4 facility providing Intensive Care, High Dependency, and Coronary Care Services. The unit moved into a new space within the hospital in 2010 and has implemented a Critical Care Clinical Information System with great success. 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Womenfit thevets billMen are rapidly being muscled out andit’s all because of pay, pets and empathy
VERITY EDWARDS
AARON FRANCIS
Vet Sue Ramoo and Lort Smith Animal Hospital chief executive Liz Walker with Gus and Arthur
THE image of the veterinaryindustry, as portrayed in TV showssuch as All Creatures Great andSmall where older men are theonlyonesgetting theirhandsdirty,is changing thanks to an influx ofwomen.
Latest industry data showsfemale students now make up aclear majority undertaking uni-versity degrees in the profession.
Lort Smith Animal Hospitalchief executive Liz Walker, whograduated as a vet in 1989, saysthere were similar numbers offemale and male students whenshe was at university. But womenstudents now outnumber men80 per cent to 20 per cent.
That figure is being replicatedin other developed countries, withsimilar statistics emerging in theUS, Britain, South Africa and NewZealand.
Walker, who heads the nation’slargest public animal hospital andshelter, says the rise of women isone of the three most significantindustry trends, along with anexcess of graduates and anincrease in specialisations.
There are various reasons whywomen are dominating the pro-fession, she says, including wagelevels, moves away from largeanimal and farm-based treat-ments to a focus on domestic pets,and that it attracts more empathe-tic people.
‘‘I think it is a very compassion-ate profession and the love ofanimals and empathy and com-passion lends itself to the femalebias,’’ Walker says.
‘‘The other emphasis is money.In terms of the investment you
make for the study, the returns canbe not as much.’’
Walker says practitionersalaries hover between $70,000and $90,000, with those earningmore than $100,000 less commonunless they own their own practiceor specialise.
With lower salaries thancareers in engineering, business,medicine and law, Walker saysstudies have shown some men findthe returns less than adequate.‘‘Some of the reasons men quote(in studies) is they see themselvesmoving forward as the main pro-vider in their family and it wouldbe insufficient,’’ she says. ‘‘Womendon’t seem to mind, they don’t seethemselves as the main provideror they can live with less.’’
University entrance cut-offsare also increasing, and Walkersays high school girls are morelikely to graduate with highermarks and go directly into veteri-nary studies, rather than under-take general science degrees.
She says there has also been anincrease in companion animals,reflecting the need for more city-based practices.
At Walker’s hospital, there aremore than 40 vets. Female vetsoutnumber male vets aged under30 by 10 to one, and aged from 31 to36, 11 to two. The ratio improvesfor males as they age, with 13women aged 37 to 47, compared toeight men.
Murdoch University’s Veteri-nary Hospital director MarkLawrie, a past president of theAustralian Veterinary Associ-ation, concurs that there are sev-eral reasons why more women are
taking up the profession. Thosereasons include the decreasing in-cidence and abolition of genderdiscrimination, vets now spendingless time with heavier farm ani-
mals, improved medical equip-ment, women scoring higher ter-tiary entrance rankings, and menbeing attracted to higher payingprofessions.
With stronger male vets morelikely to work with farmed herdanimals in the past, demand isdecreasing for their services asstock health improves.
‘‘Herd sizes are similar to whatthey were in the past but there’sless disease, we’ve eradicated a lotof diseases and other healthissues,’’ Lawrie says. ‘‘Animalsarealot healthier, so the vet professionis becoming its own worst enemy.’’
There is a also a greater consoli-dation of country practices, withfewer town vets and more branchstaff being deployed. Walker sayscountry vets are becoming morespecialised, recognising the needto improve animal husbandry andconsult on best practice and ani-mal management.
She says while more women arestudying, more places are alsobeing offered at the nation’s sevenuniversity vet schools.
When she graduated, therewere about 250 new vets enteringthe industry every year, now thereare about 600.
Walker says it is harder forgraduates to find jobs, but thereare now more opportunities toundertake further study in aspecialist area.
WEEKENDWEEKENDPROFESSIONALPROFESSIONAL SEPTEMBER 28-29, 2013 P44MORE THAN
22,358 JOBS ACROSS AUSTRALIA
WORKOUT
Nick Plummer
Festival to givestart-ups a leg upA FESTIVAL celebrating theenergy and creativity of start-upcompanies is running nationallyuntil October 9.
The three-week StartupSpring is being organised byStartupAUS and aims to inspirethe next generation to becomeentrepreneurs and innovatorsrather follow traditional pathssuch as medicine, banking andlaw. ‘‘Australia has film festivals,music festivals and winefestivals, which are atremendous celebration of ourculture. Now it’s time for thecountry’s first start-up festival,’’ aStartupAUS spokesman said.‘‘With today’s focus on howAustralia can maintain itswealth beyond the resourcesector, there’s never been abetter time for Australia tobecome the creators, rather thanjust the consumers, oftechnology.’’
StartupAUS board memberStephen Baxter said the sectorhad the potential to contribute$109 billion and 500,000 jobs tothe Australian economy by2033.
Sydney events include theStartUp Weekend in Sydney,which aims to teachentrepreneurs the basics tolaunch successful ventures, aGoogle women’s event onTuesday and a crowdfundingmasterclass on Wednesday.
Brisbane will host a gamedevelopers forum on Mondayand in Melbourne on Tuesdaythere will be a Nightowlsmeeting for people who work atnight.
For events nationally, refer towww.startupspring2013.org.
Gen Xers on topA STUDY of human resourcesprofessionals undertaken byconsultancy firmDirectioneering has identifiedGeneration X as the hardestworking cohort of workers,outpolling baby boomers andGeneration Y.
Directioneering surveyed 170HR directors and seniormanagers across Australia aspart of its 10-year trend study,finding that 45 per cent of thosepolled identified Gen Xers —those born between 1963 and1980 — as being the hardestworking.
Of those surveyed, 25 percent identified baby boomers asthe hardest working, followed byonly 3 per cent nominatingmembers of Generation Y. Thesurvey found 79 per centthought baby boomers to be themost loyal, but lacked ambitionand were least comfortable withchange. Directioneering’s studyidentified Gen Y workers as themost likely to want clear careerprogression and ongoingtraining, and 51 per centidentified the youngergeneration as the mostmercenary. They were also seenas the most willing to accept
change and the most likely towant to be challenged.
DirectioneeringInternational’s managingdirector Nick Plummer said theresults emphasised the need fora more personalised approach totalent and career management,given different generationsbrought different skills andattributes.
‘‘HR professionals arerecognising that employees ofdifferent generations havedifferent needs and aspirationsand therefore need a tailoredapproach to talent and careermanagement rather than a one-size-fits-all strategy,’’ he said.
The survey also found 94 percent of HR professionalsexpected technology to have animpact on their business overthe next decade, and 82 per centsaid a more competitiveenvironment would be a keychallenge over that period.
One in five of those surveyednamed social media as apotential corporate risk, and 81per cent had implemented socialmedia guidelines.
Tips for successGOOGLE Australia and NZ’sengineering director Alan Noblewill give Australian start-ups histop tips on becoming a success atthe SouthStart event in Adelaideon October 4.
Mr Noble, and SouthStartfounder and app developerChhai Thach, will talk aboutstart-up trends and how they arebeing seen as an alternative foryoung people to jobs in themining industry and otherstruggling sectors.
Mr Noble said his top tips forstart-ups included makingdecisions, going big or goinghome, auditing andexperimenting with ideas,admitting when things were notworking, and adapting ideas ifexperiments failed.
‘‘Everyone has creative ideasfor the next big thing, but thedifference between making it bigand staying still is the decision tomake a go of it and committing100 per cent,’’ Mr Noble said.
Mr Noble recommendedsetting lofty goals, saying bigideas came from visionaries whowere not afraid to givesomething a try. He said it wasimportant to experiment to seewhether ideas worked, withGoogle trying more than 5000experiments annually, but likelyto adopt only about 1 per cent.
Mr Noble said being able totry something new also meantaccepting when things wentwrong, adapting andrecognising a need to change.
Personal strategy will set you up for work, life and familyHEATHER LINAKER
MANY of us work towards a stra-tegic plan in our organisations butfew take a similar approach to ourcareer and private lives.
A personal strategic plan is apowerful tool for regularly review-ing where you are, and your prog-ress to where you want to be in life.
Create your own strategic planby answering these questions:● What aspects of your life areimportant? For many people thisincludes family, career, financesand health. It might also include
community or voluntary work, orpersonal development such aslearning a language.
If you struggle to come up withsome areas, think of all the rolesyou fulfil such as partner, parent,sibling, son or daughter, manager,employee, mentor, friend, runneror church member.● Where are you now? Start bywriting down your situation. Forexample, you might be two yearsinto your second managementrole, with responsibility for part ofa business unit and managing ateam of 20. For health, you mightbe walking three times a week and
for personal development, youmight plan to study for a post-graduate qualification.● What are your key goals? Usethree timeframes: the next year,three to five years and 10 years orlonger. Use ‘‘smart’’ goals: specificand stretching, measurable, at-tainable, realistic and timely.
Your short-term career goalmight be to lead an organisation-wide initiative that reports to yourboard and will give you the oppor-tunity to work with colleagues inall business and support areas,widening your experience andraising your visibility.
Your medium-term goal couldbe to lead one of the business unitswithin four years, and your long-term goal might be to secure anoverseas posting within seven.● Who can helpyou? These couldbe formal or informal arrange-ments, paid or unpaid.
You might discuss with yourmanager the possibility of havingregular mentoring sessions withan executive leadership teammember. You could identify advo-cates within the organisation andmake conscious plans to strength-en your relationship with them.● What are the most likely ob-
stacles?Using the career example,opportunity and timing might bethe biggest challenges. If so, con-sider what plans B and C could befor each of your three goals.
For example, if there is no suit-able new project for you to lead,how can you expand your internalnetwork and raise your profile?● Who will hold you to account?It could be a family member orfriend you talk to regularly aboutyour goals and your progresstowards them. Some people prefera mentor or coach.
You will find it easier to reachyour goals if you know at least one
person will hold you accountable.● How to celebrate success?When you reach key milestones,how are you going to celebrate?
This does not have to be an ex-pensive exercise: the key to feelingsatisfied is to pause and markwhen you have reached anachievement, rather than movingstraight on to the next goal.
I have focused on you careerbut the strategic plan works just aswell across health, finances andfamily life.
Heather Linaker is chief executiveat aventura3.
Weekend Professional editor: Verity [email protected]. Phone: 08 8206 2682
Men on the declinein a profession thatoffers flexibility
MELBOURNE-BASED SueRamoo always had a passion forscience, biology and animals butfaced a tough choice whenleaving school betweenbecoming a concert pianist or aveterinarian.
She chose the latter, andalmost a decade after graduatingis preparing to complete herspecialisation in internalmedicine.
‘‘General practice was verydifferent to human medicine andthat’s what threw me off,’’Ramoo says. ‘‘It wasn’t
unpleasant, I just wanted to dosomething offering a bit morethan just general practice.’’
Ramoo, 31, is among thegrowing number of female vetsundertaking up to five extrayears of specialist study.
She began her studies in 2000,and Ramoo remembers herlecturers at the time jokingabout the declining number ofmale students.
‘‘We had a lot more dairy vetsaround and a lot of large animalvets,’’ she says, explaining thatmen were usually more suited torural veterinary work.
‘‘I’m quite petite myself andthere’s no way I would be able todo the large animal work.
It’s a changing profession and
there are a lot more (female) vetsin the city now.’’
Thirteen years later, andwomen outnumber men four toone in veterinary courses, as theytake up a career that requirescompassion, good high schoolmarks and an interest in science.
The profession offers womena degree of flexibility if workingin general practice, with Ramooadmitting her specialisation canbe demanding. ‘‘I don’t do anyvaccinations any more, or anysimple things, so every animal Isee is for something serious.’’
But she enjoys her career andthe opportunity it provides,including being able to solveproblems and help animals.
VERITY EDWARDS
Looking for a career opportunity?You have Critical Care Nursing qualifications and in excess of 5 years recent
experience in Critical Care Nursing!You are a dynamic Critical Care Nurse and focused on improving patient care!
Why not become the next Clinical Nurse Consultant at Calvary Public Hospital ACTCalvary Health Care, ACT is a Catholic Hospital and it is a fully accredited 250 bed public hospital located in the suburb of Bruce in North Canberra. The hospital enjoys a reputation in the Canberra community for providing exemplary care. Calvary Hospital offers services in Emergency Department, Critical Care Unit, Medical and Surgical Wards, Maternity Unit, Mental Health Ward, Ambulatory Care and outreach facilities and services.It is a teaching hospital associated with The Australian Catholic University, the Australian National University, and the University of Canberra. The Critical Care Unit is a 14-bed Level 4 facility providing Intensive Care, High Dependency, and Coronary Care Services. The unit moved into a new space within the hospital in 2010 and has implemented a Critical Care Clinical Information System with great success. The unit is known for its high quality patient care and its supportive staff environment.
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If you would like to investigate your opportunities with Calvary Hospital Bruce further please contact the Nurse Manager for Critical Care Ms Narelle Comer on 02 6201 6099
Website: http://www.calvary-act.com.au/career-vacancies.htmlClosing Date: 8 October 2013
In the tradition of the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary. With values of hospitality, healing, stewardship and respect. Calvary Health Care ACT is people
People who understand your health care needs I People who work together to deliver exceptional health care People who are prepared for tomorrow through planning today
TEACHING AND LEADERSHIPPOSITIONS IN DARWIN IN 2014
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website: www.essington.nt.edu.au
Teachers Required:
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Applications must include an introductory letter, recent resume, three referees
and a summary of achievements in the area of application. Relocation assistance
provided and interviews available in interstate capital cities.
Applications close Friday 18th October.
For further information please check our website or contact us:
The Essington School Darwin
www.essington.nt.edu.au Ph.: 08-8985 0100/Fax: 08-8948 1910
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