Veterinary Voices
Advertising Part-Time Roles Without Alienating Full-Time Staff | ep.239
30 Sep 2025
What if your part-time job ads aren't failing because of the words you're writing, but because of something happening inside your clinic before you even post the job? You might discover that the real challenge isn't your recruitment strategy - it could be internal attitudes about part-time work that jobseekers sense.Julie South shares why some clinics nearly lose talented staff they desperately want to keep, simply because they struggle to think outside existing roster systems. She shares the story of a clinic that almost lost a perfect locum because they tried squeezing her into rigid full-time shaped boxes, despite her part-time preferences solving coverage problems perfectly.Julie covers three strategies that could transform your approach: getting honest about internal attitudes before writing job ads, using a simple whiteboard exercise to discover what your team actually wants (which often surprises you), and reframing fairness from "everyone gets identical treatment" to "everyone's needs are considered." She demonstrates why even supportive clinics might benefit from examining internal culture.You'll learn the specific whiteboard exercise that helped one clinic completely rejig roster arrangements with everyone happier in the new system. This episode provides immediate action steps if you're experiencing any level of team resistance when part-time work gets discussed.For clinic owners feeling stuck with creating thriving operations that run smoothly with part-time staff, Julie recommends chatting with Dr Jocelyn Birch Baker at SmoothOperatingVets.com, who specialises in helping veterinary clinics create profitable smooth operating systems. For insights into veterinary job advertisement trends across Australia and New Zealand, contact [email protected] for the latest Veterinary Job Advertisement Market Intelligence Report.If you're interested in exploring authentic employer brand recruitment marketing, resources are available at VetClinicJobs.com/resources.Julie South is a Vet Clinic Employer Brand Recruitment Marketing specialist.Links mentioned in episode:SmoothOperatingVets.comtania@vetclinicjobs.comVetClinicJobs.comStruggling to get results from your job advertisements? If so, then shining online as a good employer is essential to attracting the types of veterinary professionals who're a perfect cultural fit for your clinic. The VetClinicJobs job board is the place to post your next job vacancy - to find out more get in touch with Lizzie at VetClinicJobs
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