Animal Care Technician Basford, England
Job description
Contract: Professional Services, full time permanent
The Healthcare and Animal Science faculty have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious person to join our team as an animal care technician. This role acts as curriculum support for a busy vocational area of Nottingham College.
The successful candidate will have effective organisational ability and excellent communication skills working with both students and staff. Key roles include daily care and husbandry of the animals in the unit, preparing for and delivering practical based lessons each week, preparing animals and equipment for practical assessments, writing risk assessments, keeping animal records up to date and ordering, tracking and taking delivery of animal resources orders.
The ideal candidate will have experience of working in the animal industry with a range of small mammals and exotic species.
The post will be shortlisted against the essential and desirable criteria at application stage from the person specification. Please ensure that you have a look at this specification attached to the Role Profile and complete your application directly from this, as these specifications are an integral part of the selection process.
For further details on this post which the job description and person specification cannot answer for you, please contact Jayne Barrell, Faculty Area Manager at [email protected]
Interviews/assessments are planned for 11th July 2023
Our values mean we work together, as One Team. As One Team in our commitment to creating an inclusive environment, promoting inclusivity and respect with a culture that supports our college community of staff and students to achieve their full potential and celebrate all aspects of diversity. Achieving our aim to be an employer of choice will be through striving to lead an environment that is free from discrimination, harassment, bullying and victimisation.
We believe that a diverse workforce leads to an organisation that is more innovative, more creative and gets better results. We want our workforce to represent the diversity of the people and communities that we serve. We also want our workplace to be one where different experiences, expertise and perspectives are valued and where everyone is encouraged to grow and develop. We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that successful candidates may need.
Nottingham College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of our students and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks including employer references and an enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.
