Animal Centre Technician 0.8 (Maternity Cover) - Based at Preston

Myerscough College; Preston; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Preston seeks an Animal Centre Technician to ensure high animal welfare standards. Applicants should have GCSE English and a Level 3 animal management qualification. The role requires maintaining standards in line with legal and college codes. Benefits include professional development and flexible working options.

Benefits

Continuous Professional Development opportunities

Onsite parking

Employee Assistance Programme

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• GCSE English at Grade C/4 or above (or equivalent).
• Level 3 animal management qualification or working towards higher.
• Experience in work placement in an animal collection.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and promote high animal welfare standards.
• Ensure compliance with the Animal Welfare Act and Codes of Practice.

Skills

Animal care

Communication

Teamwork

Education

GCSE English at Grade C/4 or above

Level 3 animal management qualification

Job description

Overview

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About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Animal Studies Team as an Animal Centre Technician. In this role, you will be responsible for the maintenance and promotion of high animal welfare standards and care at all times in compliance with the Animal Welfare Act 2006 and relevant Codes of Practice across the full range of the College’s educational collection to include small animals, zoo, exotic species and large animals on the Animal Unit.

Responsibilities

• Maintenance and promotion of high animal welfare standards and care across the Animal Unit in line with legal requirements and College codes of practice.

Qualifications

• GCSE English at Grade C/4 or above (or equivalent).
• Level 3 animal management qualification or working towards higher.
• Have successfully carried out or be in the process of carrying out work placement in an animal collection.

What We Offer

• Regular Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities.
• Hassle free onsite parking at our Preston Campus.
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for wellbeing support.
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Flexible working options – we are flexible working friendly and happy to discuss interest in flexible working.

Visit our website https://bit.ly/CareersAtMyerscough for the full list of excellent benefits our college offers.

Safeguarding, Equality and Recruitment

For safeguarding: please note that as part of our commitment to safeguarding our students, our background screening checks include limited online searches. Online searches will only be undertaken in respect of the successful candidate, as a pre-conditional term of our job offer. Safeguarding our students is of paramount importance. Our recruitment process has been designed to keep students safe and to ensure that we appoint safe and suitable people. All successful applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment background and safeguarding checks. The successful applicant will be responsible for complying with all safeguarding policies and practices, and for ensuring student safety and wellbeing is at the forefront of everything they do. This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

We are an equal opportunity employer; we want all our candidates to have a fair and equal opportunity to secure employment with us. We encourage applications from all underrepresented groups: BAME applicants, disabled applicants, and LGBT+ applicants.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process due to a disability, please speak with a member of the People team. As a disability confident employer, we commit to guaranteeing an interview for any disabled applicant who meets all of the essential criteria.