Bank Animal Technician

Craven College; Skipton; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD opportunities

Job summary

Craven College in Skipton is seeking an enthusiastic Animal Studies technician to provide technical support to the Animal Management unit. Duties include caring for small and large animals, feeding, cleaning and recording keeping, in conjunction with the Head of Department.

This role includes monitoring health, administering medications as required, contributing to unit development, and providing support/cover for weekday Animal Studies Technicians.

Qualifications

• Experience caring for small and large animals in a college/unit setting.
• Ability to monitor animal health and maintain accurate records.
• Ability to administer medications as required under supervision.

Responsibilities

• Care for small and large animals in the Animal Management Unit.
• Feed, clean, and monitor health of animals.
• Administer medications as required and maintain records.
• Support the development of the Animal Studies Unit and cover Weekday Technicians.

Skills

Animal handling

Health monitoring

Record keeping

Medication administration

Job description

Craven College is an aspirational College set in friendly and inclusive rural campuses in Skipton within the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, at The Aviation Academy based airside at Leeds Bradford Airport and at Evolve in the heart of Ripon. We are a Good College (Ofsted 2018) and offer full-time courses for 16-18 year olds, outstanding apprenticeships, courses for young people with special educational needs, part-time courses and degree level courses with a mission statement of ‘enriching lives through learning’. Tyro Training is our commercial training division which offers a wide range of training courses for both individuals and businesses in Skipton.

We continuously invest in our excellent, industry standard facilities with a new £1.6m purpose-built Animal Management Centre on our Aireville Campus to be followed in 2022 by the construction of new equestrian facilities including an international sized arena and outdoor warm up area.

Skipton has good transport links and is easily accessible from Burnley 19 miles, Bradford 18 miles, Keighley 10 miles and Harrogate 22 miles.

We are currently seeking to employ an enthusiastic and committed Animal Studies technician to provide technical support to the Animal Management unit.

Duties will include caring for small and large animals within the College Animal Unit, to include feeding, cleaning, administration of medication as required, monitoring health and record keeping, in conjunction with the Head of Department and Animal Units Supervisor. Contribute to the development of the unit, in conjunction with the Head of Department and Animal Units Supervisor. Provide support/cover for the weekday Animal Studies Technicians.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a friendly college in North Yorkshire with fantastic facilities, excellent CPD opportunities and a great working and learning environment.

A disclosure check with the Disclosure & Barring Service will be undertaken for this post.

We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expect staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

£14.61 per hour (rate including holiday pay)