Instructor - Animal Care, 28 hours p/w, Term Time Only + 4 Weeks (Maternity Cover)

Hopwood Hall College; Middleton, Totland; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Hopwood Hall College is seeking an instructor for animal care and animal management. You will teach groups, assess skills, and ensure health and safety across the animal unit and centre.

Responsibilities include supervising students, maintaining clean facilities, recording animal data, and coordinating with lecturers on learner progress. A Level 2/3 Diploma in Animal Care/Management and a Health and Safety qualification are required; teaching qualifications are desirable.

Qualifications

• Must have a Health and Safety qualification and experience of animal care/management.
• Awareness of industry standards and awarding body requirements.
• Teaching experience or PTLLS willingness is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Instruct groups of students in animal care and animal management.
• Supervise, assess and monitor learners to meet health and safety standards.
• Keep accurate records of animals and learning progress and input data.
• Liaise with lecturers on learner progress and assessments.
• Review operating procedures and assist with planning breeding programmes.

Skills

Health and Safety Qualification

Level 2/3 Diploma in Animal Care/Manag

Education

Level 2/3 Diploma in Animal Care/Management

Job description

Instruct groups of students and assess their skills in animal care and animal management. To enable students to learn and achieve.

Key Responsibilities

• To be responsible for the instruction of students in in animal care and animal management
• Supervision, assessment, evaluation, training and monitoring of students working in in animal care and animal management (in line with awarding body standards)
• Manage and supervise students to ensure that all areas of the animal unit and animal centre are clean; meeting health and safety requirements
• Manage and supervise students to ensure that all equipment within the animal unit and animal centre are, clean meeting health and safety requirements
• Liaise effectively with relevant lecturers on the progress made by learners within the animal unit and animal centre providing updates on skills development and details of any assessments undertaken
• Review and develop operating systems in liaison with the Centre Director, Programme Manager and Lecturing staff
• In liaison with the animal technician maintain animal food stock levels to ensure all animals have food and water available as stated in the standard operating procedures
• To monitor all stock relating to animal care and animal management to ensure orders are placed to replenish stock when required
• Undertake Health & Safety risk assessments and ensure all working practices are compliant with industry legislation (e.g. COSHH)
• To ensure that accurate records of animals are kept and the data inputted onto computer systems and paper systems
• To follow the current Life Sciences Animal Standard Operating Procedures
• Assist in the planning of breeding programmes both for sustainability and food sources
• To maintain all animal areas within Animal Care and Equine to include the internal animal rooms and external enclosures
• Liaise with corporate facilities where specialist cleaning is required and ensure this is undertaken
• Ensure continuous development and improvement of professional knowledge
• Any other duties, of a similar level of responsibility, as may be required

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Level 2/3 Diploma in Animal Care/Management
• Health and Safety Qualification

Desirable Criteria

• Teaching Qualification e.g. PTLLS or a willingness to achieve the qualification
• Assessor Awards V1 and V2, Experience of handling/ caring and maintaining a wide range of animals to include exotics, mammals and birds
• Experience of working within a learning support environment.

Desirable Criteria

• Assessing learners, The daily responsibilities of an Animal Technician (Lantra 08/01/#####).
• Knowledge of current legislation including the Animal Welfare Act and the Health and Safety at Work Act
• Basic Animal First Aid

Essential Criteria

• Experience of handling/ caring and maintaining larger animals

IT Skills

• Basic Level in Microsoft applications particularly Word, Outlook and Excel
• Willing to undertake training appropriate to the role.
• Willing to undertake training appropriate to role.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of using Promonitor or the willingness to undertake training