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

HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE; Middleton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Hopwood Hall College in Middleton invites applications for an Animal Technician to support the instruction and welfare of animals used in teaching. You will supervise learners, maintain animal areas, ensure health and safety, and assist with stock and equipment within the animal unit and centre.

The role requires a Level 2/3 Diploma in Animal Care/Management, a basic H&S qualification, and experience with a range of animals.

Qualifications

• Level 2/3 Diploma in Animal Care/Management
• Health and Safety qualification
• Teaching Qualification (PTLLS) or willingness to achieve
• Assessor Awards V1 and V2
• Experience handling/caring for a wide range of animals
• Experience in a learning support environment
• Knowledge of Animal Welfare Act and Health and Safety at Work Act
• Basic Animal First Aid
• Experience with larger animals
• Experience using Promonitor (desirable)

Responsibilities

• Instruct groups of students in animal care and animal management.
• Supervise, assess, evaluate and monitor students in animal care and animal management.
• Manage and supervise students to keep animal areas clean and compliant with health and safety.
• Ensure equipment is clean and safe in the animal unit and centre.
• Liaise with lecturers on learner progress and assessments.
• Review operating systems with Centre Director and staff.
• Maintain animal food stocks and ensure animals have food and water.
• Monitor stock levels and replenish orders as required.
• Undertake Health & Safety risk assessments and ensure compliance with legislation.
• Keep accurate records of animals and data inputted into systems.
• Follow Life Sciences Animal SOPs and assist with breeding planning.
• Assist with planning and maintaining internal and external animal areas.

Skills

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Excel

Education

Level 2/3 Diploma in Animal Care/Management

Tools

Promonitor

Job description

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

Qualifications

Essential Criteria

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

Desirable Criteria

• Teaching Qualification e.g. PTLLS or a willingness to achieve the qualificationAssessor Awards V1 and V2

Experience

Essential Criteria

• Experience of handling/ caring and maintaining a wide range of animals to include exotics, mammals and birdsExperience of working within a learning support environment.

Desirable Criteria

• Assessing learners

Specialist Knowledge

Essential Criteria

• The daily responsibilities of an Animal Technician (Lantra 08/01/2013).Knowledge of current legislation including the Animal Welfare Act and the Health and Safety at Work ActBasic Animal First Aid

Experience

Essential Criteria

• Experience of handling/ caring and maintaining larger animals

IT Skills

Essential Criteria

• 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