Weekend Animal Care Assistant

Lab; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading drug development company in Huntingdon is seeking an Animal Care Assistant to join its growing team. Responsibilities include daily animal welfare checks, providing fresh food and water, and maintaining clean enclosures. The ideal candidate should have empathy for animals and basic literacy skills. This role offers opportunities for career progression and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Excellent rates of pay

Structured career progression

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Ability to learn and develop skills related to animal care.
• Beneficial previous experience working with or handling animals.

Responsibilities

• Conduct daily welfare checks on animals.
• Provide adequate fresh food and water.
• Offer environmental enrichment through play and exercise.
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene of animal enclosures.

Skills

Empathy with animals

Basic Literacy and Numeracy skills

Job description

Are you passionate about caring for animals?

Do you want to be a part of the world's leading drug development company?

At Labcorp in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire we are looking to recruit an Animal Care Assistant to join our expanding team.

As a leading contract research organization (CRO), Labcorp provides comprehensive drug development solutions for a range of industries. Labcorp has helped pharmaceutical and biotech companies bring to market 100% of the top 50 best selling drugs. Chances are, you or someone you know has benefitted from a medicine or medical device that Labcorp helped develop.

Job responsibilities

• Daily welfare checks.
• Provision of adequate fresh food and water.
• Providing animals with environmental enrichment through play and exercise.
• Ensuring enclosures are cleaned in accordance with clear instructions and maintained to the highest standards of hygiene and cleanliness.

What Labcorp can offer you

• Animal Care Assistants work both Saturdays and Sundays and receive excellent rates of pay.
• Animal Science and Technology qualifications, as well as structured career progression. Many of our full-time employees started their careers as Animal Facility Assistants and have progressed to become senior team members and managers.
• The chance to work with a variety of different people in a supportive environment.

Education/Qualifications

• Basic Literacy and Numeracy skills.

Experience

• The ability to learn and have empathy with the animals, as well as the capability to develop the requisite skills.
• Previous experience of working with or handling animals is beneficial.

Labcorp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer

Labcorp strives for inclusion and belonging in the workforce and does not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind. We make employment decisions based on the needs of our business and the qualifications and merit of the individual. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), family or parental status, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, personal appearance, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic. Additionally, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law.

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