Weekend Animal Care Assistant

Lab; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading drug development company is seeking an Animal Care Assistant in Huntingdon, England. Responsibilities include daily welfare checks and ensuring cleanliness of animal enclosures. Candidates should have basic literacy skills and empathy towards animals, with experience being a plus. Join a supportive team with opportunities for career progression in animal science.

Benefits

Excellent rates of pay

Structured career progression

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Basic Literacy and Numeracy skills required.
• Previous experience handling animals is beneficial.
• Willingness to work with different animals and develop required skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily welfare checks on animals.
• Provide adequate food and water to animals.
• Ensure cleanliness of enclosures according to instructions.
• Enhance animals' well-being through play and exercise.

Skills

Ability to learn and empathy with animals

Basic Literacy and Numeracy

Education

No specific degree required

Job description

Overview

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.

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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