Peripatetic Animal
Collections Manager
£25,485 to £27,843
plus £1,737.50 LW
Our client is
looking to recruit a full time Peripatetic Animal Collections Manager who will
be working at Crystal Palace Park (average 2 days per week), Enfield (average 2
days per week) and Gunnersbury Park (average 1 day per week).
About the College
Capel Manor College
in Greater London, is a vocational college delivering courses in Arboriculture
and Countryside, Animal Care and Saddlery, Floristry and Balloon Artistry,
Garden Design and Horticulture.
Key Duties:
• Monitoring
of animal husbandry practices across all sites. Peripatetic, working at Crystal
Palace Park (average 2 days per week), Enfield (average 2 days per week) and
Gunnersbury Park (average 1 day per week).
• Planning
schemes of work and staff practical rotas. Production of course materials,
assessment books and schedules for practical assessments across all courses.
• Delivering
and assessing (to the appropriate examination body standards) a range of
subjects related to Practical Animal Husbandry and Science.
• Line
managing Practical Instructors / Technicians at each centre.
• Arranging
regular meetings with practical staff and providing feedback at team meetings.
• Co-ordinating
animal management plans across all centres, implementing and monitoring
procedures and animal records / systems to comply with the Secretary of State
Standards of Modern Zoo Practice.
• Continuing
to develop in liaison with the Animal Care Management Team a rationale for the
animal resources, their husbandry and management, including sourcing new animal
stock, co-ordinating breeding plans, sales of animals, movement of stock across
sites and the maintenance of animal documents in accordance with DEFRA, Soil
Association, Rural Payments Agency and Natural England regulations.
• Liaising
with external bodies and organisations in connection with resource management
and licensing. Developing and maintaining links with other collections and
organisations.
• Ensuring
that all requirements and regulations relating to health and safety are adhered
to at all times. Responsible for
ensuring that the health and safety of students and visitors is maintained
whilst in contact with animal resources.
• Co-ordinating
the supply of essential husbandry resources, feed orders and deliveries across
centres.
• Co-ordinating
veterinary visits and maintaining animal welfare codes.
• Maintaining
professional knowledge of current legislation and practices relating to animal
care and welfare.
For a comprehensive
list of duties, please refer to the College Job Description.
Essential Criteria:
• Professional
qualification in an animal discipline, preferably HND, Degree or equivalent.
• Experience
of planning/managing the husbandry of a variety of animal species.
• Experience
in managing resources including staffing and budgets.
• Experience
of taking a lead on Health and Safety compliance.
• A
commitment to and enthusiasm for the teaching and guidance of students at all
levels.
• A
commitment to animal welfare.
• Ability
to plan and organise self and others.
• Effective
communication skills.
• Sound
problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Good
team leadership skills.
• Ability
to work on own initiative within agreed strategic guidelines.
• IT
competent.
Start date: ASAP
Closing date: 02.06.14
This post is subject
to an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring list check as it is within regulated
activity due to Capel Manor College being defined as a ‘specified place’.
Capel Manor College
aims to employ a workforce which reflects the community it serves. Therefore
applications from minority groups are welcomed. The College is a Two Ticks
Employer (Positive About Disabled People) and therefore where applicants
indicate they have a disability and meet the essential criteria in the person
specification, they will be short-listed for interview.
Capel Manor College
is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young
people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
It is anticipated
that candidates who progress from the application stage will be asked to attend
the College for an interview within three weeks of the closing date. Therefore,
if you do not hear from the College within that time you may assume that your
application has been unsuccessful.
Please note, if you are successful in the selection
process you will be required to complete a College application form before the
advertised close date. A CV will not be accepted on its own.
