Peripatetic Resource
Technicians/and Practical Instructors
(Animal Care)
2 x Maternity Cover
Positions
£17,990 to £22,659
plus £1,737.50 LW
Our client is
looking to recruit 2 x Resource Technicians/and Practical Instructors (Animal
Care) – both are maternity cover posts. The vacancies are peripatetic between
centres at Enfield, Crystal Palace and Gunnersbury Park.
The post holders
will be responsible for providing day-to-day care for a wide range of animals
kept by the College and supporting and resourcing the teaching of animal care
including maintaining practical facilities.
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:
• The
day-to-day routine care of the College’s animal stock to include cleaning out
of accommodation, provision of feed, water, bedding, nesting material, and
daily health checks.
• Supervising
and allocating tasks for college students carrying out practical duties in
animal areas.
• Assisting
academic staff within the School with the supervision of students and providing
technical assistance and advice as required.
• Completing
records relating to routine animal care, reporting any abnormalities or
problems to Supervisor/Line Manager as appropriate.
• Ordering
feed, bedding and other consumables as required in consultation with Line
Manager. Storage, security and stock control of such consumables.
• Ensuring
high standards of hygiene and cleanliness in all animal areas and associated
storage and service areas.
• Ensuring
the correct disposal of all waste from the animal areas.
For a comprehensive
list of duties, please refer to the College Job Description.
Essential Criteria:
• Experience
of caring for a range of rodents, reptiles, birds and farm-stock on a
day-to-day basis.
• Level
3 qualification or higher in an animal care discipline e.g. City & Guilds
or BTEC Diploma / Extended Diploma. Willingness to work towards a DTTLS
Teaching qualification.
• Good
interpersonal/ communication skills.
• Knowledge
of correct hygiene and cleaning procedures for Animal Unit and associated
areas.
• Awareness
of Health and Safety issues with regard to own duties and the Animal Unit.
• To
follow rotas and working routines carefully and conscientiously.
• To
keep accurate records (manual or computerised).
• To
work effectively unsupervised as well as part of a team.
• Strong
commitment to the care and welfare of the College’s animals.
Start date: ASAP
Closing date: 06.10.14
These posts are
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.
If you are
interested in this vacancy, please send an e-mail to Capel@r21education.co.uk You will then be sent the full Job Description, Person Specification and
College application form, to be completed and returned before the advertised
close date. Please note that the College will not accept CV's in place of
completed applications.
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