Resource
Technician/Practical Instructor (Animal Care)
Salary is from £10,902 to £13,731.60 plus £1,053 LW.
The vacancy is for 3 days per week - Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
Our client is looking to recruit a
Resource Technician/Practical Instructor (Animal Care) – to be based at Gunnersbury
Park.
The post holder 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. If required, provision of demonstration and
technical instruction to students in a wide range of subjects relating to
animal care.
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.
·
The exercising, training and handling
of animal stock as appropriate and as required.
·
Providing
demonstrations and technical instruction to students undertaking practical
animal care and associated tuition.
For a
comprehensive list of duties, please refer to the College Job Description.
Essential
Criteria:
·
Experience of caring for a range of animals
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.
·
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
keep accurate records (manual or computerised)
·
Strong
commitment to the care and welfare of the College’s animals.
·
To
follow rotas and working routines carefully and conscientiously.
·
An
understanding of safeguarding and a commitment to creating a safe learning
environment
Start
date: ASAP
Closing
date: Closing
date is 7.4.15.
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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