Technician – Animal Management Centre (Companion
Animals)
SPARSHOLT COLLEGE HAMPSHIRE
Technician
– Animal Management Centre (Companion Animals)
Up to £18,656 (dependent upon qualifications and
experience)
With
a growing animal collection and a £2m rebuild of our Animal Management Centre
underway, the position will help ensure the husbandry, management and
maintenance of the teaching collections of domestic rodents (hamsters, rats,
mice, gerbils), companion mammals (rabbits, guinea-pigs, ferrets, chinchillas)
and the exotic rodents (degus, harvest mice, dormice, jirds, sand rats etc.) are
of the highest standard, and enhance delivery of practical training to groups
of students.
Working
with instructors, the post holder will provide practical support and
supervision to students in practical subjects both on an individual and group
basis, ensuring provision is learner focused, to achieve exemplary standards in
animal welfare, teaching and customer service. The college is a full BIAZA member with a significant
animal collection with exciting plans for further development.
Candidates
should be educated to at least level 2 in a relevant vocational subject and be
able to demonstrate significant professional experience working with a range of
either rodents or companion mammals; with at least some knowledge of both. A
flexible approach to a varied workload and a real enthusiasm for the animals
you will be working with are essential, and some teaching or supervisory
experience would be advantageous.
This post is based at the Sparsholt campus. The role
entails weekend and Bank Holiday working on a rota basis.
Closing Date: 05
July 2021
College
Benefits
· Eligibility
to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (a defined benefit pension scheme)
· Free
on-site parking
· Occupational
Sick Pay Scheme
· Occupational
Maternity Pay Scheme
· Flexible
Working Policy
· Holiday
entitlement of 22 days (rising to 25 days after 5 years’ service) plus Public
and Bank Holidays along with college closure days at Xmas.
· Death
Benefit grant of 3 x salary if in the pension scheme
· Ability
to Purchase Additional Annual Leave via a salary sacrifice arrangement
· Access
to an employee assistance scheme
· On-site
gym at the Sparsholt campus (membership £100 per annum)
· Facility
to purchase Sparsholt produce including: plants, fruit & vegetables, fish
and game
· Access
to discounted hair treatments at the Andover campus
· Ability
to access a range of CPD events and support with undertaking professional
qualifications
· Various
food outlets and eateries offering good value food and drink at competitive
prices
There is a nursery on the Sparsholt
campus operated by a commercial provider
Application
packs are available from:
01962
797309
https://www.sparsholt.ac.uk/college/jobs/
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