Instructor - Animal Care, 28 hours p/w, Term Time Only + 4 Weeks (Maternity Cover) in Totland

Instruct groups of students and assess their skills in animal care and animal management to enable students to learn and achieve.

Key Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the instruction of students in animal care and animal management.
• Supervise, assess, evaluate, train and monitor students working in animal care and animal management (in line with awarding body standards).
• Manage and supervise students to ensure that all areas of the animal unit and animal centre are clean, meeting health and safety requirements.
• Manage and supervise students to ensure that all equipment within the animal unit and animal centre is clean, meeting health and safety requirements.
• Liaise effectively with relevant lecturers on the progress made by learners within the animal unit and animal centre, providing updates on skills development and details of any assessments undertaken.
• Review and develop operating systems in liaison with the Centre Director, Programme Manager and lecturing staff.
• In liaison with the animal technician, maintain animal food stock levels to ensure all animals have food and water available as stated in the standard operating procedures.
• Monitor all stock relating to animal care and animal management to ensure orders are placed to replenish stock when required.
• Undertake Health & Safety risk assessments and ensure all working practices are compliant with industry legislation (e.g. COSHH).
• Ensure that accurate records of animals are kept and the data inputted onto computer systems and paper systems.
• Follow the current Life Sciences Animal Standard Operating Procedures.
• Assist in the planning of breeding programmes both for sustainability and food sources.
• Maintain all animal areas within Animal Care and Equine, including the internal animal rooms and external enclosures.
• Liaise with corporate facilities where specialist cleaning is required and ensure this is undertaken.
• Ensure continuous development and improvement of professional knowledge.
• Any other duties, of a similar level of responsibility, as may be required.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Level 2/3 Diploma in Animal Care/Management.
• Health and Safety Qualification.

Desirable Criteria

• Teaching Qualification e.g. PTLLS or a willingness to achieve the qualification.
• Assessor Awards V1 and V2.
• Experience of handling, caring and maintaining a wide range of animals to include exotics, mammals and birds.
• Experience of working within a learning support environment.
• Assessing learners.
• Knowledge of current legislation including the Animal Welfare Act and the Health and Safety at Work Act.
• Basic Animal First Aid.

Essential Criteria

• Experience of handling, caring and maintaining larger animals.
• IT Skills.
• Basic Level in Microsoft applications particularly Word, Outlook and Excel.
• Willing to undertake training appropriate to the role.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of using Promonitor or the willingness to undertake training.