Description
The Animal Support Unit within the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is currently seeking for a Recurring Part-time Animal Husbandry Care Attendant.
Reporting to the Manager Animal Support Unit (ASU), the part-time Animal Husbandry Care Attendant provides routine, weekends-based, husbandry care of the teaching and research animals housed at the Veterinary Sciences Research Station, the Clinical Skills Building, and at other facilities that are part of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (e.g. Wildlife Research Station).
The Animal Husbandry Care Attendant works as a member of the Animal Support Unit team, or independently, as required.
The position is physically demanding (heavy lifting and long periods of standing are required), and requires attention to detail and maintenance of confidentiality.
At a minimum, this part-time position will work each weekend (7.0 hours on Saturday and 7.0 hours on Sunday) as well as a further 7.0 hours (potentially split between Fridays and Mondays, but flexible depending on ASU workloads and staff schedules). Additional shifts are possible, but would be variable, and dependent upon timing of staff vacations, timing of leave coverage, and the availability of the incumbent. The minimum shift is 3.0 hours.
Work shifts can be at the Veterinary Sciences Research Centre, Clinical Skills Building, or Wildlife Research Centre, and attendance or participation in events at the Foothills Campus may be required as part of the job.
This position is located at Spy Hill.
Summary of Key Responsibilities (job functions include but are not limited to):
Qualifications / Requirements:
Application Deadline: January 24, 2025
We would like to thank all applicants in advance for submitting their resumes. Please note, only those candidates chosen to continue on through the selection process will be contacted.
This position is part of the AUPE bargaining unit, and falls under the Technical Job Family, Phase 1.
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