Animal Technician/Instructor
We are recruiting for a full-time experienced and well-organised Animal Technician/Instructor to join the team at Common Leys Farm campus. This is an exciting post, giving the successful applicant the opportunity to work across the animal care unit caring for a range of animals and supporting students to develop a high level of employable and practical animal handling skills.
The role will require you to work with a wide range of animals on our animal unit, including reptiles, rodents, birds, paddock animals, and farm livestock amongst others.
You should be qualified to a minimum of level 3 in a recognised animal subject and have recent experience of working within animal collections or in a college environment. You must enjoy working with young people and be confident working with and instructing students in a wide variety of routine duties and practical animal husbandry tasks, and have experience of working with a wide range of domestic animals.
In return, Abingdon & Witney College offers excellent benefits to our employees including generous pension and holiday schemes (with potential Christmas closure days), continued professional development, flexible working options, corporate gym membership, cycle/tech scheme, and much more.
Salary: £26,121 - £26,750 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week
Working Pattern: Monday to Thursday 7.5 hours per day, Friday 7 hours per day
Contract: Permanent
Location: Common Leys Campus
Closing date: 27th April 2025 (Midnight)
*Abingdon and Witney College reserve the right to close all applications before the posted closing date.
AWC values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the adverts should we receive a sufficient level of interest!
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