Auxiliary Animal Care Technician
1 week ago
Job Category
CUPE 116
Job Profile
CUPE 116 Hourly - Research Assistant /Technician 2
Job Title
Auxiliary Animal Care Technician
Department
Research Support | Centre for Comparative Medicine | Animal Care Services
Compensation Range
$ $29.82 CAD Hourly
Posting End Date
May 18, 2024
Note:
Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.
Job End Date
Full-time during training (6-8 weeks). Casual, on-call ongoing based on seniority, operational needs and availability of employee. Employee must provide a minimum of 1 shift per week availability. Shifts are not guaranteed.
At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students.
Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.
Job Summary
This position is responsible for directly supporting the animal-based research community within the University of British Columbia by providing high level animal care in working closely with the Clinical Veterinarians and Animal Care Teams.
The Animal Care Technician (ACT) will provide facility support within the Centre for Comparative Medicine, including cage processing, laundry and general facility maintenance.
The Centre for Comparative Medicine (CCM) is a rapidly growing and dynamic environment in which staff partner with researchers from both academia and industry.
The research encompasses a broad range of topics from furthering our understanding of basic medical sciences, to enhancing our abilities to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease in human and non-human animals.
CCM Technicians are responsible for the daily maintenance and care of specific species of large laboratory animals. The position requires thorough knowledge of working with animals exposed to hazardous and bio-hazardous agents, and radioactive compounds.Due to the work involving the use of potentially hazardous material, the use of personal protective equipment, annual TB testing, and adherence to strict safety protocols is expected.
The work environment is technically complex with the use of computerized large animal anesthesia machines, diagnostic laboratory equipment, specialized surgical equipment, and digital environmental monitoring tools.
The individual must be able to lift up to 25 kgs several times throughout the day and work in an environment that requires continuous walking, bending, stooping, reaching, twisting, turning and use of a pallet jack.
Orientation and training will be provided on the job.
Organizational Status
This position reports to the CCM Supervisor and may take direction from the CCM Assistant Supervisor. ACTs work closely with the Registered Veterinary Technicians (RVTs) and UBC veterinarians.
CCM is a multi-species facility specialized in supporting animal research at UBC through surgical support, training, diagnostic and pathology support as well as housing.
As part of UBC Animal Care Services (ACS), the largest animal care program in Western Canada and the second largest in Canada, CCM is responsible for providing research support to the animal based research community associated with the University of British Columbia and its affiliates through its veterinary services team, the compliance team, the training team, the procurement team and its facilities.
ACS is committed to providing excellence in research support to all UBC researchers with accountability, communication, cooperation, customer service and integrity.
ACS reports to the Vice President Research & Innovation.Work Performed
Provides husbandry and technical services in cooperation with the CCM Supervisor and Animal Care Technicians by:
Provide consistent, high quality and compassionate care to all animals in accordance with the Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) guidelines and established research protocols.
Maintaining and sanitizing assigned animal rooms, performing appropriate decontamination methods and procedures, including mixing of appropriate cleaning solutions and chemicals to disinfect and sanitize bottles, pails, pans, cages, pens and entire work area.
Operating a bedding vacuum system, bottle filling system, high pressure spray units and autoclaves.
Operating rack and tunnel washers.
Prioritizing laundry tasks and treat soiled laundry to produce clean linen, when required.
Cleaning of cages, accessories, bottles, carts, and racks.
General housekeeping, including disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste.
Cleaning and general upkeep of the facility.
Assembling clean caging units.
Performing and reporting periodic minor maintena
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