Animal Care Technician
3 weeks ago
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Position Number (Final) : N/A
Employee Group: Casual
Job Category: Other Professionals
Department or Area: Animal Care Services
Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada (On-site)
Job Type: Casual
Length of term: 1 year
Shift: Every other weekend
Number Of Positions: 2
Date Posted: April 24, 2024
Closing Date: May 8, 2024
COVID 19 On-Campus RequirementsPrior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to declare their COVID-19 vaccination status and provide proof that they were fully vaccinated or had an approved accommodation to engage in in-person University activities. These requirements were suspended effective May 1, 2022, but the University may reinstate them at any point.
About Queen's UniversityQueen’s University is the Canadian research intensive university with a transformative student learning experience. Here the employment experience is as diverse as it is interesting. We have opportunities in multiple areas of globally recognized research, faculty administration, engineering & construction, athletics & recreation, power generation, corporate shared services, and many more.
We are committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcome applications from individuals from equity seeking groups such as women, racialized/visible minorities, Indigenous/Aboriginal peoples, persons with a disability, persons who identify in the LGBTQ+ community and others who reflect the diversity of Canadian society.
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Job SummaryQueen’s University is currently accepting applications to fill an opening for a Part-time Animal Care Technician to work alternate weekends and holidays (approximately 14 hours per week) in Animal Care Services.
Hourly Rate: $18.77/hour + 4% vacation pay = $19.52/hour
Opportunity Details:
- Scheduled shifts. Rotating every other weekend. Not call in, so you can plan other things in your life.
Job Duties:
- Provide daily care and feeding for the laboratory animals.
- Prepare and dispense the correct diet for specific species according to the animal’s biological needs, using scales, volumetric devices and including sterilization procedure.
- Recognize deviations from normal health and behaviour, reporting any abnormalities to Veterinary Services.
- Accurately identify, handle, and restrain animals within the facility.
- Must be aware of the basic principles of sterility, quarantining, conditioning, and epidemiological control.
-Handling and providing for the needs of special husbandry cases:
o Biohazards
o Sterile environment
- Lifting heavy animals and equipment e.g. bags of food, paper, cleaning fluids, caging.
- Providing animal treatments under veterinary guidance.
- These skills are applied to the husbandry of common laboratory animals.
Requirements:
- The incumbent must have a patient, humane, and caring attitude towards all animals, combined with the strength and knowledge to handle them successfully.
-The incumbent must be aware of the basic principles of sterility, quarantining, conditioning and epidemiological control
- Commitment to be at work on-time for each shift
- Strong communications skills are required (speak, read, and write in English).
- Ability to work independently and in a group as a member of the Animal Care Services team.
- Physically capable of performing the duties listed above.
-Knowledge of the Canadian Council of Animal Care (CCAC), the Canadian Association for Laboratory Science (CALAS), the Animals for Research Act and the University Animal Care Committee is an asset.
The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Queen’s is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, visible minorities, Aboriginal Peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.
The University provides support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that takes into account an applicant's accessibility needs. Candidates requiring accommodation during the recruitment process are asked to contact Human Resources at hradmin@queensu.ca .
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