Technician II, Animal Care

Technician II, Animal Care (Aquatics) University of Ottawa Job Details Job Type: Employee Campus: Main Campus Faculty/Service Department: Animal Care and Veterinary Service Union Affiliation: SSUO Hours per week: 35 Salary Grade: SSUO Grade 06 Salary Range: $54,118.00 – $68,361.00 Applications must be received before: 2025/12/01 Position Purpose Reporting to the Associate‑Supervisor, Animal Care Operations (Aquatics), the incumbent participates in the delivery of the program of animal care to maintain ACVS’s high standards of animal care, welfare, and regulatory compliance. Responsibilities include daily animal feeding and observation, tank cleaning, water quality testing, facility maintenance, and routine sanitation procedures. Responsibilities Animal Husbandry: Perform daily behavior and health observations of fish and other aquatic animals. Monitor and record environmental parameters of the animal housing system and room. Execute live feed (rotifer and Artemia) culture and feeding. Perform all other husbandry care required for the aquatic animals kept in the facility. Animal Health: Provide treatment as prescribed by veterinarians and provide updates to the veterinarians. Perform occasional aquatic animal necropsy and prepare fixed samples for histopathology labs. Prepare biological samples for shipment to diagnostic labs. Facility Maintenance: Perform assigned daily exchange or cleaning, sanitation and disinfection of fish tanks and related equipment as well as routine facility housekeeping. Complete recirculating and flow‑through aquaculture system maintenance and minor troubleshooting and repairs. Perform daily water quality analysis. Record Keeping: Complete inventory checks, record‑keeping and routine animal census. Communication: Ensure daily communications with researchers, animal users, animal care staff and facility manager regarding animal health and welfare. What You Will Bring Post‑secondary education in aquaculture or a related field is preferable. Two (2) years of relevant experience may be substituted for the formal education. Ability to follow detailed instructions and adhere to written Standard Operating Procedures. Solid ability to work independently while being able to function well in a team environment. Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated ability to identify and apply relevant solutions to problems such as animal health issues, task conflicts or water treatment unit failures. Strong ability to adapt to changing circumstances in the workplace such as adjusting actions in response to operational priorities, system failures, etc. Willingness and ability to work after hours, evenings, weekends and statutory holidays as assigned. Willingness to provide proof of vaccination history per standard provincial protocols. Ability to work in wet or humid conditions and lift 20 kg. Proficiency in French and English (spoken and written). Key Competencies Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events to realize an objective or project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities. Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Be proactive and self‑starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever possible. Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. Anticipate and identify the needs of internal and external clients and find solutions to meet them. Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other team members to reach common goals. Accept and give constructive feedback. Adjust own behaviour to achieve team objectives. Equal Opportunity Employer The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier‑free work environment. The University is also committed to providing accommodations to applicants with disabilities during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact hrtalentmanagement@uottawa.ca to communicate accommodation needs. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; Canadian and permanent residents will be given priority. Prior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against Covid‑19 as defined in Policy 129 – Covid‑19 Vaccination. This policy was suspended effective May 1, 2022 but may be reinstated at any point in the future depending on public health guidelines and the recommendations of experts. Union Position Note The hiring process will be governed by the current collective agreement related to the union affiliation noted above; you can click here to find out more. Front‑line Candidate Competency If this is a front‑line position with responsibilities to interact with students, selected candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute. 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