Animal Studies

4 weeks ago


Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom West Suffolk College Full time

West Suffolk College, Bury St Edmunds
- 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year - Permanent
- Salary: £25,119 per annum - £27,334 per annum

Are you passionate about animal welfare and education? Do you want to shape the next generation of animal care professionals? We are looking for a dedicated Technician Demonstrator to play a crucial role in our educational and animal activities

Enhance Educational and Vocational Training
- Develop and Deliver Curriculum: Design and deliver practical schemes of work focused on building learners' vocational skills. Assess and record skill development according to academic and professional standards.
- Student Supervision and Support: Actively supervise and guide students during Routine Duties/Work Experience sessions. Ensure they gain valuable hands-on experience in maintaining our diverse animal collection to the highest welfare standards.

Operational and Animal Care Excellence
- Animal Welfare Oversight: Supervise the Animal Centre, ensuring optimal welfare conditions and compliance with health and safety regulations. Manage daily tasks including feeding, medication administration, and maintaining clean and safe animal accommodations.
- Resource Management: Maintain physical resources, manage inventory, and ensure all equipment is clean and fit for purpose. Oversee the ordering of supplies and completion of health and safety checks within budget and time constraints.

Contribute to a Team and Community Environment
- Team Collaboration and Community Engagement: Work closely with the Head of Animal Studies to improve facility utilisation and provision. Engage with the community to support educational events and student placements.

**We also offer a wide range of staff benefits including**:

- Membership into Local Government Pension Scheme
- Family friendly policies and flexible working
- Access to our employee assistance programme
- Employee wellbeing initiatives
- Free parking
- Canteen
- Company Events
- Memberships and discounts - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes.
- Learning and development opportunities - including staff development days
- Range of staff communities, including EDI and neurodiverse communities
- Career progression opportunities available

West Suffolk College is one of the country’s leading further education and apprenticeship providers. Our apprenticeship results have consistently remained above the national average. We offer many degrees, HNCs and HNDs at our focused and inclusive University Studies Centre. We have around 13,000 students including nearly 2,000 apprentices studying with us.

As a College, our Character Strengths and Mission Statement underpin our expectations of all our students and employees. Please familiarise yourself with these and incorporate them into your personal statement; this will be of benefit if you are invited to attend for an interview.

This is an opportunity to join a hugely supportive organisation where we value, support and facilitate your professional development, as well as offering many other benefits including an attractive pension scheme, staff wellbeing initiatives and employee assistance.

This College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

**TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AND APPLY DIRECTLY VIA OUR PORTAL. WE CANNOT ACCEPT INDEED APPLICATIONS OR CVS AS A FORMAL APPLICATION, THANK YOU.**

**Closing Date**: 8.00am on Monday 24th June 2024

**Interviews**: Shortly thereafter
- All data will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. For more information about how we access and use your information please visit our website._

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £25,119.00-£27,334.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Canteen
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person



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