Trainee Animal Technician

3 days ago


London, United Kingdom S3 Science Full time

Are you looking to launch your career working with animals?

Are you passionate about looking after animals and provide their welfare needs?

Are you looking for a role paying £22,000 as a starting salary as well as starting a lifelong career?
- Daily duties working as an Animal Technician include;
- Feeding and watering
- General health checking
- Handling animals
- Cage cleaning and washing

The qualities of an Animal Technician are:

- High levels of motivation and a good work ethic
- A genuine passion to work with animals - demonstrating care, welfare, and compassion
- Previous experience working with (and handling) animals would be beneficial
- Accurate data entry
- Flexible and adaptable
- Enjoys working on your own and as part of a team

Don’t worry if you haven’t previously held the role of an Animal Technician, providing you meet our requirements you will receive on-the-job training with full pay and benefits from day 1.

Application route:
Interviews will be taking place ASAP and starts can be immediate, but this is not essential should you have a notice period, they are willing to wait for the right people.

S3 Science is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Temp to perm
Contract length: 3 months

**Salary**: £10.50-£13.00 per hour

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Overtime

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: KB/TAT/Lon



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