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Trainee Animal Technician
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Trainee Animal Technician
Apply locations Kew, Victoria, Australia Parkville, Victoria, Australia time type Full time posted on Posted 11 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: April 24, 2025 (17 days left to apply) job requisition id JR3458
Job Title
Trainee Animal Technician
Job Description
An excellent opportunity is available for a Trainee Animal Technician to join the Bioservices department at Australia's pre-eminent biomedical research institute.
About the Position
The Trainee Animal Technician will undertake duties associated with the care, husbandry and maintenance of laboratory animals and the facility. Routine tasks include observation, husbandry, breeding, cage cleaning, equipment and room cleaning, sterilisation procedures, record keeping and meeting researcher/client requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Animal Husbandry
- Clean animal cages
- Provide food and water
- Observe health of animals
- Wean and sex animals
- Identify and record births
- Identify pregnant animals
- Euthanise animals no longer required
Breeding Programs
- Mate animals according to workplace procedure and direction of supervisors
- Adjust breeding programs to suit demand for animals
- Identify poor breeders
- Allocate animals to orders and issue the orders via office
Client Services
- Advise office/researchers as to animal availability, health and welfare
- Allocate animals to orders
- Prepare animals for transport in accordance with SOPs
- Process any required documentation regarding transportation of animals as required
- Ensure that researchers are kept up-to-date and fully informed regarding their animals
Record Keeping
- Use animal management systems to record animals as required
- Weekly cage/animal count
Cleaning
- Cleaning of equipment and rooms
- Dust, scrub and mop room weekly
- Aid in cleaning and sterilising equipment when needed
Regulatory
- Maintain knowledge of and ensure compliance with all relevant regulatory instruments, e.g. POCTA, OGTR, OHS, etc.
Selection Criteria
Essential Knowledge and Skills:
- Completion of Secondary School
- Undertaking or completion of the Diploma of Animal Technology (or equivalent)
- Must be physically fit
- Availability to work weekends/public holiday rosters
Desirable Knowledge and Skills:
- Prior experience with animals is desirable but not essential
Personal Qualities:
- Conscientious
- Good observation skills
- Attention to detail
- Flexible
- Cooperative
- Enthusiastic
- Good communication skills
Terms of Appointment
This position is an ongoing role in a preferably full time capacity. Salary is Professional Services Employee Level T3.1 $54,149. Up to 17% superannuation and very attractive salary packaging options are available.
How to Apply
Please apply by uploading your CV, cover letter and a document addressing the key selection criteria in pdf format.
Application Closing Date: 7 April 2025
About Us
WEHI's commitment to diversity and inclusion
At WEHI we strive to foster a flexible working environment that encourages individual differences and promotes collaboration and creativity. We recognise that talent does not sit within a single identifiable group in our society and that WEHI's ability to shape contemporary scientific thinking and deliver leading professional services relies on a diversity of thought within our organisation.
WEHI's commitment to Indigenous employment
WEHI is working to create a future where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples will be engaged at the scientific frontier, making exciting discoveries and decisions about the future of health in this country, and part of a leading professional services workforce supporting the realisation of these discoveries. We are committed to creating a culturally safe workplace and offering career development and leadership opportunities to First Nations staff and students. We strongly encourage any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.
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