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Animal Care Technician
Salary
£15.34 per hour
Hours
Part time role covering weekends and holidays: 4 hours across each weekend (2 hours each day) + 18 hours each week over the holidays including weekends. There may be a requirement to work further hours where needed and is dependent on the needs and welfare of the animals.
Weeks: 52 Weeks per year
Job Purpose
We are seeking a reliable and enthusiastic Part-Time Animal Care Technician to support the care and welfare of animals within the college animal care unit during weekends and holiday periods when students are not on site.
The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring all animals remain healthy, safe, enriched, and well cared for, while maintaining high standards of hygiene and husbandry throughout the animal care facilities.
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Key Responsibilities & Safeguarding
- Prepare animal feeds and carry out daily feeding routines in line with animal care plans.
- Clean and maintain animal enclosures, housing, equipment, and associated areas to a high standard.
- Carry out routine animal health checks and observations, reporting any concerns promptly to the relevant staff member.
- Provide enrichment activities and positive animal interactions to promote animal welfare and wellbeing.
- Undertake regular animal handling to maintain animal confidence, socialisation, and habituation during periods when students are absent.
- Monitor and record environmental conditions, including temperature and humidity checks for reptile enclosures.
- Maintain accurate records relating to animal care, feeding, environmental monitoring, and health observations.
- Report any maintenance, welfare, behavioural, or health concerns appropriately.
- Ensure animal kitchens, preparation areas, and general animal care facilities are kept clean, organised, and hygienic.
- Follow all relevant health and safety, biosecurity, and animal welfare procedures at all times.
Essential Criteria
- Animal Care qualification (level 3)
- Flexible and willing to work when required for the welfare of the animals
- Have experience working with a range of animals in a practical animal care setting.
- Be confident handling animals safely and calmly.
- Have a good understanding of animal welfare and husbandry practices.
- Be reliable, responsible, and able to work independently.
- Be organised and able to maintain accurate records.
- Have good observational skills and the ability to identify and report concerns.
Benefits
Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of students with special educational needs? Do you thrive in an inclusive and supportive academic environment?
If so, we want YOU to join our team. Queen Alexandra Charity (QAC) has dealt with a period of swift growth and academic improvement and this is your opportunity to become part of a vibrant College that is moving forward and making a real difference to the lives and futures of our students.
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QAC offers you the chance to have a positive impact as you join a committed group of colleagues in ensuring that all students achieve their aims and aspirations. We are dedicated to providing exceptional education and support to students with diverse learning needs and life experiences. Our specialist setting fosters an inclusive community where every student is valued, supported, and empowered to reach their full potential.
QAC offers a vibrant, varied and enriching educational experience for both residential and day students. Our curriculum aims to maximise adult life, independence and work opportunities for all students. Class sizes are designed to meet specific needs and support levels are high.
Joining our supportive team, you will have the opportunity to:
- Work closely with students with SEN to achieve their goals
- Make a difference to the educational experience of young people
- Be a voice for students and staff in specialist education
- Foster a positive and inclusive learning environment, promoting academic growth, self-development and self-confidence
- Develop your own skills, aspirations and progress your career.
Our benefits include:
- Schedule 1 Benefits (reviewed annually and/or as appropriate)
- Access to on site car parking
- Use of QAC Fitness Centre (subject to opening hours)
- Cycle to Work Scheme (Salary Sacrifice)
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme Helpline (BHSF)
- Access to Education Support Free Helpline for Teachers & Education Staff
- QAC Mental Health First Aiders & activities to support health and wellbeing
- BHSF Benefits Package including Healthcare Plans, discounted shopping/services
- Annual Flu vaccination/voucher
- Access to other benefit/discount schemes (which may be subject to charge) e.g. Blue Light Card, TOTUM (NUS), Charity Worker Discounts, Discounts for Teachers
- Dell Advantage programme - a free programme that offers savings to students, parents and all staff at QAC - up to 20% off. https://www.dell.com/en-uk/lp/dell-advantage
- Health and Wellbeing Services (Occupational Health/Counselling)
- Free Tea/Coffee and Staff Room facilities
- Dining Room facilities with hot/cold food (free meal provided for those supporting students at mealtimes)
- Additional discretionary concessionary/closure days as part of leave entitlement (including closure over Christmas/New Year period)
- Reward and Recognition Policy – Living the Values Awards (team & individual) and long service
- Enhanced/Occupational paid leave e.g. maternity/paternity (subject to qualifying criteria)
- Occupational sick pay (based on length of service)
- On site wellbeing activities (e.g. yoga, meditation)
- Support for training/ CPD (either by way of study leave and/or funding)
- Flexible working arrangements including Flexible Working Policy Agreements, Time Off in Lieu (TOIL) in prior agreement with line manager.
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About Queen Alexandra Charity
Queen Alexandra Charity (QAC) provides education, residential support, community services and enterprises in support of young adults with learning difficulties and disabilities.
Education is provided through a national residential College that supports a diverse range of student/client abilities and needs. Our College provides education, training, routes to independent living and employment through an innovative, holistic approach to learning and support. It offers a vibrant, varied and fun educational experience for both residential and day students. Our curriculum aims to maximise adult life, independence and work opportunities for all students. Class sizes are small and support levels high.
We have educational and learning sites based in Birmingham, one of Europe’s most welcoming and vibrant cities, with a rich and diverse culture. Our main site is based in Harborne, a pleasant leafy Birmingham suburb, on a friendly and green 8-acre campus with excellent facilities and resources. In addition we also have Pinewood Campus which is located on a business park and is designated to employment progression.
Clients within our Residential Services programme still require support and the aim is to deliver a service that provides them with the means to live independently/semi independently into the future. Many clients are either in education, voluntary work or paid employment not linked to QAC directly.
Our Community Services based at our Umberslade Campus in Stirchley include a supporter worker service, women's group, men's group, LGBTQ plus group, Saturday Socials, The Night Owl Experience (disability friendly night club visit in Birmingham City Centre).
All students, clients and staff are supported within safe and well-resourced environments.
QAC makes a positive difference to the lives and learning of people with disabilities and learning difficulties. We have high expectations of staff, students and clients whilst being responsive, innovative and collaborative. Our Charity values drive how we work with students, clients, stakeholders and as a team.
We continue to attract and retain staff of the highest calibre, who are proud of QAC’s achievements and who wish to be an integral part of ongoing and future successes.
As Leaders in Diversity which drives the culture at QAC and we warmly welcome applications from individuals who share our values, from all backgrounds, to add to our committed and diverse team.
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