PERSON SPECIFICATION
TRAINEE ANIMAL TECHNICIAN (PART TIME) – BSU/0124/10
Department
Grade:
Biological Services Unit
1
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA
Training and
education
Experience
Able to provide proven
evidence of secondary
school education
ASSESSMENT
*A and/or I
A and I
3 GCSE Grade C or above
including Biology or
an animal care
qualification
A and I
Able to demonstrate
ability to write clearly
I
Able to demonstrate a
proven interest in animal
husbandry
A&I
Experience in manual
work
A&I
Experience in undertaking routine tasks
A&I
Considerable experience
with working with farm
livestock and equine
A&I
Experience with working
with rodents , can
demonstrate a confident
handling technique
I
Experience in working
with a changing
environment
A&I
DESIRABLE CRITERIA
GCSE Maths, English ,
Biology or another
science
ASSESSMENT
*A and/or I
A and I
Experience of working in
research facility
A&I
Experience of working
with laboratory animals
A&I
Skills and
knowledge
Behavioural
skills
Physical Skills
Can demonstrate a
commitment to the role
A&I
Can demonstrate
conscientiousness when
working with
animals/other team
members
A&I
Good team player
A& I
Able to work with limited
supervision once initial
training gained
A&I
Attention to detail
A&I
Organisational skills,
ability to work in a clean
and methodical way
A&I
Able to use initiative and
commonsense in everyday
situations
A&I
Able to work out of hours
ie: weekend work (1 in 3
or 4 weekends)
A&I
Able to attend work on
additional hours to cover
emergency staffing
A&I
Out-line commuting
arrangements if living
further than two hours
commuting distance to
RVC Camden
A&I
Proven track record in
respect to high level of
punctuality
A&I
Proven track record in
respect to high levels of
attendance
A&I
This role is a manual role
with considerable
A&I
Able to demonstrate
knowledge of animal
husbandry within a
research facility
A&I
emphasis put on the
ability to be able
undertake aspects of
animal care which you
could liken to a farm
situation in some areas,
thus the ability to
undertake physically
demanding role with no
known previous health
issues is paramount
The role involves working
with laboratory animals ,
thus , the individual
should have no known
allergies to small animals ,
farm animals or hay
A&I