The casual Animal Technician will perform duties that provide care, husbandry, welfare monitoring and oversight to animalsand will undertake technical and material support duties that support research and facility operations.
**What you will be doing**:
- Provide animal care, husbandry, colony management activities, monitoring and record keeping
- Undertake duties that support operations including material support activities which may include inventory management, animal transport and washroom duties
- Use your training and experience of animals in the research setting to provide assessment and advice that assures animals wellbeing
- Perform duties that support researchers in undertaking research programs involving animals.
**About you**
You are an Animal Technician with experience in the research setting and have a commitment to the care and wellbeing of animals. You enjoy working as part of a team to achieve a consistently high standard of animal care and research support. You have high attention to detail, are organised, motivated and communicate well. You enjoy working with others, foster a cohesive team workplace and build trust in your relationships with colleagues and stakeholders alike.
**You have**:
- Training and/or experience in Animal Technology or equivalent
- You have hands-on experience in the animal research setting which may include the care and management of genetically modified rodent colonies, welfare monitoring of animals, and conduct of technical procedures involving laboratory animals.
- You have a high level of expertise in skills performed routinely by Animal Technicians and are keen to further develop your skills and knowledge in the field.
- You hold or are willing to obtain an employee Working With Children Check
📌 Animal Technician
🏢 HOBAN Recruitment
📍 Melbourne