About Flinders

Our bold vision, captured in our Strategic Plan: making a Difference: The 2025 Agenda, is to be internationally recognised as a world leader in research, an innovator in contemporary education, and the source of Australia’s most enterprising graduates.

To realise this ambition, we recently made a significant organisation change to a six College structure with a professional staff and services alignment.

We recognise the key to our success is exceptional people and we’re seeking an outstanding individual to join the team of our transformed university.

 

Employment Type:

Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

 

Position Summary

Availability:
Fixed term until 31/1/2023 | Full-Time

Compensation Grade:
Higher Education Officer level 3

Salary Range:
$60,433-$65,424 p.a. + 17% superannuation.

Reporting to:
Animal Facility manager
Medicine & Public Health

The incumbent will support biomedical research by providing husbandry to a wide variety of species of research animals, and assistance to research programmes by carrying out breeding and technical procedures using established guidelines. They will engage in work that, in the main, is normally prescribed. S/he will operate within a framework of established procedures, workplace routines, deadlines and expectations. Under general to broad supervision, the incumbent is expected to consult with her/his supervisor on matters where activity cannot easily be determined by reference to past practices or established procedures.

No supervisory responsibilities are required for this position.

 

Key Position Responsibilities

The Senior Animal Attendant is accountable for:

• Ensuring best practice of animal care and wellbeing by providing animal husbandry including cleaning, feeding, watering and providing environmental enrichment to a variety of laboratory species;
• Maintaining the health status and integrity of breeding and research animals by monitoring their health and wellbeing and being able to recognise illness in a variety of animals, assisting in their treatment and maintaining clinical record sheets.
• Maintaining records associated with the breeding colonies and research protocols.
• Any other responsibilities in line with the level of the position as assigned by the Supervisor and/or the University.
• There is a requirement for the applicant to work on weekends or public holidays according to a roster.
• The incumbent must not have allergies that would preclude them from performing animal facility duties satisfactorily.
• Current driver’s licence and willingness to drive.

 

Key Position Capabilities

• Certificate III in Animal Studies (or equivalent) and/or a combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
• Demonstrated effective communication skills, both written and interpersonal.
• Demonstrable experience and commitment to working with research and genetically modified animals.
• Demonstrable experience in health monitoring and maintaining records.
• Sound knowledge of maintenance of barrier conditions and husbandry of laboratory, native, domestic and farm animals held for research.
• Knowledge and familiarity with current animal welfare legislation, PC2 and/or quarantine containment requirements, and previous experience working with animals other than laboratory species will be looked upon favourably.

 

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A valid National Police Certificate which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.
• Please note that you may be required to provide evidence that you are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations, in line with the Flinders University COVID-19 Vaccination Policy

 

A valid National Police Certificate which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.

We are seeking to increase the diversity to improve equal opportunity outcomes for employees, and therefore we encourage female applicants, people with a disability and/or from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders descent to apply.

Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.

 

Applications Close 11:59pm:

27 Nov 2022

 

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