At Mary Hare we deliver a range of vocational qualifications to students of mixed ability.
Animal Management and Land-Based Studies resources include a garden area, mixed woodland and a collection of small animals including chickens, ducks, guinea pigs, tortoises, geckos, and dogs. We regularly visit a local school farm to work with their livestock. The position requires a flexible person who, in addition to the technician duties, we hope will help to deliver lessons to small groups of students and support the teaching staff in the work that they do.
The Role:
An element of this role will be helping us to develop and expand our animal collection in conjunction with animal welfare requirements. You will be responsible for the high standard of welfare in our animals and their primary carer for the during the school holidays and some weekends. This involves feeding and watering animals, checking their health, and maintaining and rotating accommodation. The post will include some weekend and school holiday work to help to provide 365-day care for the animals.
We currently deliver qualifications in Level 1 Land-Based Studies and City and Guilds (Level 2-3) in Animal Care and Animal Management. You will also be the technician for our land-based studies and horticulture work, some of which takes place in the woodland. We therefore hope the appointed person will have an interest in ecology, horticulture/arboriculture and will be willing to work with our environmental group. Work for the woodland may include overseeing the resourcing, tools, equipment, and lesson preparation and supporting the development of the woodland for lessons and other uses.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Responsible for monitoring the animal welfare and ensuring all animal husbandry standards are maintained at an optimum.
Keep abreast of changes in government policy specifically around the animal husbandry and welfare.
- To advise the organisation of imminent threats and mitigating actions that need to be implemented and then to put them in place.
- Maintaining animal enclosures/housing and provide reports and plans where there is to be an unplanned expenditure or when external companies are needed for work to be completed.
- Ensure good standards of record keeping (i.e. weights / health checks / import and export paperwork / feeding logs / risk assessments), writing process and policy paperwork where necessary.
- Complete risk assessments on an annual basis
- Work on a flexible basis to meet the needs and welfare of the animals on site.
- Stock taking, ordering and management of stores of animal and plant resources.
- Support lessons through the preparation of resources. To attend relevant meetings, open days and parent consultations, including the May Bank holiday.
- To maintain up-to-date and relevant CPD
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