Job Description:

Job information Animal Care Assistant - Exotic from the Company University of Edinburgh, this latest Animal Care Assistant - Exotic job vacancy is located in the city Edinburgh located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate GCSE . Job Vacancies in this Animal field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Responsibility:

UE03 £22,214 - £24,248 (Pro Rata)

CMVM, Royal (Dick) School of Vet Studies, Exotic Animal Teaching Facility

Part Time- 17 hours per week (2.5 days)

Open Ended - Permanent Contract

The Opportunity:

The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies is very excited to offer a part time exotic animal care assistant post covering 17 hours, 3 of which will be on a Saturday morning, the remaining 14 will be spread over two weekday shifts (Thursdays & Fridays) as part of a job share.

We are seeking friendly, experienced and very reliable team members whose goal will be to provide gold standard care to our in-house resident teaching animals.

The job will be based in our Exotic Animal Teaching Facility (EATF) on Easter Bush campus in Midlothian which houses a variety of small mammals, reptiles and birds. Our undergraduate students enjoy working with the teaching technicians to learn about the husbandry, handling and proper care of these species. R(D)SVS is one of the only Veterinary Schools in the UK to have an exotics facility of this size on site, we are extremely proud of this.

The jobholder should have previous experience within an animal care environment, ideally, they should have previous knowledge or a keen interest in exotic species and be able to demonstrate this. Excellent attention to detail and confident animal handling/care abilities are vital in this role.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Experience of work within a busy animal care or veterinary setting essential
• Suitable, relevant, exotic animal work experience
• A relevant animal care qualification
• Excellent organisational and planning skills
• The ability to work well as part of a small dedicated team
A genuine love for commonly kept exotic pet species and their care

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As a valued member of our team you can expect:

• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab)

The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 11 th September

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Interviews will be held Tuesday 17 th September

Keywords : Edinburgh jobs

Closed Date : 2025-03-02