Assistant Animal Technician - Cage Wash Job Edinburgh Scotland UK,Outdoor/Nature/Animal Care

Location: City of Edinburgh

Grade UE03: £24,729 - £25,804 per annum

Corporate Services / Bioresearch & Veterinary Services

Full Time: 35 hours per week

Open Ended: permanent

The Opportunity:

As an Animal Technical Assistant – Cage Wash team member, you will play a key role in supporting Bioresearch & Veterinary Services. As part of the team you will be a dedicated and dependable individual prepared to undertake day-to-day housekeeping and cleaning within our facilities. We are a place where everyone is welcome. Responsibilities include essential sterilisation support in the wash-up areas, such as cleaning used rodent cages and rodent drinking water bottles.

The role is physically demanding, so being fit and active is beneficial. There are no minimum qualifications, making this post suitable for all ages. Knowledge of animal welfare and husbandry is advantageous. You will be primarily based at the Western General, and King’s Buildings, with potential requirements to cover colleagues’ leave at Bio Quarter and Easter Bush.

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With roles from hospitality to research,there’sa career for everyone at the University of Edinburgh. We can offer opportunities for you to develop in your career and make a real difference in the communities around us while contributing to the world at large.

Technician

Our technical staff are essential to supporting teaching, research, and the smooth operation of our facilities. Whether you're maintaining cutting-edge lab equipment, facilitating ground-breaking research, developing new techniques, or enhancing student and staff experience with top-notch facilities, your work will have a lasting impact that stretches far beyond our academic community. We valuecolleagueswith drive,determination and a passion for what they do.

A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle:

Excellent benefits and support
Contributing to the work of and supporting our world leading research at the University.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week).

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As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

A competitive salary.
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
Comprehensive Staff Benefits, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of 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 value of your pay and benefits.

Bioresearch & Veterinary Services (BVS) are responsible for the housing, care and management of animals used in biomedical research at the university. Around 100 BVS staff provide Home Office, veterinary, and technical support for our researchers to ensure optimal animal welfare, high quality research, and compliance with all relevant legislation across multiple sites.

For more information see our website Bioresearch & Veterinary Services | The University of Edinburgh

Our vision is to provide an excellent professional service that prioritises animal welfare whilst supporting our world leading research. We endeavour to work according to our CARE values: Caring for animals, Active communication, Respecting others, Excellent service. We are also a UK Leader in Openness, engaging wherever possible with opportunities to discuss our work, including our public website Animal research | The University of Edinburgh

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