Animal Care Technician I


Farmingdale, New York 11735


Temporary to Hire


Work Schedule:


+ Choose between: Sunday-Thursday or Tuesday-Saturday; 8am to 5pm


Pay:


+ Competitive hourly rate

+ Bonus potential after 6 months, 4% of gross salary wages in the fiscal year


Preferred but not required skills:


+ ALAT certification or similar; AALAS-LAT

+ Previous animal care experience (rodents, rabbits, mice, rats, small animals)


About the position:


+ Responsible for daily operational maintenance of the animal facilities.

+ Providing appropriate daily husbandry to various laboratory animal species.

+ Performance of daily animal and vivarium physical plant and animal husbandry & maintenance duties (i.e. cage changing, animal & supplies receipt, stocking, vivarium sanitation). Must be able to lift 50 lbs and move heavy objects and be able to work from a standing position for prolonged time periods and perform repetitive motion tasks.

+ Able to support weekend, holiday, emergency & after-hour operational responsibilities.


Ideal candidate:


+ Strong interpersonal and communication skills

+ Commitment to providing quality research service support, and humane animal care in accordance with all guidelines and regulations pertaining to Laboratory Animal Care.

+ Willing to participate in a dynamic, fast-paced team environment, while demonstrating a focus on individual accountability for attention to detail in delivering quality and consistent results in the execution of all daily husbandry duties.


Role Delineation:


+ 60%: daily maintenance of the animal facilities (sanitization of animal rooms & equipment). Providing appropriate daily husbandry to animals (predominantly rodents).

+ 20%: ensuring vivarium service support to the lab & in vivo research community.

+ 10%: inventory management, ordering/receipt of incoming animals & supplies, performing basic veterinary care/treatment functions, and relevant facility records.

+ 10%: document management and compliance with all institutional (IACUC, QA), governmental (City of Cambridge, City of New York, PHS, USDA) and accrediting (AAALACi) protocols & policies.


Education:


+ Associates/Bachelors degree preferred. High School Diploma or equivalent is required

+ 2-year degree in basic science, animal science, or veterinary science is highly desirable


**You should know:** Your safety matters! Vaccination against COVID-19 may be a requirement for this job in compliance with current client and governmental policies. A Kelly recruiter will confirm and share more details with you during the interview process.


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**About Kelly** ****


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