Position Definition :
Under general supervision of the Director of Animal Care, Supervisors and team leader or Health Care Technicians, has responsibility for support for health care and/or environmental control activities and work directly related to the collection, receiving, housing and handling, evaluation, breeding, nutrition, treatment, and disposition of a wide variety of animals. Supports the Director and other staff in such areas as husbandry, research animal production, management, disease recognition, general maintenance and operation of the VMU.
Essential Functions:

• Routine husbandry for rodents, and various large animals, including sheep, swine and rabbits.
• Assist with cage washing and other equipment
• Maintain food and bedding; unloading storage and stacking
• Routine maintenance of ventilated caging components and other equipment.
• Maintenance of quarantined or infected rodents
• Assists Director and Health Care Technicians in ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations
• Physical maintenance and sanitation of the vivarium
• May assists in preparation of large animals for surgical procedures.
• Proper maintenance and troubleshooting of VMU equipment and machinery.
• Finding and reporting health checks to veterinary staff
• Cage counts and census of every room
• Tagging cages for weaning, health checks, and mortality reports
• Provide isoflurane anesthesia kits for check-out
• Sanitizing cages and equipment
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Job Requirements:

• Degree: High school diploma
• Years of experience 2-3 years experience working with animals
• Certifications AALAS certificate preferred
• Position requires ability to lift minimum of 50 lbs.

Working Conditions/Environment:
The work environment for this position is in a medical research laboratory. It may include some minor annoyances such as noise, strong odors, temperature variations, etc. The incumbent is in non-confined animal housing -type setting in which he or she is free to move about at will. The incumbent will work up to 4 days per week, including weekends.
The base salary range for this position is $20.79-$31.73 per hour. The base salary actually offered to a successful candidate will take into account various relevant and non-discriminatory business factors including, without limitation, the candidate's geographic location, job-related experience, knowledge, and skills, and education, as well as internal equity considerations. A successful candidate may also be eligible to earn additional compensation including bonuses.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)