Animal Care Technician - £1000 sign on bonus available!

<h2≥Job Overview:</h2≥<p style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"≥<span style="font-size: 18pt; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥<strong≥Now recruiting for March start dates</strong≥</span≥</p≥<p style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"≥<span style="font-size: 18pt; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥<strong≥If successful, you will be eligible for a £1000 sign on bonus! </strong≥</span≥</p≥<p style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"≥<span style="color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥<strong≥Are you interested in working with animals?</strong≥</span≥</p≥<p style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"≥<span style="color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥<strong≥Do you want to build a career working for a company that is commited to making the world a better place?</strong≥</span≥</p≥<p style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"≥<span style="color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥<strong≥Are you looking for a job that offers training and development?</strong≥</span≥</p≥<p style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"≥<span style="color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥<strong≥Then we have the role for you! </strong≥</span≥</p≥<p style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"≥<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;"≥Covance are looking for Trainee Animal Technician’s to join our growing team in Eye, Suffolk. Covance are the largest employer for animal technicians in the UK and we need you!</span≥</p≥<p style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"≥<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"≥We fully support our technicians through our comprehensive training and development programme which includes gaining accredited Animal Science and Technology qualifications, as well as structured career progression.</span≥</p≥<p style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"≥<span style="color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"≥<strong≥As a Trainee Animal Technician, your main responsibilities will be:</strong≥</span≥</p≥<ul style="margin-top: 0cm;"≥<li style="color: #4b4b4b; margin-left: -18.0pt;"≥<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"≥Providing food, water and bedding to the animals</span≥</li≥<li style="color: #4b4b4b; margin-left: -18.0pt;"≥<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"≥Changing cages and associated equipment</span≥</li≥<li style="color: #4b4b4b; margin-left: -18.0pt;"≥<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"≥Assisting in the handling of animals for various procedures</span≥</li≥<li style="color: #4b4b4b; margin-left: -18.0pt;"≥<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"≥Performing cleaning duties within the animal rooms and facility</span≥</li≥<li style="color: #4b4b4b; margin-left: -18.0pt;"≥<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"≥Preparing equipment and materials for use on studies</span≥</li≥<li style="color: #4b4b4b; margin-left: -18.0pt;"≥<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"≥Recording routine study data both manually and using electronic data capture systems.</span≥</li≥</ul≥<p style="margin: 0px;"≥<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;"≥You will be required to work 1 in 3 weekends as part of your working week, paid at a shift pay enhancement. There will be an opportunity to work additional overtime during the week and weekends that are not part of your scheduled week. </span≥</p≥<h2≥Education/Qualifications:</h2≥<ul class="ul1"≥<li style="margin-left: 0cm;"≥<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;"≥Animal Care or Animal Management qualifications at Level 2 or higher are desirable but not essential</span≥</li≥<li style="margin-left: 0cm;"≥<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;"≥A minimum of 5 A*-C GCSE's or equivalent qualifications including Maths, English and Science</span≥</li≥</ul≥<h2≥Experience:</h2≥<ul≥<li≥<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;"≥The ability to learn and have empathy with the animals; as well as the capability to develop the requisite skills</span≥</li≥<li≥<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;"≥Previous experience working with or handling animals is beneficial</span≥</li≥</ul≥