Position: Animal Care Technician
Contract: Part-Time - Annualised
Hours: 200 annualised hours by arrangement with the school
Salary: HC4 - £13.05-13.47 per hour
Closing Date: 1st July 2026
Interview Date: Week commencing 6th July 2026
Start Date: As soon as possible
We are looking to recruit an Animal Care Technician to join our team at Earl Mortimer College. You will be required to maintain a high level of animal welfare at weekends, bank holidays and during school holidays.
It is an exciting time to be joining the hardworking and committed staff at Earl Mortimer College. The school is focused on providing a high level of education for all children and ensuring that every child has access to the same opportunities. Earl Mortimer College’s vision and ethos is rooted in developing aspirational and self-reflective learners who are able to think for themselves and be valuable members of their community. We offer a broad and balanced curriculum placing significant importance on cultural capital alongside academic achievement.
Tasks for the role will include:
· Ensuring cages, pens, trays, equipment and fittings are kept clean
· Providing fresh food and water for the animals
· Handling and moving the animals safely
· Checking the animal’s environment (temperature / humidity checks)
· Monitoring the condition of animals and reporting any concerns
· Ordering, collecting and distributing food stock including hay, straw and locusts
· Liaising closely with the Science Faculty team
Earl Mortimer College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check and further pre-employment checks will be conducted in accordance with KCSIE. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Links to our school policies, including our Safeguarding Policy and most recent Ofsted report, can be found on our website www.earlmortimer.org.uk. Visits to the College prior to submitting an application are welcomed. Please contact the College on 01568 613221 to arrange. For an application form please email [email protected].
Pay: £13.05-£13.47 per hour
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
