Casual Associate Animal Technician Full-time

Associate Animal Technician

Join our casual pool for a range of associate animal technician opportunities at the Queensland Animal Science Precinct (QASP). Competitive hourly rate of $44.67, plus 11.5% superannuation. Based at our Gatton Campus.

We are seeking reliable and committed Associate Animal Technicians to join our casual pool, providing essential care and husbandry for research animals at the Queensland Animal Science Precinct (QASP). This role ensures the welfare of animals while supporting general facility operations, including the use of equipment, chemicals, and other materials. You'll contribute to maintenance tasks and the daily functionality of the QASP, working under routine or general supervision. These casual roles are located at the Gatton Campus and may require some work outside of normal working hours, including participation on the weekend/public holiday roster.

Duties and Responsibilities Include:

• Provide care and welfare for livestock, ensuring clean housing and maintaining biosecurity.
• Perform record-keeping and assist with research sampling and euthanasia as needed.
• Prepare facilities, operate machinery, and ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards.
• Support daily operations, including waste management and effective team communication.
• Assist in research projects by performing routine procedures and providing experimental support.
• Participate in rosters, including weekend/public holiday duties, as required.

The successful candidate may be required to complete a number of pre-employment checks, including: right to work in Australia and Medical Clearance. You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Employer sponsored work rights are not available for this appointment.

Medical Clearance: Working with laboratory animals is an inherent requirement of the position. The appointment is therefore subject to, and conditional upon, satisfactory medical clearance(s), including disclosure of relevant medical history, to undertake such work without unreasonable risk to your health and safety. In addition, the Employee is required to fully comply with necessary ongoing health monitoring procedures and control measures associated with the position.

Vaccinations and Immunisation: It is a condition of employment for this role that if you are required now or in the future, to work or interact in Queensland Health clinical facility; or in an equivalent, clinical health facility; or health care role; or will be required to perform work tasks that put you at risk of exposure to vaccine-preventable disease you are required to be immunised against, and remain immunised against, certain vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) in accordance with the University's Vaccinations and Immunisation Guidelines (PPL 2.60.08). The employee is required to provide evidence of immunisation against VPDs.