My career at Myerscough College – Empowering Futures
About the role
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Animal Studies Team as an Animal Centre Technician.
In this role of Animal Centre Technician, you will be responsible for the maintenance and promotion of high animal welfare standards and care at all times in compliance with Animal Welfare Act 2006 and relevant Codes of Practice across the full range of the College's educational collection to include small animal, zoo, exotic species and large animals on the Animal Unit.
It is essential the successful candidate has GCSE English at Grade C/4 or above (or an equivalent standard), Level 3 animal management qualification or working towards higher and have successfully carried out or be in the process of carrying out work placement in an animal collection.
Why join us?
At Myerscough College and University Centre we have a nationally and internationally recognised Further Education, Higher Education, Adult Education and Apprenticeship provision. The Further Education provision is well established, the Higher Education provision has a well-recognised partnership with the University of Lancashire and the apprenticeship provision is operational nationally. We offer a rewarding and enjoyable working environment, where colleagues are inspired to make a positive difference to the educational experience and employability of our students. We are one of the top five largest land-based and sports colleges in the UK.
What We Offer:
We take care of our team just as we do our students. As an employee, you can enjoy a range of benefits, including:
* Regular Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities.
* Hassle free onsite parking at our Preston Campus.
* An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to provide wellbeing support in moments of need.
* Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme.
We are flexible working friendly and happy to discuss interest in flexible working.
Visit our website for the full list of excellent benefits our college offers.
Please note that as part of our commitment to safeguarding our students, our background screening checks include limited online searches. Online searches will only be undertaken in respect of the successful candidate, as a pre-conditional term of our job offer.
Safeguarding our students is of paramount importance. Our recruitment process has been designed to keep students safe and to ensure that we appoint safe and suitable people.
All successful applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment background and safeguarding checks.
The successful applicant will be responsible for complying with all safeguarding policies and practices, and for ensuring student safety and wellbeing is at the forefront of everything they do.
This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
We are an equal opportunity employer; we want all our candidates to have a fair and equal opportunity to secure employment with us. We encourage applications from all underrepresented groups: BAME applicants, disabled applicants, and LGBT+ applicants.
If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, due to a disability, then please speak with a member of the People team.
As a disability confident employer, we commit to guaranteeing an interview for any disabled applicant who meets all of the essential criteria.
Hours:
31.2 hours per week
Department:
Animal Studies
Location:
Myerscough College (Preston)
Salary:
£25,457 per annum, pro rata relating to qualifications and experience
Reference No:
ACTMC-1710
Closing Date:
Friday 17 October 2025