C&T Generic Job Description

Animal Technician I

GRADE A

  Representative Duties:

• Feeds, restrains, and handles animals.
• Cleans animal cages and equipment.
• Observes animals for signs of illness or stress. Reports deviation in animal conditions.
• May prepare special foods.
• May maintain records and files.
• May assist in preparing animals for experimentation.
• May maintain inventory of supplies.
• Performs additional functions incidental to animal technology activities.

Family: Research/Support
Job Code: 625 Date: 2/89

The job duties listed above are representative and characteristic of the duties required and the level of the work performed in the job title. The duties will vary from incumbent to incumbent in the job title.

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Yale University Clerical and Technical Job Description
Job: 625 Animal Technician I Grade A

Required Knowledge:

• General knowledge, high school level

Required Skills:

• Copies data from standard or easily understandable formats.
• Understands short notes, basic written instructions, and forms.
• Writes short informal notes, fills out simple forms.
• Occasional use of machines that require little training to operate.
• Performs a few simple laboratory or scientific procedures; records results as necessary.

Office and Administrative Skills:

• Refers callers and visitors to the appropriate individual.

Experience, Education and Formal Training:

• Little or no work experience and a high school level education, or an equivalent combination of experience and education.

Complexity and Organization:

• Job tasks composed of routine steps/processes.

Interpersonal Relations:

• Little or no involvement outside immediate work unit.
• Offers basic information or provides assistance on general matters.
• Understands and conveys simple messages and instructions verbally.

Supervisory Guidelines:

• Work is subject to general review on an occasional basis.
• Supervisor always plans, assigns, and schedules work and defines objectives clearly.
• Instruction provided in all new situations, methods, and procedures.

Independent Judgment:

• Established procedures/policies govern most work situations.
• Little opportunity to exercise independent judgment or initiative.
• Problems solved by using established procedures.

Leadership Responsibility:

• Occasionally provides general orientation to routine procedures/policies.

Impact and Consequence of Error:

• Work affects only immediate work unit.
• Errors are not difficult to recognize and correct and only affect own work.

Working Conditions:

• Ongoing possibility of safety risks.
• Stable and predictable.
• Some sustained concentration.
• Some physical effort or dexterity.

Certification:

• AALAS Laboratory Animal Technologist Certification preferred.

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Example 1

Animal Technician I (625)
Salary: A

General Purpose:
Maintain and clean caging and equipment used for housing animals that are being used in biomedical research at the School of Medicine.

Essential Duties of Position:

1. Clean animal cages and equipment.
2. Feed, restrain and handle animals.
3. Observe animals for signs of illness or stress.
4. Report deviations in animal conditions.
5. May maintain inventory of supplies.
6. May prepare special foods.
7. May maintain records and files.
8. May assist in preparing animals for experimentation.
9. Perform additional functions incidental to animal technology activities.

Education and Training:

1. Little or no work experience and a high school level education; or an equivalent combination or experience and education.
2. Preferred: Eligibility and willingness to complete examination by AAALAS as a Lab Animal Technician; two years of work experience.

Skills and Abilities:

1. Good leadership skills.
2. Attention to detail.
3. Organizational and time management skills.
4. Good problem solving skills.
5. Good oral and written communications skills.
6. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. of weight.
7. Good manual dexterity.
8. Offer is contingent upon successful health screening.
9. Willingness to work overtime hours.
10. Preferred: Sensitivity and appreciation of animals.

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Example 2

Animal Technician I (625)
Salary: A

General purpose:
Provide support to the Yale Polo and Equestrian Center, caring for the horses involved in the polo and riding programs

Essential duties of position:

1. Feed, restrain and handle animals.
2. Clean animal stalls and equipment.
3. Load and unload equipment/supplies.
4. Observe animals for signs of illness or stress.
5. Report deviations in animal conditions.
6. Perform general barn maintenance.
7. Perform additional functions incidental to animal technology activities.
8. May prepare special foods.
9. May administer medication under veterinary supervision. Maintain records of treatments.
10. May maintain records and files.
11. May receive and house new animals.
12. May maintain inventory of supplies/equipment.
13. May exercise horses.
14. May operate tractor.

Experience and training:

1. Little or no work experience and a high school level education or equivalent combination of experience and education.
2. PREFERRED: Two years in the care and maintenance of horses.

Skills and abilities:
Previous experience handling or caring for horses.

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