Central Animal Care Services, Vice-Dean Research
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Position number: 37169
Date posted: July 10, 2026
Animal Attendant - Animal Attendant (AESES)
Existing Regular Continuing Part-Time (Budget Funded)
Work schedule:
0-35 variable hours/week
Salary:
$19.99 to $22.21 per hourplus vacation pay
Expected Start Date
August 24, 2026
For more information please contact: Chris Taylor - [email protected] (2047893398)
MINIMUM FORMAL EDUCATION/TRAINING REQUIRED:
- High school completion with job related options required.
- CALAS certification is an asset and should be obtained on the job within a 3 year period.
- Must complete the U of M on line animal ethics/policy course prior to end of probation period.
EXPERIENCE:
- Prior experience with research animals, pet animals or farm animals is a definite asset.
- An acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Adept at restraining small animals with humane technique required.
- Able to sex rodents at a young age required.
- Attention to detail and good powers of observation are essential.
- Able to lift 50 pound feed bags, and to withstand rather adverse environments created by animal odours, dander, bedding dust and high heat and humidity while performing a physically demanding job required.
- Satisfactory work record, including satisfactory attendance and punctuality, is required.
OTHER JOB RELATED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Maintains a philosophy consistent with using animals in research required.
- Free from allergens to animals and animal by-products and cleaning compounds required.
Responsibilities:
- Performs daily care, including feeding, watering, and changing cages or bedding.
- Conducts cleaning processes on cages and accessories, including operating the cage washer.
- Performs animal counts, observes animals, and reports any issues within the CACS animal tracking software, LabTracks.
- Sanitizes and disinfects animal rooms and all facility support areas.
- Assists with animal restraint for examination or manipulation by others.
- Weighs and determines the sex of animals.
- May perform euthanasia on animals when required.
- May be required to perform related duties not exceeding skills and capabilities as required.
This will be an existing regular continuing part time position 0-35 hours/week
The University of Manitoba is committed to the principles of equity, diversity & inclusion and to promoting opportunities in hiring, promotion and tenure (where applicable) for systemically marginalized groups who have been excluded from full participation at the University and the larger community including Indigenous Peoples, women, racialized persons, persons with disabilities and those who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, questioning, intersex, asexual and other diverse sexual identities).
If you require accommodation supports during the recruitment process, please contact [email protected] or 204-474-7195. Please note this contact information is for accommodation reasons only.
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