Entry Support
ACRD.GEN.P1
Works under direct supervision to perform routine animal husbandry tasks and basic facility maintenance.
Works under direct supervision to perform routine animal husbandry tasks and basic facility maintenance.
The story of this role
Who does this work
Animal Care Professional in R&D, who wants to ensure the highest standards of animal welfare and integrity in biomedical research.
The problem this role solves
- The external problem: Navigating complex regulations and protocols regarding laboratory animal care.
- The internal problem: Feeling overwhelmed by the responsibility of ensuring both animal welfare and supporting research integrity.
- Why it matters: Believing all animals deserve humane treatment and care, even in a research setting.
The plan
- Acquire and enhance knowledge of animal husbandry best practices and regulations.
- Conduct routine monitoring and health assessments of laboratory animals.
- Collaborate with research teams to assist in procedures while maintaining animal welfare.
- Maintain accurate documentation and administrative records for compliance.
- Engage in ongoing training and active listening to better support research goals and animal needs.
What's at stake
Decreased animal health, potentially leading to compromised research results. Negative public perception of animal research practices due to inadequate care.
Success looks like
Improved health and well-being of laboratory animals, leading to reliable research outcomes. Enhanced reputation of the research facility for exceptional animal care and ethical standards.
Summary
Works under direct supervision to perform routine animal husbandry tasks and basic facility maintenance.
Level — P1 — Entry-Level Professional
New to role or field; performs basic tasks under supervision
- Scope
- Own tasks within a defined component
- Autonomy
- Close supervision; work reviewed frequently
- Complexity
- Routine problems with known solutions
- Impact
- Own deliverables
- Decision rights
- Few independent decisions; escalates the rest
- Leadership
- None — building the craft
- Typical experience
- 0–2 yrs
Core outputs
No core outputs recorded yet.
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Componentsshow ▾
Responsibilities10
- Provide daily care for research animalscommonlevel
- Perform regular health checkscommonlevel
- Change and sanitize cagescommonlevel
- Assist in maintaining facility cleanlinesscommonlevel
- Report any animal health issues to supervisorscommonlevel
- Ensure compliance with animal welfare regulationscommonlevel
- Document daily care activitiescommonlevel
- Participate in training sessionscommonlevel
- Assist in basic facility maintenancecommonlevel
- Support research staff as neededcommonlevel
Tasks5
- Perform routine animal carecommonlevel
- Sanitize animal enclosurescommonlevel
- Document care activitiescommonlevel
- Report health issuescommonlevel
- Assist in facility upkeepcommonlevel
Skills8
- Animal care techniquescommonlevel
- Sanitization procedurescommonlevel
- Basic record-keepingcommonlevel
- Compliance adherencecommonlevel
- Facility maintenancecommonlevel
- Observation and reportingcommonlevel
- Interpersonal skillscommonlevel
- Time managementcommonlevel
Knowledge8
- Animal welfare regulationscommonlevel
- Basic animal biologycommonlevel
- Husbandry practicescommonlevel
- Standard operating procedurescommonlevel
- Facility maintenance protocolscommonlevel
- Health and safety standardscommonlevel
- Basic veterinary carecommonlevel
- Research facility operationscommonlevel
competency8
- Understanding of basic animal husbandrycommonlevel
- Ability to learn and follow SOPscommonlevel
- Strong observational skillscommonlevel
- Attention to detailcommonlevel
- Basic problem-solvingcommonlevel
- Teamworkcommonlevel
- Communicationcommonlevel
- Adaptabilitycommonlevel
qualification5
- High school diploma or equivalentcommonlevel
- Certification or course work in lab animal or veterinary assistant trainingcommonlevel
- Basic understanding of animal carecommonlevel
- Willingness to learncommonlevel
- Good communication skillscommonlevel
Title aliasesshow ▾
| Alias | Type | Confidence | Approved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry Support | common | medium0.50 | — |
Classification mappingsshow ▾
O*NET / SOC
- code=39-2021.00title=Animal Caretakerssource=corpusreviewStatus=approved