Student Animal Health Assistant

Background

Northwestern Polytechnic, Canada’s newest polytechnic, aspires to be the most entrepreneurial polytechnic in Canada by 2034. We are recruiting individuals who spark creativity, drive innovation, are highly engaged and are eager to embrace our core values: innovation & responsiveness. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, one who is willing to turn risk into opportunity, Northwestern is your employer of choice. A recently aligned strategic plan identifies 1, 3, 5, and 10-year goals, tactics and actions that will ensure Canada’s newest polytechnic will be the most entrepreneurial in Canada.

The Role

• Small and large animal husbandry and care

• Inventory management

• Cleaning and restocking large and small animal lab spaces on Fairview campus

• Standard operating procedure revision and development

• Lab work and quality control

• Other duties as required

What We Offer

NWP offers lifelong learning opportunities through professional development & wellness programs, a competitive salary and compensation package and a student-centered culture that is vital to our community. Consider joining Canada’s newest polytechnic, committed to be the most entrepreneurial polytechnic by 2034.

The successful candidate will have (education and experience). Necessary skills and attributes to be successful in this role include: (Below are a few examples of skills - please add and delete as needed)

• proficiency in Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook;
• strong organizational and multi-tasking skills;
• an entrepreneurial spirit, specifically one who is willing to take a risk to create opportunities;
• excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• ability to build strong relationships across the organization; and
• a high level of integrity, professionalism and accountability.

How to Apply

Only applications received electronically via the NWP website will be considered.

We review all applications to select candidates whose qualifications and experience most closely meet our needs.

Only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted. For general inquiries, please contact HR at humanresources@nwpolytech.ca

Thank you for applying to NWP!