Elements and Performance Criteria
- Confirm workplace animal care routine schedules
- Check animals
- Animals under personal responsibility during shift are clarified.
- Animal status is verified via records or verbal reports.
- Animals are counted and basic behaviour is noted at beginning of shift.
- Changes in animal numbers, behaviour or condition are reported to supervisor.
- Animals under personal responsibility are checked and status reported.
- Maintain a clean workplace
- Floors benches and other flat areas are cleaned in accordance with workplace protocols.
- Animal housing areas are cleaned in accordance with workplace protocols.
- Waste and soiled bedding is disposed of in accordance with workplace protocols.
- Damage to housing and equipment is identified and reported.
- Post-cleaning procedures are completed.
- Complete hygiene practices for animals
- Hygiene control methods for a range of animals are identified and practiced.
- Basic animal hygiene inspection is performed and cleaning needs of nominated animals are identified.
- Animals are bathed or cleaned under supervision.
- Grooming techniques are determined in accordance with individual animal requirements.
- Animals are groomed according to individual needs under supervision.
- Complete post-hygiene care of animals