{"id":5798,"date":"2024-04-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/?page_id=5798"},"modified":"2026-06-27T19:05:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T02:05:25","slug":"animal-technician-supervisor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/animal-technician-supervisor\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal Technician Supervisor"},"content":{"rendered":"

UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP<\/strong><\/p>\n

17727 (NE S SEIU 925 Supv)
\n22413 (NE H NI SEIU 925 Supv)<\/p>\n

CLASS SERIES CONCEPT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Perform animal care duties; provide care for animals and animal facilities.<\/p>\n

BASIC FUNCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Supervises animal technicians, assists in the daily operation of a highly complex animal facility, and performs skilled animal husbandry functions.<\/p>\n

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Supervises a staff of animal technicians and support personnel; assists with the management of an animal facility.<\/p>\n

TYPICAL WORK<\/strong><\/p>\n

Perform duties of Animal Technician 3;<\/p>\n

With delegated authority, interview and recommend selection of applicants, train new employees, assign and schedule work, act upon leave requests, conduct annual performance evaluations and recommend disciplinary action;<\/p>\n

Ensure all facility operations comply with facility, University of Washington, state and federal requirements;<\/p>\n

Coordinate training and education for animal technicians and research staff;<\/p>\n

Advise, assist and communicate with other facility staff and research staff regarding animal facility procedures, policies and activities;<\/p>\n

Participate in the development of facility Standard Operating Procedures;<\/p>\n

Assume fiscal responsibility for ordering and managing inventory of select consumables (e.g., feed, bedding, and PPE);<\/p>\n

Oversee and organize facility storage rooms;<\/p>\n

Assist in the creation and implementation of new or revised animal care procedures;<\/p>\n

Coordinate and conduct meetings;<\/p>\n

Manage the retention of completed documents such as lab activity logs and animal facility forms in accordance with facility, University of Washington, state and federal reporting requirements;<\/p>\n

Review and approve completed facility records;<\/p>\n

Conduct regular inspections of the assigned facility\/facilities;<\/p>\n

Perform related duties as required.<\/p>\n

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT) OR Laboratory Animal Technologist (LATG) certification.<\/p>\n

AND<\/p>\n

High school graduation or equivalent AND a minimum of three years experience working in an animal research environment at an Animal Technician 2 level or equivalent,<\/p>\n

OR<\/p>\n

Two years of college with major study in animal or life science and two years of experience working in an animal research environment at an Animal Technician 2 level or equivalent,<\/p>\n

OR<\/p>\n

Bachelor\u2019s Degree with major study in animal or life science and one year of experience working in an animal research environment at an Animal Technician 2 level or equivalent.<\/p>\n

Equivalent education and\/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and\/or registration.<\/p>\n

CLASSIFICATION HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n

07\/01\/2014: New Class Title
\n10\/22\/1984: Class adopted for UW contract classified staff per PERC decision to add this title, to SEIU Local 925 Supervisory bargaining unit, effective March 13, 2014 (Case #26197-E-3843). Incorporates the work of UW classified non-union job code 4727, Animal Technician Supervisor Washington State Job Code 525H, adopted 10\/22\/1984, effective 07\/01\/2007
\n10\/22\/1984: Revise class. Revises class code (formerly 4727), effective 07\/01\/2007
\n10\/22\/1984: New class adopted
\n09\/01\/2020: Revise class<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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