Assistant Training Coordinator

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Staff - Union Job Category CUPE 116 Job Profile CUPE 116 Salaried - Research Assistant /Technician 3 Job Title Assistant Training Coordinator Department Training Operations | Animal Care Services Compensation Range $4,900.00 - $5,343.00 CAD Monthly Posting End Date June 9, 2026 Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date. Job End Date Ongoing At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career. Job Description Summary This position facilitates the institutions efforts to ensure that all education, training, and research involving the use of animals conducted at the University is in accordance with CCAC and University rules and regulations. Assists and works with the Training Manager, Training Coordinator(s) and the Veterinary Head of Training in coordinating campus-wide training programs, courses and workshops on laboratory animal science for laboratory personnel in the animal research community at UBC, Lower Mainland Biotechnology industry partners and Animal Care Services staff. Complies with the Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) Guidelines on institutional animal user training at both the Vancouver and Okanagan Campuses. Performs duties related to technical research services. Organizational Status Reports to the Training Manager. May take work direction from the Training Coordinator(S). Animal Care Services (ACS), the largest animal care program in Western Canada and the second largest in Canada, is responsible for providing research support to the animal-based research community associated with the University of British Columbia and its affiliates through its veterinary services team, the compliance team, the training team, the procurement team and its facilities. ACS is committed to providing excellence in research support to all UBC researchers with accountability, communication, cooperation, customer service and integrity. ACS reports to the Vice President Research & Innovation. Work Performed Providing consistent, high quality and compassionate care to all animals in accordance with the Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) guidelines and established research protocols. Working closely with the Training Coordinator(s), this position performs the following responsibilities: Responsible for set-up and clean-up for all training activities. Assists with the delivery of educational programs in laboratory animal science to the research community at UBC, as well as UBCO and Lower Mainland Biotechnology industry partners and ACS staff. These programs may include handling, restraint, injection, blood sampling, anesthesia, euthanasia, gavage, husbandry and surgical techniques in multiple species; short courses for physicians, surgical residents, medical students, research personnel and staff. Training occurs in multiple facilities at or affiliated with UBC. Assists with ensuring all training activities relating directly or indirectly to animal use and care are in accordance with acceptable veterinary standards and the standards articulated in the Guidelines of the Canadian Council on Animal Care. Ensures that matters of researcher animal use and non-compliance are directed to the veterinary staff and the Animal Care Committee for action and makes recommendation in the development of remedies. Communicates with students regarding course information, registration, examination, certification, as well as managing the associated administrative components. Tracks and reports to the Veterinary Head of Training students unable to complete a course. Keeps records of all training and certification. Tracks all animal usage records and prepares reports of animal usage for the Animal Care Committee related to training. Assists in preparing draft Animal Care Protocols for animals involved in the training programs. Assists with the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that will be used university-wide for common and specialized surgical procedures, administration of substances, sample collection, etc. as well as developing training materials such as videos to be used as references by research personnel. Provides instruction and training to new Research Animal Technicians in support and husbandry duties, new techniques and standard operating procedures. Evaluates and maintains the extensive inventory of supplies and equipment necessary for surgical procedures (may include general, soft-tissue, orthopedic and cardiac surgery) in a variety of animal species. Inventory may include narcotics and controlled drugs, sutures, surgical instruments and linens (sterile and unsterile), anesthesia monitoring and surgical equipment. For animals used in

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