Job Farm Assistant Orland, CA

Responsibilities & Duties

Cleaning large animal and small animal shelter housing barns. Barn cleaners are assigned daily cleaning responsibilities for a full, 8-hour daily work shift. Cleaning procedures include:

• Raking out all bedding straw in barns
• Scrubbing perches, nestboxes, feed & water pallets
• Scrubbing walls & gates
• Cobweb dusting barns
• Cleaning hospital barn walls and flooring
• Spreading old bedding on pastures
• Assisting with farm maintenance as needed

Qualifications

• Reliable and dependable
• Able to work in all weather conditions
• Able to perform strenuous physical labor and lifting
• Ability to complete all barn cleaning schedules as assigned
• Team player; able to work well with a variety of people
• Perform any other tasks as assigned by supervisor
• Previous farm or work experience at animal care facility helpful
• Farm equipment knowledge & ability to drive tractors helpful

Job Specifications

• Full-time position
• Weekends and holiday hours may be required
• Starting wage is $11.00 per hour
• Competitive benefits package, including paid holidays; personal days; vacation and sick leave; health, dental, vision, and life insurance; 403(b) plan; flexible spending accounts; and long-term disability insurance

All interested applicants are required to complete Farm Sanctuary’s Employment Application. Instructions for sending supplemental materials will be provided within the application.

For questions or to request a copy of the employment application by mail, please contact humanresources@farmsanctuary.org.

Position posted August 11, 2016