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Job Description:

Agriscience Operations Assistant

JOB GOALS: To provide care and maintenance of Shepaug farm including animals, greenhouses, and land use for agriscience students. To promote the ethical treatment of farm animals. To serve as a resource for the agriscience program.

Assistant to work weekends and holidays, twice per day (morning and afternoon) as follows:

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Knowledge of large farm animals, pasture rotation, record keeping for farm care

2. Familiarity with maintaining and caring for livestock, small animals, and plants

• Includes feeding various species (horses, cattle, goats, chickens, guinea pigs, rabbits, etc)
• Cleaning and maintaining stalls, paddock spaces, and small animal cages
• Turning out various large animal species horses, cattle goats, etc)
• Checking greenhouse plants and irrigation

3. Comfortable handling, haltering, leading, and monitoring the health of various animal species

4. Observant in facilities care and be able to recognize mechanical, animal, or plant-related problems

5. Ability to lift a minimum of 50 pounds

6. Possess good communication skills and ability to follow instructions

7. Knowledge of basic first aid for various species

REPORTS TO: Director of Agriscience and Shepaug Administration