Student Worker - Livestock

Job Summary: DVU Livestock Center is looking for a team of motivated individuals that have a genuine desire to learn through hands on work at the Livestock Center, housing the beef, swine and sheep herd. It is our desire to build a team of positive employees that are willing to learn and accomplish the many tasks that are required on a daily basis. Employees work an average of 15-20 hours per week, and one or 2 weekends per month. The schedule is reasonably flexible allowing students to take classes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Feed livestock housed at the farm twice per day
• Maintain a clean, healthy, and attractive facility.
• Assist with the herd health care tasks, including diagnosis and treatment of general health conditions across all three species housed at the Livestock Center.
• Assist with all aspects of livestock management, equipment operation and animal handling
• Operate various equipment and heavy machinery around the farm
• Assist with general maintenance of the facility
• Maintain landscape areas such as mowing, trimming, and flower bed care.
• Other duties as assigned

Education Employment eligibility:

• Currently enrolled Delaware Valley University student
• Must be authorized to work in the United States and provide required documentation to verify identity and employment eligibility

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Some farm and animal experience preferred but not necessary

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Frequently lifting 50 lbs or more
• Typically standing or walking
• Typically bending, crouching, stooping
• Typically running, climbing
• Using tools requiring high dexterity
• Outdoor exposure to weather
• Exposure to chemicals
• Exposure to moving machinery
• Exposure to unpleasant odors
• Exposure to animal feces and specimens
• May be exposed to animal bites, scratches and contagious diseases
• High noise environment
• High dust, dirt, grease environment
• May have an alternative work schedule