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Animal Care/Groundskeeping Position
Wolf Sanctuary of PA is seeking a motivated and hard-working professional with animal care and grounds maintenance experience to join our staff. This individual is expected to be energetic, capable, and efficient. This role is physically demanding and involves the ability to work in varied conditions. The ideal candidate should be able to work outdoors for extended periods of time, have experience working with animal husbandry, farm hand duties and experience handling large machinery and equipment with attention to detail. This position is full time.
- Lawn mowing and weed-whacking (summer)
- Snow and ice removal (winter)
- Mechanical repairs on equipment and vehicles
- Carpentry
- Stock freezers and help prepare raw meat for wolves
- Animal care duties including feeding, medicating, freshening the wolves’ water tubs and ponds, enclosure upkeep and maintenance
- Other duties involved with general groundskeeping.
The ideal candidate is expected to demonstrate the following qualites:
- compassionate, respectful, and caring nature for animals
- pleasant, honest, reliable, self-motivated, team worker, punctual, and neat with an ability to follow policies and work details
- ability to stand for extended periods of time & lift 80lbs
- ability to work in all weather conditions and work on a ladder as needed
- high level of energy and efficiency
- reliable and dependable
- comfortable working both independently and as part of a team
- ability to multi-task
- willingness to learn new equipment.
The ideal candidate should exhibit:
- Experience with animal care and/or animal husbandry
- Farm hand or Equine Care experience
- General maintenance and groundskeeping skills
- Experience working with large and small equipment and machinery
- Carpentry skills preferred
- Driver’s License (Required)
- Experience with Large Canines Highly Preferred
