Caregiver, Environment

Caregiver, Environment team members are crucial, valued members at Farm Sanctuary who are tasked with ensuring our Sanctuary residents have safe and healthy living environments on our 275-acre site.

Requirements

• Provide animal enclosure cleaning and bedding
• Provide environmental enrichment
• Provide general landscaping, as well as snow removal in the winter months
• Provide general work in support of large maintenance projects including tasks such as painting and fence maintenance
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Sanctuary Environment & Transport
• Must be able to perform strenuous physical labor and lifting (up to 60 lbs regularly; team-lift heavier amounts regularly)
• Must be able to bend, lift, push, stoop, stretch, climb, and crawl and other strenuous activities
• Must be able to regularly perform work in a variety of weather conditions; almost all work is done in outdoor setting that is not climate controlled
• Must be a team player and demonstrate willingness to help others
• Flexible with positive attitude, willingness to pitch in where needed and as assigned
• Reliable and dependable
• Must be able to communicate with others in a respectful and productive manner
• Able to follow direction and complete all tasks as assigned
• Comfort with and ability to develop expertise working with all species in Farm Sanctuary’s care.
• Proactively centers racial equity at Farm Sanctuary in all work contributes to an anti-racist culture on-site, and exhibits humility.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package, including 13 paid holidays
• Generous paid time off
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 403(b) plan
• Flexible spending accounts
• Long-term disability insurance
• Free access to the CALM meditation app
• Access to the Nivati wellness platform