Responsibilities:
As an Animal Caretaker, you will perform a wide variety of tasks involving overseeing and operating a farm program. The farm includes horses, cattle, sheep, and chickens, as well as three organic gardens. Your work will involve both the care and handling of the animals and, seasonally, the planting, tending, and harvesting of vegetables, flowers, and herbs from the various gardens.
Duties Include:
* Providing comprehensive care and handling (e.g. feeding, watering, turning out, grooming, monitoring and treating health) for a variety of heritage breed farm animals
* Cleaning and maintaining animal stalls/pens/houses and farm related equipment
* Mowing and trimming grass in farm, orchards, and historic areas, including around historic buildings, pens and fences using a riding lawn mower, push mower and string trimmer
* Supporting the Interpretive work group in their planning of interpretive programs and demonstrations to visitors
* Planning and coordinating historic crops and plants in the vegetable garden, dye garden, and Ironmaster's garden
* Performing minor maintenance and repairs on farm equipment and historic structures on the farm
Qualifications
In order to be qualified for this position, you must possess the ability to do the work of an Animal Caretaker with only occasional inspection of the work by a supervisor. You must have experience caring for a variety of farm animals, by feeding, watering, and grooming them; monitoring animal health and providing basic medical care (e.g. worming, administering medicine, cleaning/dressing wounds); keeping records regarding animal health or breeding; and using mowers, tractors, and trimmers to mai
Newly graduated veterinarians may apply for this position
Employees:
0 Veterinarians And 0 Technicians
How to Apply:
Interested applicants may submit their applications via USAjob.gov and/or use this direct link to the job announcement: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/784054600
Case Load:
The park currently has 13 sheep of mixed bread and 2 Red Deven Steer. It is hoped that between 6-12 chicken will be reintroduced to the farm program soon. Long term plans entail explore the replacement options of the steer when they pass involving possibly addition of additional cattle or horses to be utilized for demonstration purposing of 19th century farming and transportation techniques.
Benefits:
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
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