Job Description
A COVER LETTER would really help us get to know you well beyond your resume so applicants should send.
Responsibilities:
Please note that this position is full time and requires Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. We are hiring for two farm managers.
- The schedule for one position is Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday with Wednesdays and Thursdays off.
- The schedule for one position in Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday with Mondays and Tuesdays off.
Animal Care Management:
- Oversee volunteers performing feeding, cleaning and maintenance of resident living areas.
- Oversee cleaning, maintenance, and proper storage of sanctuary equipment.
- Assist with the check-in of new animals and inspection.
- Daily health checks on all animals.
- Providing supplements, medications, injections, etc. as needed.
- Inform other farm manager, then the Executive Director if escalations is needed, of any health issues with the animals.
- Implementing regular tasks for volunteers.
Operations Management
- Answering emails, providing necessary information and follow up.
- Answering phone calls, providing necessary information and follow up.
- Maintain process to review applications, check references and interview potential individual volunteers and assess. interests/skills of volunteers and match with appropriate activities and follow up.
- Assign and track completion of assigned volunteer training.
- Maintain daily volunteer scheduling.
- Maintain volunteer database.
- Provide ongoing training to new and existing volunteers and provide feedback and additional guidance as needed.
- Assist with volunteer recognition program.
- Monitor, encourage, and manage electronic messaging communications to/from volunteers, including the internal application.
- Lead guided tours around the sanctuary and check in visitors and understand the workings of our gift shop.
- Maintain and update training manuals
Intern Program Management:
- Respond to internship requests; assess interests/skills of interns and match with appropriate staff or projects and clearly updating Ops Manager for follow up.
- Manage comprehensive orientation process for new interns.
- Complete school evaluations as required.
Property, gardener, and building management:
- Direct gardeners on projects.
- Direct handy persons on projects.
- Assure that all buildings are maintained and repaired as necessary.
- Monitor electric and heat usage in all buildings and be responsible for conserving.
- Manage the organization and cleanliness of the property.
Miscellaneous:
- Assist with visitor weekends.
- Assist with group volunteering.
- Assist with anything else the organization needs.
Other Skills and Physical Requirements:
- Must have an interest in animals and plants and prior experience is strongly preferred.
- Cleanliness of workspace.
- Enthusiasm.
- VERY Strong organizational skills.
- Critical Thinking skills.
- Mindfulness.
- VERY strong time management skills.
- Ability to multi-task on a daily basis.
- Database management.
- Proficiency using Word, Excel, Internet, GSuite for non-profits, certain programs and apps such as Discord and AirTable.
- Commitment to a team approach of working with staff members, volunteers and guests.
- Strong listening, speaking and writing skills.
- Must be able to be around/handle large animals when necessary.
- Ability to stand for long periods of time (tours, inventories).
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. a plus.
Job Type: Full-time.
Pay: $40,000.00 - $42,500 to start per year based on experience regarding all the above. Yearly reviews and increases, and potential to move up within the organization.
Benefits:
- 50% Employee discount in our gift shop.
- Paid time off - 10 days PTO.
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift (8.5 with break between 1:00-1:30 outside of winter months).
- Day shift (9-5:30 – 9-5 during winter months).
- Holidays are necessary if they fall on the above workdays (PTO can be used for holidays unless you are the primary Farm Manager on that day).
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Tiverton, RI 02878: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required).
Experience:
- Animal Care Management: more than 1 year (Required).
- Operations Management: more than 1 year (Required).
- People Management: more than 1 year (Required).
- Work in greenhouses and gardens preferred.
- Knowledge of property management preferred.
Work Location: In person, no remote work or work-at-home available for this position.
Applicants must understand the expectations and we are only seeking serious inquiries.
- We are a non-profit (very different from a for-profit business).
- We are open 365 days a year.
- Experience IS required. Please do not apply if you have absolutely no experience for this position . We are seeking someone with animal experience, operations experience and property management experience.
- Emergent calls and emails come in every day, even on the holidays and the farm manager needs to assist the public in a timely manner. This will mean this position and the other Farm Manager will split taking the work phone home with you.
- If your scheduled work days fall on a holiday, you are scheduled to work unless you use a PTO day for the holiday (we have volunteers and staff every single day of the year since our farm animal rescues do not know it is a holiday). If you use PTO, you must confirm that the other Farm Manager will be working.
- We need a candidate who is reliable, shows up for work every day and does not call out. If you call out, your job must still be done and will have to be turned over to another staff person who already has a full-time job, and they will end up working several more hours in order to cover for you or have to come in on their day off, so the staff must be able to rely on your attendance.
- You must be willing to talk to people in person and be willing to manage volunteers properly.
- You must understand deadlines and emergencies and be willing to address them.
- We are not at a point where we currently offer health insurance or a retirement plan but we are working toward adding this in late 2025/early 2026 so there will be a period of time before these are able to be offered.
- If you are called for an interview and you ask us to "remind you what the position is" because you did not read/retain this information, we will not move forward with your application. Attention to detail is first and foremost here, and our initial contact with you is of the utmost importance and part of our interview process.
- If you are offered the position and need to leave your role with us, we request at least one-month's notice AND full training of your successor because of the uniqueness of the position .
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