Horse Caretaker or Barn Cleaner

• PLEASE READ
• You Must Apply Through Our Website On this Link Below

• REQUIRED APPLICATION LINK

  https://peaceridgesanctuary.org/get-involved/jobs/employment-application/
• No drop-by visits or phone calls, please.

If you have questions about our open positions, you can email: melissa@peaceridgesanctuary.org Founded in 2001, Peace Ridge Sanctuary is a nonprofit animal advocacy and conservation organization running multiple shelters for farmed animals, equines, and dogs in Brooks, Belfast, and Freedom, Maine. We're looking for strong, kind, reliable people who want to grow with the organization and help support our mission of actively rescuing animals from cruelty, neglect, and other emergency situations. If you want a job helping animals, read more about us, our open position(s), and what we're looking for below.

Current Openings:

Experienced Horse Caregiver

• Albion, Maine Horse Barn Cleaner

• Albion, Maine General Job Descriptions & More Info:

  Animal Caregiver Overview
• Animal caregivers are tasked with keeping our rescued animals happy and healthy.

While no two days will be exactly alike, every day will be focused on making sure all of the needs of our residents are met. Typical tasks include feeding and watering, health checks, medical protocols, preventative and special care, barn and habitat cleaning (caregivers always participate in cleaning), assisting with veterinary and farrier appointments, maintaining medical records, enrichment, etc. Other tasks, such as helping fellow team members, preparing for new rescues, training interns or volunteers, participating in on-site events, etc. will be assigned on an as-needed basis. In the high-capacity shelter world, flexibility is key to making sure all the necessary tasks are completed each day, so ideal candidates are organized, detail-focused people who can also be flexible and make adjustments when needed. Barn Cleaner Overview

• Barn cleaners are tasked with keeping our facilities cleaned and maintained in a way that ensures hygienic and dignified living for the animals.

Each of our barns and pastures is cleaned daily. Cleaning is a critical part of keeping our animals happy and healthy and barn cleaners play an essential and respected role on our team. Other tasks, such as groundskeeping, repairs, helping other team members, preparing for new rescues, etc. will be assigned on an as-needed basis. Ideal candidates are organized and good at following specific, detailed instructions. For people with farm experience, please familiarize yourself with our organization and mission before applying.

More Details:

Peace Ridge is a nonprofit, mission-driven organization. We strive to pay a living wage and support our team while they do this meaningful work, but candidates should understand nonprofit the nonprofit world is inherently different than the for-profit world. Here is some more information to consider: Please note on the application what position(s) you're interested in and if you're looking for full-time or part-time work The work schedule remains consistent from week to week The typical full-time/hourly schedule is 8am

• 4pm, five days a week (paid ½ hour lunch); if you're assigned tasks aren't completed, you'll need to work later that day, but we try to keep hourly schedules to 8 hour workdays Weekend and holiday work will be required (animals don't take days off) Paid vacation and sick time is offered to full-time employees Starting pay is $18 an hour with yearly raises based on performance Staff must be respectful of our vegan mission Because we're always looking for new hires to become long-term team members who can help us help more animals, we want to make sure that you're a good fit for us, and we're a good fit for you.

Here are the typical steps of our hiring process: You fill out our required job application form (linked below) If it seems like a potential match, we'll set up a preliminary phone call (note: due to the high volume of applications, we may not be able to respond to all applications if it doesn't seem like the right fit) If you're still interested and we are too, we'll interview in person at the sanctuary location you're interested in working at We'll look to you to give us written feedback by email within 24 hours of the interview While not always required, paid working interviews are often the last interview step to give you a better sense of the workload and job before making a final decision

• REQUIRED APPLICATION LINK

  https://peaceridgesanctuary.org/get-involved/jobs/employment-application/
• Peace Ridge Sanctuary is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an applicant's race, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, color, gender (including gender identity or expression), pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, marital status, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic characteristics, protected medical condition, military status or any other classifications that are protected under applicable federal or state anti-discrimination law.

Pay:

From $18.00 per hour

Work Location:

In person