Shelter Facilities Technician

Shelter⠀Facilities⠀Technicians⠀are⠀crucial,⠀valued⠀members at⠀Asha’s⠀Farm⠀Sanctuary⠀who are⠀tasked⠀with⠀ensuring⠀our⠀Sanctuary⠀residents⠀have safe⠀and⠀healthy⠀living⠀environments.⠀This⠀position⠀is a great⠀fit for⠀individuals⠀who enjoy⠀physical⠀labor in⠀an outdoor⠀setting.⠀Responsibilities⠀focus⠀primarily⠀on barn⠀cleaning⠀– which⠀is⠀critical⠀to the⠀health and⠀wellbeing⠀of the⠀animals in⠀our care -⠀but also⠀includes⠀general⠀maintenance⠀and⠀repair,⠀grounds⠀keeping,⠀and farm⠀maintenance⠀projects.

Responsibilities:

• Provide⠀equipment⠀and⠀facility⠀maintenance,⠀general⠀repair,⠀and⠀cleaning⠀including⠀tasks such⠀as⠀painting,⠀fence⠀repair,⠀scrubbing⠀and⠀sweeping⠀barn⠀facilities,⠀and raking⠀out all⠀bedding⠀straw in⠀barns
• Provide⠀general⠀grounds⠀work⠀including⠀tasks such⠀as general⠀cleaning,⠀mowing,⠀landscaping,⠀planting,⠀snow/ ice⠀removal,⠀and other⠀related⠀tasks
• Provide⠀general⠀labor⠀including,⠀but not⠀limited⠀to,⠀assisting⠀in⠀facility⠀repair and⠀maintenance,⠀picking up⠀and moving⠀supplies,⠀event⠀support⠀and other⠀such⠀related⠀duties
• Dusting⠀and⠀cleaning⠀fixtures,⠀including⠀lighting⠀and⠀fans
• Moving⠀and⠀spreading⠀compost
• Gardening⠀around the⠀farm such⠀as mowing,⠀weeding,⠀trimming,⠀and⠀planting
• Grounds⠀and⠀building⠀maintenance⠀(plumbing,⠀electrical,⠀general⠀contracting)
• Perform⠀other⠀duties as⠀assigned

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged⠀periods⠀standing⠀and⠀walking⠀throughout⠀facilities
• 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.to⠀maintain⠀equipment⠀and⠀buildings
• 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

Qualifications:

• Must meet⠀physical⠀requirements
• Must⠀be a team⠀player and⠀demonstrate⠀a positive⠀attitude⠀and⠀willingness⠀to help⠀others
• 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
• Preferred⠀qualifications,⠀but not⠀required:
• Previous⠀farm or⠀work⠀experience⠀at an⠀animal-care⠀facility
• Farm⠀animal⠀handling⠀experience⠀and skills⠀(large⠀and/or⠀small⠀animal)
• Farm⠀equipment⠀knowledge⠀& ability⠀to drive⠀tractors⠀and⠀trailers

The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required for this position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

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Asha’s Farm Sanctuary is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, or age.

Salary and Benefits:

• $25 per hour
• Some benefits after 6 month probationary period

Job Type:⠀Full-time

Pay:⠀$25.00 per⠀hour