Animal Health Manager (Volunteer/Work Trade)

Responsibilities:

To oversee, maintain, and promote the health of the sanctuary residents through preventative, supportive, and medical treatments. The Animal Health Manager:

• Manages routine health exams, vaccinations, and deworming for residents
• Manages animal hoof and tusk care
• Manages fecal examinations for residents
• Manages the sanctuary's animal health database, e.g. Shelter Manager
• Manages veterinary/medical supplies inventory
• Trains and manages animal health, hoof care, and fecal analysis volunteers
• Collaborates with offsite veterinarian(s) when required

Commitment:

• Six month commitment
• 2 week trial and training period
• 30 hours/week, with 2-3 full days off each week

Our team:

We are a completely volunteer-run organization, and at this time there are no paid positions available. We sincerely appreciate the time our staff members and other volunteers generously donate to caring for the animals and supporting our cause, and hope that you feel well compensated by the love they will shower you with every day.

Accommodations:

Onsite accommodation is provided, private or shared depending on the candidate. We are completely off-grid, so staff must be conservative with electricity and water usage.

Applicants must be appropriately licensed to drive a car in the U.S. If you do not have your own vehicle, we try to make the sanctuary vehicle available for staff to grocery shop and explore the island one day per week.

We do not allow any smoking or excessive drinking, and no animal products onsite out of respect for our rescued cows, pigs, chickens, goats, etc. Food is not provided with this position, and will be one of your only expenses while staying with us, though we do receive frequent food donations to the sanctuary.

Please note: We recommend all of our live-in staff members be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before arrival at the sanctuary.

Requirements

• Minimum high school education or equivalent, undergraduate/bachelors degree and/or veterinary certification(s) preferred
• Experience in veterinary medicine (1-2 years required), preferably with ruminants
• Previous animal sanctuary experience preferred
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Must be a team player and passionate about animal welfare
• Experience working with and leading volunteers (1-2 years preferred)
• Experience with veterinary software (Shelter Manager or similar preferred)
• Basic computer competency

Job Type: Part-time

Expected hours: 30 per week

Application Question(s):

• What interests you most about this opportunity? What are you hoping to gain from this experience?
• Please describe your past work or volunteer experience(s) you feel are relevant to this position.
• Do you have any experience with or exposure to animal sanctuaries? What does sanctuary mean to you?
• Do you understand that this is a volunteer position? Do you have any prior experience work trading for shared or private accommodations?
• What is the earliest date you would be available to potentially join our sanctuary? How long are you looking to commit?

Experience:

• Veterinary: 2 years (Preferred)
• Animal care: 5 years (Preferred)
• Animal welfare: 2 years (Preferred)
• Management: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Work Location: In person