Horse Farm Assistant

Position Details

Position Information

Requisition Number
S4166P

Home Org Name
Veterinary Medicine Administration

Division Name
College of Veterinary Medicine

Position Title
Horse Farm Assistant

Job Class Code
ID01 (B-D)

Appointment Status
Full-time

Part-time FTE

Limited Term
Yes

Limited Term Length
8 years

Job Summary

This is an eight-year limited term appointment. Continuation of employment is contingent upon availability of funds.

The College of Veterinary Medicine seeks candidates for a Horse Farm Assistant to perform general construction and maintenance of farm equipment and facilities that support routine care for animals. This position is a fantastic opportunity for individuals who enjoy working outdoors, being around farm animals, and all the tough jobs involved in farm work. This position requires frequent manual labor. The successful candidate should have experience working with horses (either professionally or personally) and have knowledge of farm equipment operation. Experience and comfort with handling horses as well as an understanding of horse behavior is critical to success in this role.

What does a typical day in this position look like?
Each morning, the farm assistant will gather horses to get them ready for plasma collection. The horses are taken into a room for prep and the farm assistant secures the horse while the techs work. Horses are then returned to the pasture so prep for the next day’s treatment can be done. Afternoons are all about farm maintenance, including operating a tractor, bushhog, and mower. Other afternoon duties include repairing fences, gates, troughs, and unloading hay and other supplies.

Why work as a Farm Assistant?

• You’ll get to work outside on the “Loveliest Village on the Plains”

• You’ll make an impact supporting the care of animals and the work the College of Veterinary Medicine performs!

• Built-in promotional opportunities based on performance (progressing through job levels I, II, III, and IV)!

• Tuition benefits for yourself and your dependents after a year of employment!

• Steady employment, state benefits, and a place you can build a career!

Formal AU title: Tech, Ag-Vet Med

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To learn more about the College of Veterinary Medicine, visit: https://www.vetmed.auburn.edu/

Essential Functions

• Daily horse handling is a major component of this position including but not limited to catching, haltering, leading, and releasing.

• Performs general construction and maintenance of farm equipment, structures, and grounds to include, but not limited to, fences, stalls, barns, roads, ponds, farm buildings, and lawn/field care.

• Provides routine animal care such as daily feeding, watering, cleaning/sanitation of stalls and barns, rotational grazing, monitoring health and safety of animals, and transportation of animals to proper location.

• May handle pesticides, herbicides, and hazardous chemicals on a team or alone.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Level II: High school diploma or equivalent plus 1 year of relevant experience.

Level III : High school diploma or equivalent plus 4 years of relevant experience.

Level IV: High school diploma or equivalent plus 6 years of relevant experience.

Substitutions allowed for Experience:
When a candidate has the required education, but lacks the required experience, they may normally apply additional appropriate education toward the experience requirement, at a rate of one (1) year relevant education per year of required experience.

Minimum Skills, License, and Certifications

Minimum Skills and Abilities

• Working with equine species is physically demanding and requires working in the elements, as well as risk of injury with caution required.

• Regularly involves lifting, bending or other physical exertion. Often exposed to one or more elements such as heat, cold, noise, dust, dirt, chemicals, etc., with one often to the point of being objectionable.

• Routine deadlines; usually sufficient lead time; variance in work volume seasonal and predictable; priorities can be anticipated; some interruptions are present; involves occasional exposure to demands and pressures from persons other than immediate supervisor.

• Job frequently requires standing, walking, reaching, talking, hearing, handling objects with hands, and lifting up to 50 pounds.

• Job occasionally requires sitting, climbing or balancing, stooping/kneeling/crouching/crawling, and lifting more than 100 pounds.

• Vision requirements: Ability to see information in print and/or electronically.

Minimum Technology Skills

Minimum License and Certifications

Possession of a valid in state driver’s license.

Desired Qualifications

Desired Qualifications

Ability to obtain a pesticide license may be required in specific positions.

Posting Detail Information

Salary Range
$31,200 - $46,840

Job Category
Agricultural/Veterinary Medicine

Working Hours if Non-Traditional
Typical hours of 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (includes weekends and holidays)

City position is located in:
Auburn

State position is located:
Alabama

List any hazardous conditions or physical demands required by this position

Posting Date
01/06/2025

Closing Date

EEO Statement

AUBURN UNIVERSITY IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION / EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER . It is our policy to provide equal employment and education opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable law. The Office of Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity (AA/ EEO ) strives to ensure an inclusive and equitable working, living, and learning environment for members of the Auburn University community. Please visit their website to learn more.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Quick Link for Internal Postings
https://www.auemployment.com/postings/50561
Documents Needed to Apply
Required DocumentsOptional Documents

1. Resume
2. Cover Letter
3. Other

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1. * Please tell us how you first heard about this opportunity.
   
   (Open Ended Question)
   
   
2. * Please select the answer that best describes your current employment relationship with Auburn University:
   • Current full-time Auburn or AUM employee within probationary period
   • Current full-time Auburn or AUM employee outside of probationary period
   • Current part-time Auburn or AUM employee
   • Not an Auburn or AUM employee
3. * Do you have a high school diploma or equivalent?
   • Yes
   • No
4. * Do you have 1 year of experience in farming practices or a degree to use in lieu of experience?
   • Yes
   • No
5. * Do you have a valid driver's license or the ability to obtain one prior to selection?
   • Yes
   • No