Your principal duties and responsibilities will include:
* Routinely checking, feeding, medicating, grooming, weighing, worming and training the resident donkeys, mules, ponies and hinnies.
* Assisting visiting vets, farriers and dentists.
* Operating machinery, and/or manually, mucking out, feeding and bedding up of barns and stables and distributing hay, haylage and bagged feedstuffs.
* Maintaining the farm by sweeping, pressure washing, cleaning, field sweeping, haymaking, strimming, compost management, willow management and dirty water control.
* Maintaining up to date manual records for the donkeys, farming practices, holidays and overtime.
* Providing feedback on a daily basis to the Farm Manager and Supervisor on matters such as donkey health, feeding regimes and land management and liaising with other staff to facilitate smooth running of the farm.
We have an excellent opportunity for a flexible and proactive team player with a passion for Donkeys to join our busy team at Brookfield Farm, As a Farm Worker/Groom, you will provide care and rehabilitation for the resident donkeys, mules and hinnies, and support the Farm Manager in maintaining a safe working environment.
Requirements include:
* Excellent observation skills to identify and notice signs that would indicate ill-health in animals.
* Excellent communication and customer service skills - tactful and diplomatic when handling sensitive matters.
* Competent IT knowledge and skills.
* Full current UK valid driving licence.
* Willing to work outside in adverse weather conditions.
* Effective team player who builds trust and positive relationships.
* Self-motivated, with a positive and professional attitude.
Desirable experience includes experience in animal husbandry or equine care.
About the organization: The Donkey Sanctuary is an international animal welfare organisation, offering care and protection to donkeys worldwide. Our vision is a world where every donkey has a good quality of life, and our mission is to improve the lives of donkeys every day.
This is a full-time, fixed-term contract starting as soon as possible, until 30 November 2026, working 37.5 hours per week, 5 days over 7, including weekend work as part of the team rota. Benefits include competitive pension, life assurance, 31 days holiday (including Bank holidays), wellbeing team, and access to a 24/7 GP and counselling service.
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