Regenerative Livestock Apprenticeship, Hands-On Training

Description

Overview: Glynwood’s Livestock Apprenticeship program is for beginning farmers who are ready to pursue a career raising livestock and want to increase their farming knowledge and skills. Apprentices gain a solid foundation in the skills necessary to work on a small-scale diversified livestock operation. Apprentices will go beyond gaining hands-on experience and learning technical skills through working as a team member to manage Glynwood’s Animal Welfare-Approved livestock operation.

The 9-month Livestock Apprenticeship aims to enhance the apprentice's understanding of the principles and practices of regenerative, pasture-based production of beef, pork, lamb and poultry products.

The Glynwood Apprenticeship is an intensive vocational training program. Apprentices work full-time in the pastures on the livestock team and are an integral part of daily livestock care which includes feeding, watering, and managing all species on pasture. Beyond gaining hands-on experience and learning technical skills as a team member, apprentices receive significant educational support including extensive in-field training in regenerative, rotationally grazed livestock production;

complete assessments of their skills and progress towards program goals; and a 60-hour classroom curriculum. All of this is built into the full time schedule. Apprentices are expected to support Glynwood’s culture of philanthropy and may be asked to contribute to story-telling projects or events led by our development and communications team.

All Glynwood apprentices are participants in the Hudson Valley Apprenticeship program in which apprentices from local participating farms come together for supplemental classroom education. For further information on our programs please use this link or visit our website.

Regular Work Hours: The apprenticeship begins on March 15, 2027 and ends on December 8, 2027. Daily start and end times vary by season, and will include occasional longer workdays, and weekend chores up to two weekends per month. The basic work schedule is as follows:

• The standard schedule is Monday through Friday. When covering weekend chores, the apprentice works Monday through Sunday and takes the following Monday off.
• March to Mid-May: 7:30am - 4:30pm workday with a 1 hour unpaid lunch break
• Mid-May to Mid-August: 7:30am - 5pm workday with a 1 hour unpaid lunch break
• Mid-August to December: 7:30am - 4:30pm with a 1 hour unpaid lunch break

Compensation:

• $16.48 per hour wage
• Apprentices accrue up to 48 hours of vacation and up to 40 hours of sick time as well as paid holidays (however, farm staff rotate coverage of holidays and receive comp time for any holidays worked)
• An average of 200 paid educational hours
• Cell phone reimbursement credit, if applicable
• $500 in a Healthcare Reimbursement Account
• $200 workwear stipend, and $250 education stipend
• No-cost Glynwood eggs and vegetables; and a 30% discount on Glynwood meat and Farm Store products
• Private room in a 6-bedroom house shared with the other apprentices

Employee Housing: Apprentices are assigned a private room in a 6-bedroom house and can expect to have 5 housemates. We cannot accommodate pets or significant others. Apprentices must be willing to share a living space with coworkers. Please carefully consider if you will be comfortable in this living situation before applying for this position.

Educational Opportunities: Glynwood Apprentices participate in Glynwood’s Hudson Valley Apprenticeship (HVA) Program, joining apprentices working at several other area mentor farms for classroom workshops and farm visits. In addition to working on the farm, apprentices receive significant education through a combination of a 60 hr classroom-based curriculum with expert…