Team Lead Animal Caretaker - Yaphank

Summary

Job Description

The Long Island University College of Veterinary Medicine (LIU-CVM) in Brookville, New York, invites applications from self-directed, innovative and motivated individuals for a full-time Farm Animal Team Leader Caretaker position at the College’s new 60-acre beef cattle facility in Yaphank, New York. The successful candidate may be engaged in the College of Veterinary Medicine’s educational and service activities. Primary responsibilities will include daily care of the livestock, farm upkeep and preparation for LIU-CVM laboratories at the facility.

Equipment operation and agronomic activities will be detailed commensurate with the candidate’s experience and training. Along with other caretakers, duties include care of livestock during weekends and holidays. This position will cross-train with the animal care staff of our teaching farm in Commack to provide coverage for weekends, holidays and colleague vacations in both facilities. The successful candidate is expected to promote LIU-CVM’s overall mission of enhancing veterinary medical education through a commitment to teaching, academic excellence, and service to a variety of stakeholders.

• This position requires diligent and responsible labor and sound judgement when independent of constant personal supervision at a remote site.
• This position serves as an assistant and delegate of the Farm Veterinarian
• Learn, understand and follow schedules, protocols and priorities established for animal care on farm, and actively contribute to the development and refinement of such
• Comply with all protocols, policies, and standard operating procedures that regulate farm activities, including human and animal safety
• Greet guests, visitors or trespassers
• Ensure that start-of-day opening and end-of-day closure, locking, monitoring and security procedures are completed and operational
• Train for utility disruptions, fire emergencies and severe weather crises
• Observe animals on farm for illness, injury or incident, document, report, and respond and assist with any emergencies affecting the animals on farm
• Daily census animal count, maintain a running account of livestock on farm. Create and maintain individual and group identification and records/databases/logbooks for all farm livestock, both current and disbursed. Properly identify all incoming livestock.
• Maintain a current feed and bedding inventory. Track feed and bedding orders in a timely fashion to assure uninterrupted supply. Assist with delivery and storage of feed stuffs and bedding for farm.
• Maintain a current inventory of supplies, tools, equipment, instruments and materials. Track and receive orders for the farm. Track LIU Facilities work orders and completion.
• Ensure water is fresh, clean, thawed and available to all livestock at all times. Removal of feed waste, manure and waste bedding. Daily feeding of livestock.
• Keep barns, stalls, chutes, lanes, pens, corrals, mangers, feeders, tanks, troughs, paddock shelters and paddocks clean, orderly and assure these are in good repair. Ensure that fences and gates are in good repair, effective operation, trimmed free of vegetation, and that animals are confined in their appropriate paddocks.
• Prepare for student activities, courses and labs occurring at the farm. Assist with student lab & activity logistics, supervision, record-keeping, sample handling. Record and maintain records of animal use in student labs & activities. Supervise and ensure post-lab clean-up and closure of activities
• Operation, care, maintenance and logbooks of farm vehicles, implements, and equipment. Assist with weed and brush control on farm, including weed-eater trimming and chainsawing. Assist with the washing, sanitizing and rinsing of LIU…