Equine Livestock Barn Attendant
Equine Livestock Barn Attendant
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11-04-2025
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Job Description
Essential Functionsof the Position
- Care for feed monitor and perform minor treatment on equine & livestock animals. Includes performing routine husbandry with equine & livestock animals (horses donkeys chickens cows goats etc. such as cleaning hooves maintaining coats by brushing and bathing and deworming. Assist veterinarian by holding animals for procedures (such as teeth floats castrations and blood draws). Assist farrier with hoof work on animals.
- Clean assigned barn and facility areas on a daily basis.
- Maintain assigned equipment supplies and vehicles in safe condition and report any problems or needed repairs to the Director of Equine & Livestock.
- Report observed health and behavior issues to Director of Equine & Livestock.
- Process equine & livestock adoption applications and serve as adoption counselor with prospective adopters
- Must be eligible to be a driver for the Humane Society of North Texas and must perform driver duties. Such driver duties may include but not be limited to driving a Box Truck Adoption Trailer or livestock trailer. Must possess skills to drive vehicle pulling horse trailer (bumper and gooseneck styles).
- Enter animal intake medical behavioral and outcome data into animal management database
- Keep current inventory of necessary program supplies and report shortages to Director of Equine & Livestock
- Represent the Humane Society of North Texas by providing excellent customer service.
- Protect the confidential information on customers and donors.
- Additional tasks as assigned by the Director of Equine & Livestock
Knowledge Skill andAbilities Needed to Perform the Essential Functions of this Position
- Knowledge of Humane Society of North Texas policies and protocols such as but not limited to adoption cleaning and medical protocols.
- Working knowledge of breeds diseases medical conditions and animal handling and behavior.
- Ability to handle animals safely and with patience and gentleness.
- Comfortable interacting with all levels of behavior in farm animals (some animals come in with little training)
- Ability to represent create and sustain positive working relationships within the Humane Society of North Texas in a professional manner in all situations with the public volunteers and staff as a team player.
- Must be patient courteous and work well under stressful conditions.
- Initiative and flexibility in constantly changing work demands
- Ability to read write and communicate effectively.
- Fluent in Microsoft Office Suite particularly Word and Excel
- Ability to learn and quickly adapt to changes in programs and procedures.
2 years of experiencehandling equines and livestock
Associates degreerequired; Bachelors degree in an animal field preferred
Required ProfessionalLicensing or Certifications
Valid Texas Drivers License
Physical Demands & Work Environment- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Regular exposure to animal odors diseases possible contagious conditions bites scratches and moderate noise levels.
- Regular exposure to the outdoors in a variety of weather conditions.
- This position is regularly required to use hands to fingers handle talk hear stand walk sit reach with hands and arms and stoop kneel or crouch.
- The position holder must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds without assistance up to 80 pounds with assistance.
- Specific vision abilities required for this position include close vision distant vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to focus.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Working Conditions
The individualperforming this job may be required to work more than 8 hours in a day or 40hours in a week. Weekend work will be necessary.
Based inJoshua TX
This job description is not designed to cover or contain acomprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that arerequired by the individual. Other dutiesthan those listed herein may be assigned.
Humane Society of North Texas is an EEO employer M/F/Vets/Disabled
Employment Type
Hourly
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