Job description
Job description
Farm Worker/Groom (2016)
1. Salary:annual
2. Poscity13884 Sala Biellese (BI)
3. PoscountryItaly
4. Area:Equine Operations
5. Vacancy Type:Fixed Term Contract
6. Full or Part Time?:Full Time
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. We will achieve this by transforming the lives of donkeys in need worldwide by fostering greater understanding, collaboration and support, and by promoting lasting, mutually life-enhancing relationships. Globally, we support projects in countries across Africa, Asia, Europe and South America, transforming lives through direct care, community training, collaborative partnerships and advocacy work to improve the way donkeys are treated.
We are seeking a person with a passion for Donkeys to join our centre in Sala Biellese, Italy. Possessing substantial equine and animal husbandry experience, you will provide care and rehabilitation for the resident donkeys, mules and hinnies, and support the Farm Manager in maintaining a safe working environment.
About you:
7. Previous animal husbandry experience.
8. Good communication skills.
9. Excellent customer service skills.
10. Physical fitness (the ability to lift, for example, a bag of feed approx.: (females) 15 kg, and (males) 20 kg)
11. Willing to undertake work related training as required.
12. Full, current valid driving licence.
Your main duties and responsibilities within this role will include:
13. Providing care by routine checking, feeding, medicating, grooming, weighing, worming and training the resident donkeys, mules, ponies and hinnies and assisting the vet, farrier and dentist as required.
14. Providing feedback on a daily basis to the Farm Manager on matters such as donkey health, feeding regimes and land management, and liaising with other staff to facilitate smooth running of the farm.
15. Operating machinery, and/or manually, mucking out, feeding and bedding up of barns and stables and distributing hay, haylage and bagged feedstuffs.
16. Maintaining the farm by sweeping, pressure washing, cleaning, field sweeping, haymaking, trimming, compost management, willow management and dirty water control.
17. Maintaining up to date manual records for the donkeys and farming practices.
18. Acting as an ambassador for the Charity by acquiring a good knowledge of Il Rifugio degli Asinelli El Refugio del Burrito and the work of the Charity worldwide to positively engage with visitors and members of the public by providing appropriate and accurate information to enhance visitor experience.
If you feel you have the skills and experience to fulfil this varied and rewarding role, we would love to hear from you. Based at our centre in Sala Biellese, deep in the green woodland of the Serra hills in North Piedmont - this is a full-time, fixed term contract starting as soon as possible until 15 December 2025, working 40 hours per week, including weekend work as part of a rota.