Farm & Creamery Team Leader | Coaching, Dairy Ops, Housing

Berkshirejobs; Monterey (MA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

401(k)

Housing assistance

Food benefit

Job summary

Gould Farm in Massachusetts seeks a Farm Work Team Leader to oversee daily farm operations, including animal care and dairy processing, with emphasis on creamery activities. The role focuses on meaningful work for guests while maintaining safety and community values.

You will lead in creamery tasks, support guest growth, and collaborate with clinical and farm staff in a therapeutic community setting. Housing is provided as part of the employment package.

Qualifications

• Two to three years of agricultural, livestock, dairy, or related experience preferred.
• Experience teaching, mentoring, or supervising others.
• Knowledge of food safety and sanitation.
• Ability to perform the physical demands of farm work outdoors.
• Commitment to Gould Farm’s mission, values, and therapeutic community.

Responsibilities

• Teach, coach, and support guests through meaningful work assignments.
• Foster a safe, inclusive work environment that encourages teamwork, learning, and growth.
• Provide orientation, training, and supervision to guests and volunteers.
• Collaborate with farm staff, clinical staff, and other work teams to support guest goals.
• Participate in daily creamery operations: milk handling, bottling, cheesemaking.
• Maintain food safety, sanitation, records, and compliance with procedures.
• Train guests in creamery activities and safe practices.
• Provide daily livestock care: milking, feeding, cleaning, health monitoring.
• Support rotational grazing and pasture management and seasonal maintenance.
• Operate farm equipment and assist with beef operation as needed.
• Attend farm and staff meetings; participate in on-call rotation after six months.

Skills

Dairy processing interest

Cheesemaking experience

Supervising others

Food safety knowledge

Outdoor physical work

Job description

Gould Farm in Massachusetts seeks a Farm Work Team Leader to oversee daily farm operations, including animal care and dairy processing, with emphasis on creamery activities. The role focuses on meaningful work for guests while maintaining safety and community values.

You will lead in creamery tasks, support guest growth, and collaborate with clinical and farm staff in a therapeutic community setting. Housing is provided as part of the employment package.