Farm Hand (Park Worker II)

City of Orlando; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

City of Orlando Careers is seeking a part-time, seasonal Farm Assistant to help maintain the Boarder Barn and Children's Farm in Orlando. The role involves cleaning stalls and animal enclosures, bedding, discarding waste, and feeding animals.

Work is outdoors, in all weather, with lifting up to 50 pounds and a flexible schedule including weekends and holidays. The position requires basic reading/writing and following instructions, a high school diploma is preferred, and a background check plus

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write, and follow instructions with some experience in the care and feeding farm animals required.
• High school diploma desired.
• May be required to work on weekends and holidays.
• Must pass comprehensive background check and polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Assist with maintenance and cleaning of the Boarder Barn and Children's Farm.
• Clean stalls and animal enclosures, cleaning animal bedding and discarding food waste, feeding animals.
• Work outdoors and in inclement weather, lift up to 50 pounds, and maintain a flexible schedule including days, evenings, weekends and holidays.

Skills

Animal care

Reading & writing

Instruction following

Flexible schedule

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Job Posting End Date - Applications will no longer be accepted starting

Job Summary

Salary: $18.00 Hourly

Nature of Work

Assist with the maintenance and cleaning of the Boarder Barn and Children's Farm. This includes cleaning out stalls and animal enclosures, cleaning animal bedding and discarding food waste, feeding animal. Must be comfortable around large horses, large birds, pigs, goats, and other farm animals. Work is performed primarily outdoors and at times in inclement weather. The role requires walking long distances, standing for long periods, working outside in all weather conditions, lifting up to 50 pounds, and having a flexible schedule, including days, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to read, write, and follow instructions with some experience in the care and feeding farm animals required.
• High school diploma desired.
• May be required to work on weekends and holidays.
• Must pass comprehensive background check and polygraph.

Experience Equivalences

• Two (2) years of direct experience for an associate degree.
• Four (4) years of direct experience for a bachelor's degree.
• Six (6) years of direct experience for a master's degree.
• Nine (9) years of direct experience for a doctoral degree.

Contract Details

• THIS IS A PART_TIME_POSITION WITH NO GUARANTEE OF A CERTAIN NUMBER OF HOURS AND NO BENEFITS.
• THIS POSITION INVOLVES WORKING ON A TEMP/SEASONAL CONTRACT WHICH CAN BE RENEWED ANNUALLY BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND BUSINESS NEEED.