[POOL] Farm Aide 1

Linn-Benton; Albany (OR); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

LBCC’s Santiam site seeks a part-time farm aide to care for horses and support barn and grounds tasks. You will feed, monitor horse health, perform barn chores and assist with seasonal field work while following campus procedures.

The role requires experience with horses and farm tools, and you may need first aid/CPR training within 60 days. A pay schedule applies and residency in Oregon is required.

Qualifications

• Requires experience handling horses.
• Experience with farm tools, machinery and basic facility maintenance.
• Good communication with staff and students.
• First aid and CPR certificates, or willingness to obtain within 60 days.

Responsibilities

• Monitor health and well-being of horses on-site.
• Perform feeding and barn chores; maintain stalls and bedding.
• Assist with general property maintenance and farm operations as needed.
• Follow center procedures and emergency protocols; coordinate with supervisors.
• Fulfill other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Handling horses

Communication skills

Emergency protocol familiarity

Tools

Farm tools & equipment

Job description

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

Applications submitted to this recruitment pool are reviewed on an as needed basis. Qualified applicants will be contacted when positions become available.

Please complete the online application and upload or attach the following required documents:

• Resume
• Unofficial Academic Transcript (if needed to meet minimum qualifications)
• List of 3 Professional References

If your transcript is issued in a language other than English, please include a translated copy.

This posting is for a pooled position. Application submissions for “[ POOL ]” positions are accepted on an ongoing basis to ensure a continuous and ready pool of qualified candidates for immediate review when the need arises. If/when a position becomes available, the College will review applications from this pool, and interview candidates whose qualifications best match the specific opening.

*Applicants must reapply to the pool annually to maintain their active status in the pool.

Provides assistance in caring for animals. Assists with property/grounds maintenance and farm operations.

• Monitors health and well-being of horses located on-site.
• Performs tasks for feeding horses.
• Performs barn chores such as cleaning stalls, turning out horses, moving or loading bedding, etc.
• Assists with providing routine property maintenance, such as cleaning, repairing, maintaining and improving barn and other facilities.
• Assists with farm operations as needed, i.e., maintaining college fields (plowing and disking, leveling, planting, fertilizing, harvesting and maintaining various field crops, cutting, raking, bailing). Repairs horse stalls and paddock, drags arenas. Repairs and moves fences, etc.
• Acts as liaison and handles situations as previously instructed and set forth in Center procedures, rules and protocol for both emergency and non-emergency situations. Refers problems to Faculty or Instructional Specialist.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

Physical Skills and Abilities: Requires good hand-eye coordinator and manual dexterity sufficient to operate hand tools, machines and equipment. Considerable physical effort including lifting over 50 pounds (bales, other), and working with large animals. Requires ability to bend, climb, kneel, stoop, crouch, balance, guide, reach, etc. Must have visual acuity to read words and numbers and operate equipment. Requires ability to walk and stand for extended periods of time.

Working Conditions: Work is performed outdoors and in outdoor structures (horse barns) in a farm setting with exposure to inclement weather. Some exposure to safety or health hazards (equipment noise, odor, manure, blood and fluids, farm chemicals). Required to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and/or during college closures.

Education and Experience

Applications are reviewed for minimum qualifications. In order to be considered, your application must clearly show you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

• Requires experience handling horses.
• Must have experience working with farm tools, machinery and equipment, and doing basic facility maintenance.

Certificates

• Requires current first aid and CPR cards;
  • OR, must obtain within 60 days of employment.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge and Skills:

• Must have good communication skills to interact with co-workers, college staff and students.
• Must be knowledgeable and highly skilled in handling and caring for horses.
• Must be familiar with rules and procedures and emergency protocol of a horse facility.
• Requires skills in operating farm tools, machinery, and equipment, and knowledge of general maintenance and repair.

Abilities

• Requires the ability to learn, understand and follow procedures, rules and protocol.
• Requires ability to work independently.
• Must have the ability to operate farm tools, machinery and equipment (shovel, rake, wheelbarrow, tractor, etc.)
• Requires the ability to handle large, live animals.

Employment Requirement

Employment Requirement Criminal Background Check - C4

All Part-time Classified employees begin at Step 1 of the salary schedule, corresponding to the position’s grade. Placement at a higher step on the salary schedule is not negotiable. Step increases are subject to eligibility, and only take place at the end of the Fiscal Year in July if approved and submitted by the employee’s supervisor of record. Hours worked in more than one position or department cannot be combined for step advancement. Part-time Classified employees are paid once monthly, on the last day of the month.

• Athletic Trainers, Farm Aides, Sign Language Interpreters, Transcribers, and Translators can find individual hourly rate information at the bottom of the Salary Schedule.
• LBCC offers a pay incentive to eligible employees who demonstrate proficiency in conversational Spanish when evaluated and formally certified by a college-approved professional or agency. Eligibility to apply for and receive bilingual pay incentives for Spanish and languages other than English are subject to the provisions of Administrative Rule 6025-06. For more detailed information, please review the LBCC Bilingual Pay Incentive Administrative Policy.

Additionally, please note

• As a condition of employment, all new employees are required to be compensated via direct deposit.
• Offers of employment are contingent on the applicant having Oregon residency at the time work commences.
• Employment is subject to completion of a post-offer criminal background check.
• Linn-Benton Community College does not offer visa sponsorship. Within three days of hire, you will be required to complete the US Department of Homeland Security’s Form I-9 confirming authorization to work in the United States of America.

LBCC is a Fair Chance employer committed to inclusive hiring practices.

We welcome applications from individuals with a broad range of lived experiences, including those who have been involved with the justice system. If you are selected as a finalist, a conditional job offer will be contingent upon the successful completion of job-related pre-employment checks. These may include a background check, sex offender registry checks, motor vehicle history check, civil records checks, or other relevant screenings. Please note that background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. If you have questions or concerns about the pre-employment check process, please reach out to Human Resources at [e-mail]

LBCC is an Equal Opportunity Educator and Employer.

Posting Number:

Posting Number: 0601285-NC

Posting Date:

Posting Date: 09/02/2026

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• * LBCC requires all employees to maintain a primary physical residence within the State of Oregon. Remote work is not available to individuals residing outside Oregon. If you are currently located out-of-state, are you willing to relocate to Oregon before your work assignment begins?
  • I am currently a resident of the State of Oregon
  • Yes - I am willing to relocate to the State of Oregon if I am offered the position
  • No - I am only interested in remote work
• * The College is unable to support employment-based visa sponsorship (e.g., H-1B). Will you now or in the future require sponsorship for a work visa?
  • Yes - I will need future work sponsorship for a work visa
  • No - I will not need future work sponsorship for a work visa