Intern, Animal Care

The role

Animal Care interns provide medical care and enrichment to rescued residents. They support caregivers with health treatments, feedings, barn cleaning, and grounds maintenance.

What you will do

• Feeding residents in animal hospital and on the sanctuary grounds
• Monitoring wellness of animal hospital residents
• Cleaning cages, floors, and food and water bowls in hospital
• Assisting in daily enrichment activities
• Participating in animal health checks led by caregivers
• Washing scrubs, towels, and blankets used in the animal hospital
• Cleaning animal enclosures and giving fresh bedding for the animals
• Participating in larger grounds maintenance projects

Required qualifications

• Currently pursuing or interested in a career in animal care
• Be able to work independently
• Efficient time management skills
• Detail-oriented and ability to maintain good communication
• Ability to maintain a positive and respectful attitude
• Alignment with Farm Sanctuary’s values of compassion, understanding, integrity, transformation, and freedom
• Familiarity, commitment to, and experience with the practice of equity and social justice, and the principles embedded in Farm Sanctuary’s mission
• Prolonged periods of standing and walking throughout sanctuary grounds
• Must be able to perform strenuous physical labor and lifting (up to 50 lbs regularly; team-lift heavier amounts regularly)
• Must be able to bend, lift, push, stoop, stretch, climb, and crawl and other strenuous physical activities
• Must be able to regularly perform job responsibilities in a variety of weather conditions
• Work is done in outdoor setting that is not climate-controlled

Nice to have

• Animal experience is preferred
• Valid driver’s license preferred
• Communal housing on sanctuary premises is provided and preferred

Benefits

• Attend weekly Farm Sanctuary education workshops
• Gain beneficial work experience in nonprofit employment
• Make strong professional connections and references
• Gain valuable insight about farmed animal care, rescue, and education
• Eligibility to participate in Farm Sanctuary’s medical insurance plan starting the second month of the internship
• Communal housing on sanctuary premises

Before you apply

• 30-minute virtual HR screen
• 30-minute video interview
• Reference checks

About the company

Farm Sanctuary is committed to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. They work to rescue and protect farmed animals from cruelty.