What are the responsibilities and job description for the Barn Attendant position at Santa's Village LLC?
Barn Attendant (Seasonal)
Job Description:
Barn Attendants are responsible for:
Barn Attendants are responsible for:
- Providing daily care to animals and their enclosures. Including, but not limited to cleaning, feeding, watering, securing, grooming, and maintaining exhibits.
- General customer service through the day while attending the feed sales counter.
- Handling the POS system for the feed sales counter.
- Tasks will include heavy manual and skilled work such as moving and manipulating heavy food items, hoses, bales of hay, equipment, and crated animals.
- Cleans and maintains animal exhibits including use of chemical agents and special tools which are used to ensure the health and safety of the animals.
- With supervision, prepares and distributes animal diets as determined by the manager.
- Monitors health of animals daily by observing eating habits, general activity, behavior and appearance, interaction with others, etc. Reports abnormal behavior and problems to the manager without delay.
- Maintains clean and safe work environment
- Adheres to established animal handling and related safety guidelines.
- Performing other duties as assigned.
- Understanding and actively participating in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established SVAP policies, procedures, and training.
Qualifications:
To perform the role of a Barn Attendant successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
To perform the role of a Barn Attendant successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Consistent attendance is a job requirement.
- Knowledge of general husbandry practices and methods a plus.
- Ability to recognize occupational hazards involved and the safe work practices to employ while in proximity of potentially dangerous animals.
- Should have knowledge of materials, methods, tools, and equipment used in cleaning operations.
- Ability to keep comprehensive and accurate records according to established procedures.
- Ability to both give and follow oral and written directions effectively.
- Ability to organize tasks and time to ensure timely completion of all projects.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to work in any of the assigned animal areas fulfilling all requirements of the title.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment in analyzing animal behavior problems or emergency situations, and to respond with appropriate action.
- Ability to work with and be comfortable around potentially dangerous and unpredictable animal species.
- Ability to interact courteously, respectfully, and productively with managers, fellow employees, and the general public.
- Meet scheduling availability requirements, including nights, weekends, and holiday periods to meet business needs.
- Ability to pass a background check, if 17 years of age or older, which may include, but is not limited to, credit, criminal, DMV, previous employment, and personal references, per Company policy, unless prohibited by federal, state, or provincial law.
The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of the Barn Attendant.
- Ability to remain on feet for long periods of time
- Ability to regularly perform a variety of physical tasks that include but are not limited to climbing, bending, stooping, kneeling, twisting, reaching, crawling
- Physical strength, including ability to frequently move up to fifty (50) pounds
- Ability to work in small, confined spaces
- Ability to work in all weather conditions
- Ability to wear requisite Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that may include rubber/latex gloves, steel-toed boots/shoes, face shields, eye goggles, etc.
- No allergy related to plants or animals that may interfere with the ability to work
- No impairment of sight, smell, hearing, touch balance and ability of movement that might interfere with ability to work
- Ability to maintain immune response to exposure to infectious and parasitic diseases
The work environment characteristics described below are representative of those individual encounters while performing the essential functions of the Barn job.
- While performing this job, the noise level in the work environment may be loud.
- While performing the duties of this job, the individual is regularly exposed to outdoor weather conditions; frequently exposed to wet, humid conditions (non-weather), occasionally exposed to extreme cold (non-weather).
- While performing this job, coming in contact with human/non-human bodily fluids will occur daily. Ex: feces, vomit, blood, etc.
Benefits:
Benefits listed below apply to all employees. Free admission and tickets for family and friends are for employees in good standing.
- Accrued PTO
- 25% Off General Merchandise
- 50% Off Apparel
- 50% Off on All Food Purchases While Working
- Free Carbonated Drinks in Employee Lounge While Working
- Free Admissions for Employees
- Up to 4 Free Monthly Tickets for Family and Friends
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
If you are interested in this position and you have what it takes to be a part of SV, click on “Apply for this Position". We regret that due to the volume of responses, only applicants of interest will be contacted.
