Farm Hand – Heifer U.S.A

Heifer International is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability. 
  
About Heifer International   
  
In 1944, Heifer International’s founder, Dan West, began outlining a simple but groundbreaking plan to tackle hunger around the world. West, a farmer from the Midwest and Church of the Brethren member, had recently returned from feeding weary refugees during volunteer service in the Spanish Civil War.     

He had seen firsthand that giving people food was a short-term solution, whereas providing them with animals offered a steady supply of nutritious food for an entire family. His philosophy still inspires Heifer’s work today. Partnering with farmers across a range of different livestock and crops, we create unique solutions to local challenges.      
  
Today, Heifer International has operations in 19 countries around the world, working alongside local farmers, business owners and their communities, as they mobilize and envision their futures. Together, we build inclusive, resilient economies, so communities can develop effective ways to end global hunger and poverty in a sustainable way.      
  
To date, we have supported more than 42 million farming families across Africa, Asia and the Americas and in the past five years alone, we have worked alongside 2.7 million families to close the living income gap or set them on a path to doing so. Between now and 2030, we will support an additional 10 million people to reach a living income by scaling up our signature programs. To achieve this, Heifer International relies on its passionate, committed and highly skilled staff.   
  
ROLE FUNCTION 
  
The Farm Hand will complete tasks supporting the livestock enterprises at Heifer Ranch to support farm operations. This position will perform farm tasks such as daily livestock chores, catching chickens for processing, regenerative grazing techniques with ruminants, clearing fence lines, hanging gates, fixing fences, and inclement weather preparation for poultry, etc.  
Regular working hours will be 8-5 five days a week including Saturday and Sundays, once a month. In addition, the Farm Hand will support with special events that may require early morning start times (6am). When new poults or chicks arrive at the ranch, they will require a few checks during the night (8pm, 12am, 4am). Severe weather may require middle of night checks on pastured poultry.  
  
RESPONSIBILITIES: 
  
Poultry Chores (50%) 

 

What We Offer:  

• Heifer International offers a variety of benefits for U.S. based employees working 30 or more hours per week. 
• Health and wellness benefits including Flexible Spending Account and/or Health Saving Account 
• Employee assistance program 
• 403(b) retirement plan (match 1% employee to 2% employer up to a maximum of 4% match +3% employer discretionary contribution regardless of employee contribution) 
• 22 vacation days in addition to 12 statutory and discretionary holidays, and 10 sick days per year 
• Employer-paid life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D)  
• Professional development and annual merit increase opportunities 
• Optional critical illness insurance, legal assistance plan and pet protection 
• And more! 

Heifer International is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with some form of disability.