Animal Health Manager

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We are a completely volunteer-run organization, and at this time there are no paid positions available. We sincerely appreciate the time our staff members and other volunteers generously donate to caring for the animals and supporting our cause, and hope that you feel well compensated by the love they will shower you with every day.

Responsibilities:

To oversee, maintain, and promote the health of the sanctuary residents through preventative, supportive, and medical treatments. The Animal Health Manager:

• Manages routine health exams, vaccinations, and deworming for residents
• Manages animal hoof and tusk care
• Manages fecal examinations for residents
• Manages the sanctuary's animal health database, e.g. Shelter Manager
• Manages veterinary/medical supplies inventory
• Trains and manages animal health, hoof care, and fecal analysis volunteers
• Collaborates with offsite veterinarian(s) when required

Accommodations:

Our Animal Health Manager, Property Caretaker, and three animal care interns live in a shared yurt on the property. We are completely off-grid, so staff must be conservative with electricity and water usage.

Applicants must be appropriately licensed to drive a car in the U.S. If you do not have your own vehicle, we try to make the sanctuary vehicle available for staff to grocery shop and explore the island one day per week.

We do not allow any smoking or excessive drinking, and no animal products onsite out of respect for our rescued cows, pigs, chickens, goats, etc. Food is not provided with this position, and will be one of your only expenses while staying with us, though we do receive frequent food donations to the sanctuary.