Ranching Apprentice- Fort at Hesperus

Position: Ranching Apprentice- Old Fort at Hesperus
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* Position Summary:

** A ranching apprentice will perform the core duties related to the daily operations of ranching including, irrigation, cattle work, fence work and marketing meat products. This is a learning position for farmers entering their second or third year of farming.
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* Job Description:

**** Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
*** Complete daily tasks, as assigned, related to the daily operations of ranching
* Work as part of a team including permanent staff and additional apprentices.
* Tasks may include setting up side-roll and flood irrigation, running and trouble-shooting irrigation; calving, assessing health, giving injections, feeding, branding, gathering, sorting and working cows; fence installation and repair; building maintenance; marketing and delivering meat products
* Assist with stocking Country Store and preparing farmers market meat products
* Lead volunteer groups in field work if needed.
* Learn and operate College ATV and side by side safely
* Operate College trucks safely (Must become an authorized driver with Fort Lewis College which requires a clean driving record.)
* Apprentices will take an on-site course (Working with Livestock) on Tuesdays from 3-5 pm from May 20th to June 26th
* Maintains knowledge and awareness of digital accessibility including the American with Disabilities Act and Section 508.
* Produces and remediates digitally accessible materials in accordance with FLC standards.
* Perform other duties as assigned
** Required Education, Specialized

Skills and Experience:

*** One or more years’ previous farming experience
* Successful previous experiences working collaboratively as part of a team
* Clean driving record
* Ease with email, text and phone calls as forms of team communication
* Uses email for professional communication
* Desire to ranch in subsequent years
* Desire to teach and share farming knowledge
** Reports To / Supervisory Responsibility:
** Cattle and Hay Operations Coordinator and Director, Old Fort at Hesperus
** Work Environment:
** The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that an employee can expect while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
* Work is primarily conducted outside in all weather.
* Work may occur in heat, cold, snow, rain, wind, and other extreme weather conditions.
* Work may occur adjacent to tractors or require use of small machines (moderate noise).
* Work is primarily solitary (especially irrigation) once trained.
** Physical Demands:
** The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
* While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to perform fine motor functions such as gripping, typing, texting, and operating tools.
* The employee is regularly required to lift objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
* On a daily basis, the ranching apprentice must perform actions such as walking, lifting, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and reaching, and additional actions as needed.
** Travel:
** Less than 5% of travel is expected for this position.
** FLSA Status/ Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
*** Exempt from State Classified System Paid Hourly
* Part time, Average of 25 hours/week ;
Hours per week during training and shoulder seasons may be less than 25 while during peak irrigation season, branding and breeding may be more than 25.
* Typical

Work hours:

M-F 8-5 p.m. with 1 hour unpaid lunch break;
Will also include rotating evenings, weekends and holidays.
* Apprentices will take an on-site course (Working with Livestock) on Tuesdays from 3-5 pm from May 20th to June 26th
* Temporary* April through October (Approximately 26 weeks)
* Ranching Apprentice work may include evenings and weekends.
* Starting in April, apprentices will be in training with direct supervision;
Position will…