Coordinator, Sanctuary Guide and Educators; SAGE Team

Coordinator, Sanctuary Guide and Educators (SAGE) Team

*** Final date to receive applications:
February 6, 2026, 12 pm EST***

Job Description:

Summary
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The Coordinator of Community and Tour Experiences is responsible for fostering meaningful engagement with the public through sanctuary tours, events across the country, and regional outreach initiatives. Based in Watkins Glen, this role includes leading educational tours of the sanctuary, supporting off‑site events and microevents across the country in collaboration with the Programs and Development teams, and contributing to regional community initiatives that advance the organization’s mission.

The ideal candidate is an enthusiastic, detail-oriented communicator with a passion for connecting people to farmed animals and compassionate living.

Responsibilities:

• Lead engaging, educational tours of the Watkins Glen sanctuary that inspire compassion and align with the organization’s mission.
• Support the planning, coordination, and execution of off‑site events and microevents across the U.S. in collaboration with the Programs and Development teams.
• Collaborate interdepartmentally through the Events Working Group, including volunteer management and material development.
• Represent the organization at national events, acting as a knowledgeable and enthusiastic ambassador for the sanctuary and its mission.
• Assist with event logistics, including material preparation, travel coordination, on‑site setup, and post‑event reporting.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of regional community initiatives that strengthen local engagement and advocacy, focusing on New York City.
• Cultivate relationships with regional partners, volunteers, and community organizations to support outreach goals, with a focus on NYC.
• Maintain accurate records of tours, event participation, and community engagement activities for tracking and evaluation.
• Collaborate cross‑departmentally to ensure consistency in messaging, outreach materials, and public engagement strategies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1-3 years’ relevant experience in advocacy and education related to sustainability, animal welfare, or food systems change.
• Effective communication skills, written and verbal, with demonstrated ability to coordinate competing interests and priorities.
• Demonstrated administrative skills, attention to detail, with the proven ability to improve workflow and team‑wide performance.
• 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.
• Willingness to commit to Farm Sanctuary’s values of compassion, understanding, integrity, transformation, and freedom.
• Open to learning about and putting into practice the ideals of equity and social justice, and the principles embedded in Farm Sanctuary’s mission.

We are looking for the best fit for each of our roles, regardless of the type of education or experience in your background, so we encourage you to apply even if your skills and experiences don’t exactly match the job description.

Essential

Physical Requirements:

• 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 work in a variety of weather conditions; almost all work is done in an outdoor setting that is not climate controlled.
• Must be able to communicate with others to exchange information by means of the spoken word via telephone, video conferencing and other forms of electronic communication utilizing computers and smartphones.
• Worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal. Must be able to perceive the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.

Job Specifications:

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