•  $17.02 - $22.69
•  Hourly
•  Intermittent

 No Benefits

Job Purpose

This position uses the livestock and physical facilities of Kline Creek Farm to demonstrate and educate visitors about 1890s farm life.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Educate, interpret and demonstrate historical farming practices to the public through general interaction, planned events or during farm activities
• Perform daily care tasks including cleaning, breeding and husbandry of livestock, monitoring the animal's physical condition, and providing appropriate treatment
• Feed the animals including accurate weighing or portioning the feed for each
• Train and supervise farm volunteers on methods and procedures used to safely operate and maintain the farm
• Perform teamster horse driving duties including grooming, harnessing, hitching and driving the farm's horses
• Maintain and repair the farm's agriculture-related physical facilities
• Adjust and operate the farm's tractor and modern implements
• Construct new period-appropriate farm equipment or facilities
• Perform other duties as required

Education and Experience Required

Related Experience: Two (2) years experience in the daily care of farm animals and maintenance of equipment; or equivalent combination of training and experience.

Knowledge Of: Farm animal care in a living history setting; farm operation techniques.

Hours: Typically Saturday and one weekday 8:30am - 5:00pm, less than 1000 hrs per year.

Skills In: Using farm equipment, including trucks, tractors and utility vehicles; using a variety of tools; repair of mechanical tools and equipment; understanding verbal and written instructions; demonstrating and interacting with the public in a safe manner.

Onboarding/Training Requirements:
Criminal Background Check
Driver's License Check
Drug Screen
HBV Series/Hepatitis B (Candidate can refuse)
Mandated Reporter Abused and Neglected Child Reporting
National Sex Offender Registry Check
Physical
Youth Protection Standards Training
CPR/1st Aid Training

The Forest Preserve District is an EEO employer.

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Historical Farming Program Assistant (1000 hrs/year) - West Chicago, IL - Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Jobs (isolvedhire.com)