Livestock Labourer

**Position Details**:
**Current Rate of Pay**: Min = $23.08/hr, Max = $26.75/hr

**Employment type**: Temporary Contract

**Duration of employment**: 22 Weeks

**Hours of work**: 35 hrs/week

**Work location**: Black Creek Pioneer Village

**Division**: Education and Training

**Business unit**: Black Creek Pioneer Village

**Travel**: 0%

**Remote Work**: None

**About TRCA**:
With more than 60 years of experience, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is one of 36 Conservation Authorities in Ontario, created to safeguard and enhance the health and well-being of watershed communities through the protection and restoration of the natural environment and the ecological services the environment provides.

TRCA is considered the provincial leader in conserving, restoring, and managing natural resources to advance safe and sustainable development.

**How you will contribute as part of the TRCA team**:
The Livestock Labourer performs the day-to-day care of livestock including meeting the animals’ basic needs through feeding, grooming, and stall cleaning regimes.

**Major Responsibilities**:

- Performs the support function of daily animal care regimes for BCPV’s livestock.
- Performs tasks related to daily animal care such as, but not limited to, feeding, grooming, exercising and stall cleaning regimes
- Identifies potential hazards to animals, including predator control and pasture management of noxious plants and reports to Head of Livestock
- Assists with daily site inspections of equipment and areas where animals reside
- On occasion, supports the sharing of livestock knowledge through programs
- Actively monitors animal and visitor safety

**What will you need to succeed**:
Education (degree/diploma/certifications)
- High school diploma

Experience
- 1+ year of experience working in agricultural or farm setting

Knowledge/Skill/Ability - Competencies
- Knowledge of Livestock breeds and their care
- Ability to communicate effectively with tact and courtesy
- Able to self-manage workload and prioritize tasks independently
- Required to lift or carry objects that could weigh up to 50 pounds
- Must be flexible to work all required shifts, including weekends and holidays

**What TRCA has to offer you**:
As part of a progressive team you will have the opportunity to make a positive impact to preserving and protecting nature, while maintaining a balance between the natural environment and built environment. Working with experts within our field, you will join a team of colleagues that are committed to TRCA’s core values by demonstrating the following behaviours; integrity, collaboration, accountability, respect, and excellence (icare).

**You will be part of a diverse and inclusive organization that**:

- Makes a positive difference in the communities we serve.
- Fosters high performance and collaborative teams.
- Provides continuous learning and development opportunities.
- Offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits program (including Defined Benefit Pension Plan - OMERS/OTPP).
- Pregnancy & Parental Leave Top-Up Program.
- Provides unique TRCA Perks.
- Provides flexible work arrangements.
- Offers potential for career growth and advancement.

While the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) thanks all applicants for their interest, only those under consideration will be contacted for interviews. Please be advised that successful incumbent(s) may be required to undergo a vulnerable sector screening and/or driver’s abstract check as a part of the final step in the hiring process.

Personal information you provide through the TRCA recruitment, selection, and onboarding process is collected under the authority of the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.27. Collection of this personal information is necessary for the proper administration of this recruitment process for employment and volunteer positions with TRCA. Personal information is protected from disclosure pursuant to the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Any questions regarding this collection activity should be directed to the Manager of Records and Information, 101 Exchange Avenue, Vaughan, Ontario, L4K 5R6, (437) 880 2308.