College of the Sequoias Farm Laboratory Student Unit Manager Job Description

Compensation

Students will be paid minimum wage and limited to no more than 19 hours per week. Students MUST document hours as outlined in the Student Worker Handbook in accordance to hours worked, days worked, breaks etc.

Job Description

1. Work with the agriculture staff unit manager to define unit responsibilities, work hours, duties and evaluation procedure.
2. Clean pens, feed sheep, synchronize ewe breeding. Sanitize, and repair facilities as needed.
3. Assist instructor in setting up class laboratories and coordinate flock health protocol with instructor.
4. Inventory sheep and feed as necessary.
5. Market sheep when needed.
6. Manage breeding protocol as outlined by instructor.
7. Properly dispose of dead animals, maintain sheep barn and manage ewes during lambing season.

Evaluation Procedure

Student unit managers will be evaluated on a monthly basis or as needed by the agriculture staff unit manager. Poor ratings of work performance may be grounds for the dismissal of the student worker.

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