Manager/Caretaking Couple

Drag'n Ass Rescue & Sanctuary is hiring for the Manager/Caretaking Couple position in Goldfield, NV. This hands-on role supports the operation's day-to-day production and care work. Reliable execution and early communication matter because the work directly affects plants, animals, equipment, coworkers, customers, or the surrounding property. What you will do • Check and care for assigned livestock, water, feed, fences, gates, corrals, and ranch facilities. • Assist with safe livestock movement, pasture work, equipment use, repairs, and seasonal ranch projects as trained. • Communicate animal-health, water, fence, weather, predator, equipment, or safety concerns without delay. • Feed, clean, doctor, and care for donkeys, mules, and horses; handle feet within demonstrated training; observe each animal; and keep accurate health, treatment, farrier, veterinary, and supply records. • Track feed, medication, bedding, and other supplies and reorder on time, and schedule and attend farrier and veterinary appointments while communicating the sanctuary's observations and following professional instructions. • Maintain pasture, grounds, fences, barns, and buildings and operate and service farm equipment within authorization; use carpentry, mechanical, welding, veterinary-assistant, or yard skills where relevant and safe. How the work fits together The day begins with livestock, water, and security checks, because those observations determine the rest of the work. The employee then completes feeding, moves, repairs, pasture or equipment tasks, and facility cleanup in the manager's priority order. Gates, animals, tools, and vehicles are accounted for at every transition. At Drag'n Ass Rescue & Sanctuary, the employer also makes these role-specific priorities clear: Feed, clean, doctor, and care for donkeys, mules, and horses; handle feet within demonstrated training; observe each animal; and keep accurate health, treatment, farrier, veterinary, and supply records. Track feed, medication, bedding, and other supplies and reorder on time, and schedule and attend farrier and veterinary appointments while communicating the sanctuary's observations and following professional instructions. Maintain pasture, grounds, fences, barns, and buildings and operate and service farm equipment within authorization; use carpentry, mechanical, welding, veterinary-assistant, or yard skills where relevant and safe. What the employer is looking for • Three to five years of direct experience with donkeys, mules, or horses and ability to lift at least 75 pounds while completing daily animal and property work in a remote ranch setting. • A caretaking pair able to live and work on site, maintain dependable coverage and professional records, pass background and credit checks, and comply with the sanctuary's no-illegal-drugs requirement. Describe any physical accommodation needs during hiring. • Dependable attendance, direct communication, and willingness to follow the employer's safety, quality, and customer- or production-care procedures. • Ability to complete the role's active, in-person work and to ask for instruction before using unfamiliar tools, equipment, products, or animal-handling methods. Schedule, conditions, and compensation This is an on-site management and caretaking role where animal feeding, health, weather, and emergencies may require coverage outside a conventional daytime schedule. A home on the property is provided, and salary is to be determined. The sanctuary does not publish the cash range, weekly rotation, days off, overtime treatment, utilities, pet policy, insurance, paid leave, or other benefit terms. Both applicants should confirm division of duties, overnight and emergency coverage, housing conditions, moving timeline, equipment authorization, and compensation before accepting. The employer does not publish a numeric wage range on this page, so no compensation has been estimated. Applicants should confirm the final hours, overtime treatment, starting assignment, travel or reporting point, supplied equipment, and benefit eligibility directly with the employer before accepting an offer. This is an in-person agricultural and animal-care position with a small operation. Daily priorities can change with weather, plant or animal condition, equipment availability, customer schedules, and the season. The successful person should arrive ready to work, communicate early when a task or condition is unclear, follow the employer's safety and quality procedures, and leave tools, vehicles, production areas, and job sites secure and ready for the next shift. Applicants should expect active work that may include long periods of standing or walking, bending, lifting, repetitive hand tasks, noise, dust, mud, pollen, heat, cold, rain, or work around moving equipment. The exact physical demands differ by assignment. Candidates should discuss any accommodation needs with the employer and confirm the final schedule, overtime treatment, training period, travel expectations, and benefit eligibility before accepting an offer. Only compensation and benefits expressly published by the employer are included here; unpublished terms have not been estimated. How to apply Email a biography and resume to info@dragnass.org and identify the Manager/Caretaking Couple role. Include both applicants' names and contact information, joint availability and move timing, and separate work histories. Describe the species and number of animals cared for, feet and medical work performed, records kept, farrier and veterinary coordination, lifting and equipment experience, pasture and fence work, and carpentry, mechanical, welding, or veterinary credentials. Be prepared for the stated background and credit checks.