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For Job Seekers:If you are interested in this position, meet the experience requirements, and are willing to commit to the entire contract period, please visit your local workforce center for full details and application instructions.u00a0Position:Requirements:Must have 3 months experience with 800 - 1000 head flocks. One reference requiredJob Description:The work activities involve the herding or production of livestock (which includes work that is closely and directly related to herding and/or the production of livestock).The employee must be able to identify approaching storm periods and make precautions to prevent the herd from drifting against a fence line where they pile up and get drifted over with snow and freeze to death. The herdermust be experienced in handling extreme winter conditions on a range to prevent death in sheep, goats, horses, and dogs. Due to animals exerting more energy during the winter months especially in extreme winter weather,the herder will need to monitor the nutritional needs of an animal throughout winter. Ensure that animals have access to unfrozen water and to distribute emergency supplemental feed. Monitor snow levels to preventsheep/goats from being paralyzed in deep snow or caught up against a fence. Herders need to have experience in identifying animals who are not getting enough nutrition, keeping a fresh supply of water in freezingtemperatures, and how to maintain animals in extreme weather conditions. May need to work around machinery to provide supplemental food and water to the animals. Workers may be asked but not required to obtain avalid U.S. driver license and operate a motor vehicle. He may drive a vehicle to assist in watering livestock or hauling livestock to another location. May assist with the loading and unloading of livestock into or out of trailers.Some work/tasks may occur off the range, but more than 51% of work will be performed on the range. Western Range Association and its member ranches facilitate practices of good animal husbandry. Employees that arefound abusing, neglecting or abandoning livestock entrusted to their care may be terminated for cause. If the negligent/abusive actions of an employee result in the loss/death of livestock/animals or cause harm to anotherperson, the employee may be held accountable for these actions.The worker will live in the employer provided range housing. Said housing will be clean and in good repair at the time it is provided to the employee. The employee is responsible to maintain the housing unit in a reasonablelevel of cleanliness in order to avoid flies, mice or other vermin. The employee is responsible to alert the employer of damage to the housing unit within a reasonable amount of time.Anticipated Hours of Work Per Week:24/7Schedule:24/7Anticipated Period of Employment: 11/16/25-3/31/26Application Deadline: 1/22/25Job Location: Multiple worksites are located in various locations on Bureau of Land Management leases, State of Coloradoleases, US Forest Service leases, and private rangelands in Moffat, Routt and Rio Blanco counties inColorado, as well as various locations on Bureau of Land Management leases, State of Wyoming leases, USForest Service leases, and private rangelands in Sweetwater and Carbon counties in Wyoming. Worksitelocations varies depending on season, weather and grazing rotation.Pay: $2628.43 per monthFLSA exempt; no overtime paid

Created: 2025-10-04