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Sanctuary Steward Application

🌿 Sanctuary Steward Position – Smith Farm Goat Sanctuary

**We have closed the application window for this position**

📍 Fuquay-Varina, NC
💚 Paid • Purpose-Driven • Reliable

Smith Farm Goat Sanctuary is seeking a Sanctuary Steward to support daily animal care and help ensure our goats are safe, healthy, and cared for with consistency and kindness.

This role is ideal for someone looking for purpose, routine, and meaningful work with animals. It is not a casual volunteer position, but a dependable, paid role centered on daily responsibility.

🐐 Role Overview

 

The Sanctuary Steward assists with daily goat care, focusing on essential needs and animal wellbeing.

 

Time commitment:

  • Approximately 1–2 hours per day

  • Rain or shine

  • Available at least 85% of each month

  • Includes weekends and holidays

 

Compensation:

  • $500 per month (salary/stipend)

  • 30-day trial period for mutual fit

 

🛠️ Responsibilities

  • Feeding hay and basic daily care

  • Checking and refilling water

  • Visual health and safety checks

  • Securing gates and enclosures

  • Communicating any concerns promptly

    (No event support, public interaction, or medical decision-making required.)

 

🌱 Ideal Candidate

  • Lives close to the sanctuary

  • Genuinely loves animals and outdoor work

  • Dependable, consistent, and self-motivated

  • Physically active and able to lift up to 50 lbs

  • Comfortable working outdoors in all weather

  • Seeking purpose and responsibility, not just extra income

This role is especially well-suited for retirees, empty nesters, veterans, artists, writers, or those with flexible schedules who value routine and care.

 

🤍 Important Notes

  • Goats require care every single day

  • Reliability is more important than prior goat experience

  • Training and clear routines will be provided

  • A 30-day trial period is required

 

📝 How to Apply

Interested candidates must complete our Sanctuary Steward Application Below:

📅 Applications accepted through February 15
👥 Selected applicants will be invited for in-person interviews

Please apply only if this level of responsibility genuinely fits your life and values.

🌿 About Smith Farm Goat Sanctuary

Smith Farm Goat Sanctuary is a nonprofit dedicated to providing lifelong care for goats and fostering compassion through ethical animal stewardship and community engagement.

APPLICATION:

Sorry, but our application window is now closed.

How far (in minutes) do you live from Smith Farm Goat Sanctuary?
This position requires availability rain or shine for approx. 1-2 hours per day, at least 85% of each month. Are you able to meet this committment?
Are you available on weekends and holidays?
This role involves lifting hay bales up to 50 lbs., walking uneven ground, and working outdoors in all weather. Are you physically able to perform these tasks?
Do you have experience with goats, livestock, farm animals, or animal care?
This position pays $500 per month as a flat stipend. Are you comfortable with this compensation structure?
This role includes a 30-day trial period. Are you willing to commit to the trial if selected?

Contact Us

7221 Sunset Lake Road

Fuquay Varina, NC 27526

SmithFarmGoatSanctuary@gmail.com

919-346-4888

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© 2025 Smith Farm Goat Sanctuary is a tax-exempt 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization EIN #33-1804595

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