Description
Sanctuary Operations Director (Part-Time)
Compass Rose Farm Sanctuary – Spencer, IN Schedule: Part-Time (Up to 30 hours per week, including rotating weekend oversight) Compensation: Competitive hourly wage based on experience
About Us: Compass Rose Farm Sanctuary provides a lifelong, safe haven for rescued farm animals. We pride ourselves on delivering elite-level, individualized care to our residents while fostering a peaceful, structured, and organized farm environment.
The Opportunity: Are you a credentialed Veterinary Technician experiencing clinical burnout? Are you tired of high-volume client turnover, emergency room chaos, and sterile, windowless rooms?
Compass Rose Farm Sanctuary offers the perfect pivot. As our Sanctuary Operations Director, you will step out of the traditional clinic and into a rewarding leadership role where you can build deep, lifelong relationships with animal residents. This role perfectly pairs your clinical expertise with hands-on agricultural leadership, giving you full operational autonomy over our daily care routines, medical management, and farm environment. You will report directly to the Executive Director and serve as the vital bridge between veterinary planning and daily farm execution.
Core Responsibilities:
Daily Operations Management: Oversee, log, and execute all daily farm routines, including feeding, paddock cleaning, enrichment, and facility upkeep.
Clinical & Medical Oversight: Manage the sanctuary's herd health protocols, direct medication administration, wound care, triage, and preventative treatment schedules. Act as the primary liaison with our attending veterinarians.
Team Leadership & Training: Guide, mentor, and schedule our dedicated care crew and shift associates, ensuring strict adherence to sanctuary safety and operational protocols.
Volunteer Coordination: Organize and direct volunteer workdays, aligning community support with immediate farm and maintenance projects.
Inventory & Procurement: Monitor and manage supply chains for feed, medical supplies, and operational equipment to ensure the farm is always fully provisioned.
Requirements
Credentials: Must be a Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) in good standing with the State of Indiana (or eligible for immediate reciprocity).
Experience: Minimum of 2–3 years of clinical veterinary experience. Previous experience working with livestock, equine, or large animal medicine is highly preferred, though a passionate small-animal tech with a strong personal background in agriculture will be considered.
Leadership & Organization: Exceptional communication, time-management, and record-keeping skills. Must be comfortable directing a small team and managing volunteer schedules.
Physical Demands: This is a hands-on, active outdoor role. Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs regularly, traverse uneven farm terrain, and work comfortably in all seasonal Indiana weather conditions (heat, rain, snow).
Core Values: Deep commitment to the sanctuary’s mission of lifelong, compassionate care for animal residents, balanced with a strict adherence to farm safety and operational boundaries.
Logistics: Must possess a valid driver’s license and reliable, weather-independent transportation.
