Department:

Veterinary Teaching Hospital – Large Animal Clinic

Special Instructions to Applicants:

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:

• A Resume
• A Cover Letter

For additional information please contact: Kasey Schmidt at pedderk@oregonstate.edu

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.

 

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a Criminal History Check and be determined to be position qualified as per OSU Standard 576-055-0000 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in Youth Programs may have additional Criminal History Checks every 2 years.

 

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.

 

Note: All job offers are contingent upon Human Resources final approval

Job Description:

This recruitment will be used to fill 2 part-time (a maximum of 24 hours per week) Student Animal Care Assistants for the Large Animal Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Oregon State University (OSU).

The Student Animal Care Assistant position provides continuous daily cleaning of VTH facilities, daily maintenance of equipment, and feeding/husbandry care of patients and teaching herd animals.

Position Duties:

80%:

• Cleaning & disinfecting of stalls, treatment rooms, and items used by patients

• Feeding and watering of patients and teaching herd animals

• Daily hospital operations tasks such as garbage, laundry, process sharps containers, hosing aisleways and tidying feed rooms

• Cleaning and maintenance of farm and outdoor facilities such as: Leaf blowing the parking lot, paddock cleaning, weed control, and pressure washing.

15%: Weekly cleaning projects and maintenance within the hospital

• Touch up painting hospital stalls and walls

• Assist with fence repairs, deep cleaning treatment rooms and other VTH areas

5%: Other duties as required

Transferable Skill Development

OSU is committed to ensuring students are prepared for success after graduation through intentional skill development as student employees. The competencies students develop while working at OSU are defined by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)as the essential skills employers seek in their hires. In this position, students learn and build vital career-readiness skills in the primary areas below:  

Critical Thinking, Teamwork, Professionalism, Equity & Inclusion

Qualifications:

Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here: https://hr.oregonstate.edu/student-employment-manual/500-employment-eligibility-requirements

• Must be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study

• Must meet Academic Standing Requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment

• Must meet the applicable minimal enrollment standard

  • High School student: Regularly enrolled in a high school or participating in a home-schooling program

  • Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate student: 6 credit hours per term

  • Undergraduate international student: 12 credit hours per term*

  • Graduate student officially admitted to Graduate School: 5 credit hours per term

  • Graduate international student officially admitted to Graduate School: 9 credit hours per term*

*International students may be allowed to carry fewer hours than specified above and still be considered “full-time” by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). A reduced course load is approved by the Office of International Services (OIS), and must be provided to the Student Employment Center.

Required Qualifications:

Experience with Large Animals (e.g., horses, cattle, sheep) handling, caring for and behaviors.

Additional Required Qualifications:

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a Criminal History Check and be determined to be position qualified as per OSU Standard 576-055-0000 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in Youth Programs may have additional Criminal History Checks every 2 years.

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least 1-year experience with LARGE ANIMAL (e.g., horses, cattle, sheep) caring for and handling.

• Experience with cleaning and disinfecting in an animal care facility

• Farm equipment experience

Working Conditions/Schedule:

• The Student Animal Care Assistant position provides continuous daily cleaning of VTH facilities, daily maintenance of equipment, and feeding/husbandry care of patients and teaching herd animals. • As support staff for an operating veterinary clinic; we provide care (cleaning/re bedding, feeding, watering), restraint and handling of large animals (e.g., horses, cattle, goat) to accomplish husbandry tasks within a veterinary teaching hospital.
• The hospital is open for emergencies 24/7, therefore we have staff scheduled 7 days a week between the hours of 6am and 5pm. Most shifts are two or four hours. 6am-8am and 3pm-5pm are our peak times for work to be done and schedules are based around coverage for these times. The schedule will also include at least one weekend day shift. As the hospital is operating year-round, Student Animal Care Assistant are required to work some Holidays and during breaks (winter, spring, and summer).
• This position requires working in extreme weather conditions, handling large animals (horses, cattle, goat), to stand/walk on hard surfaces, push/pull carts filled with bedding, and lift/carry items weight up to 50lbs.

Salary Range:

Anticipated Start Date:

2026-08-31

Anticipated End Date: