Current Job Openings: Vegan Culinary Seasonal Instructor
Current Internship Openings (Summer Interns): Animal Care Intern, Communications Intern, Design Intern, Social Media Intern
Vegan Culinary Instructor (Seasonal May – Oct)
Our mission is simple: to create more vegans! We’re looking not just for a master chef, but for a master teacher — someone who is both dedicated to the vegan lifestyle and passionate about teaching. To that end, we seek an individual who can cook and create meals from the simple to the sublime, and who can present them with flair and enthusiasm to audiences ranging from individual families (the “veg curious”), food festival attendees, to 800 or more at our annual events.
Duties include:
- Developing and instructing vegan cooking classes.
- Planning and executing food for two large-scale events.
- Representing sanctuary at regional fairs, festivals, vegan events, and in media.
- Managing revolving team of volunteers.
- Directing and maintaining on-site organic gardens.
- Maintaining sanctuary kitchen, inventory, and equipment.
- Maintaining Department of Health standards and certification.
- Building curriculum in conjunction with Program Director for use in summer children’s camp; conducting classes with camp attendees in garden and kitchen.
- Providing staff lunches once a week
Required:
- Degree or certificate from a recognized culinary school
- 2 to 3 years experience in a culinary educational institution or equivalent experience as a freelance culinary instructor
- 1 to 2 years experience catering events
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills
- Passion for veganism and in-depth knowledge of the health benefits of a vegan diet
- Interest in working with staff to create a varied, year-round program of both on and off-site offerings
- Interest in partnering with local and Manhattan-based veg restaurants
- Ability to work well with others in a team environment
- Ability to work evenings and weekends
- Strong professional and personal references (please provide 3 of each)
This position runs from May 1 through October 2012, with the possibility of extension. Pay is $600-$650 a week with a possibility of on-site housing. Health insurance available after 45 days.
ANIMAL CARE INTERN
Are you currently training to care for animals? Are you looking to take part in a unique internship where you will get experience with a wide variety of farm animals?
CAS is seeking an intern to work with our Animal Care Coordinator, Jenn Mackey. As the Animal Care Intern, you will be responsible for assisting Jenn as she completes her daily animal health checks, implements animal health care regimens, monitors the well-being of the animals, medically treats critical care animals, manages the animals’ diets, and partners with local veterinarians.
Ideal applicant should:
- Be a current student in: animal science, pre-vet program, veterinary technician training, or related field
- Feel comfortable working closely with farm animals including: cows, goats, pigs, chickens, horses, sheep, geese, and rabbits
- Have a basic knowledge of healthcare related to farm animals
- Be physically capable of working on a farm with large animals
As an intern, you must be able to dedicate at least 10 hours a week to your CAS internship. This is an UNPAID position, but students can receive credit from their academic institution. To apply, please send your resume, cover letter, and two references, to Kathy Keefe, Farm Manager, at katherine@casanctuary.org.
COMMUNICATIONS INTERN
Are you passionate about fighting animal cruelty and protecting the planet? Join our Outreach & Communications team!
Through tours, speaking engagements, a children’s summer camp, and vegan cooking program, CAS educates the public about the sentience and suffering of farm animals, and the devastating impacts of institutionalized cruelty on animals, people, and the planet we share. CAS is seeking an intern to help with communications-related tasks: press releases, direct mail pieces, Website updates, monitoring of CAS’s social media sites, media research, media tracking, blogging, assisting with event planning, and providing general administrative support.
Ideally, applicants should:
- Have or be working toward a degree in marketing, public relations, communications or a related field such as English, or journalism
- Be available at least 10 hours a week for a minimum of one semester, and have access to a car for travel to and from CAS
- Have superb written and oral communication skills
- Be able to work well in a collaborative team environment and also work well independently
- Be versatile and multi-task oriented
- Have good organizational skills with consistent attention to detail and deadlines
- Have basic knowledge about the impacts of factory farming and institutionalized cruelty on animals, people, and the planet
- Be opposed to animal cruelty in all forms
This is an UNPAID position, but students can receive credit required by their academic institution. The position will be filled as soon as possible, and the duration is negotiable. Please send your resume, cover letter, and two references, to Leah Craig Chumbley, Communications Director, at leah@casanctuary.org.
DESIGN INTERN
Are you passionate about fighting animal cruelty and protecting the planet? Join our Outreach & Communications team!
Through tours, speaking engagements, a children’s summer camp, and vegan cooking program, CAS educates the public about the sentience and suffering of farm animals, and the devastating impacts of institutionalized cruelty on animals, people, and the planet we share. CAS is seeking an intern to help with design projects. These projects may include, but are not limited to: pictures of animals on farm, edited videos of animals on farm, and graphic design work for Website, posters, fundraising projects, etc. Design intern would also be responsible for sharing his/her work to the public through CAS’s Website and social media sites.
Ideally, applicants should:
- Have or be working toward a degree in design (photography, videography, graphic design, etc)
- Have video editing, photography, and graphic design experience
- Have well-developed writing skills
- Be able to portray CAS’s mission through design mediums
- Be available at least 10 hours a week for a minimum of one semester, and have access to a car for travel to and from CAS
- Be able to work well in a collaborative team environment and also work well independently
- Be versatile and multi-task oriented
- Have good organizational skills with consistent attention to detail and deadlines
- Have basic knowledge about the impacts of factory farming and institutionalized cruelty on animals, people, and the planet
- Be opposed to animal cruelty in all forms
This is an UNPAID position, but students can receive credit required by their academic institution. The position will be filled as soon as possible, and the duration is negotiable. Please send your resume, cover letter, and two references, to Leah Craig Chumbley, Communications Director, at leah@casanctuary.org.
SOCIAL MEDIA INTERN
Are you passionate about fighting animal cruelty and protecting the planet? Join our Outreach & Communications team!
Through tours, speaking engagements, a children’s summer camp, and vegan cooking program, CAS educates the public about the sentience and suffering of farm animals, and the devastating impacts of institutionalized cruelty on animals, people, and the planet we share. CAS is seeking an intern to help with social media projects.
Ideally, applicants should:
- Have superb and demonstrable social media skills, with particular expertise in Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, and Pinterest
- Have or be working toward a degree in marketing, public relations, communications or a related field
- Be available at least 10 hours a week for a minimum of one semester, and have access to a car for travel to and from CAS
- Be able to work independently and autonomously
- Have basic knowledge about the impacts of factory farming and institutionalized cruelty on animals, people, and the planet
- Be opposed to animal cruelty in all forms
This is an UNPAID position, but students can receive credit required by their academic institution. The position will be filled as soon as possible, and the duration is negotiable. Please send your resume, cover letter, and two references, to Michelle Alvarez, Outreach Director, at michelle@casanctuary.org.
