Ranch Caregiver/Caretaker (or Couple) - Dayton, WY

Are you seeking a quieter life in the foothills of the Big Horn Mountains?  Our Ranch has homes in the beautiful and lush areas of this region.  In addition to defined gardens and a small orchard, there are four homes on the property. The ranch and homes are used only by the family and their guests.  

We are looking for a Caretaker (or a couple) to tend to family homes and surrounding grounds (approximately 8-10 acres). This is an exceptional longer-term, mostly full-time job opportunity for an individual or couple seeking quiet enjoyment and honest work.  The ideal individual/couple will take the utmost pride in the upkeep of the homes and gardens and providing personal assistance to the family matriarch, including meal prep, housekeeping and errands/projects as assigned. Individual/couple must be industrious, responsible and caring. The ranch is approximately 20 miles from Sheridan, WY. The position reports to the matriarch and her children.

Primary Duties:

• Property maintenance including care for large vegetable garden and multiple flower/ornamental gardens, lawns,and landscaping around severalhouses
• Housekeeping/cleaningduties including kitchen, bathrooms, dusting, vacuuming, mopping, laundry, and deep cleaning
• Meal preparation for familymatriarch
• Groceryshopping
• Companionship
• Miscellaneous chores/errands asneeded
• Transparent communication of schedules and workplans amongst family matriarch and adult children

Secondary Duties:

• Greenhouse maintenance
• Driving family members to appointments asneeded

Requirements:

• Ability to prioritize and communicate changing work and schedule based on changing conditions/seasons
• Gardening knowledge and experiencepreferred
• Experience with and love ofanimals
• Ability to lift50+lbs
• Enthusiastic and efficient with a sense of humor and strong workethic
• Eagerness to learn new tasks and skills, well organized andmotivated
• Own reliable transportation (a Ranch vehicle will be available for work relatedduties).

Start Date:

August 12, 2020 60-day probationary period followed by one-year contract (potentially renewable).

Compensation:

  $15-$20/hour depending on experience

Hours will vary by season: 30-40 hours/week from April–September. 20-30 hours/week from October–March.

Potential to substitute cash for Health Savings Plan and/or IRA contributions.

  Local housing could be provided and included as component of overall compensation.