FEATURED JOB OPENING: Ranch Management Couple - near Jackson/Tyler/Rusk, TX

The Ranch Management couple will manage daily ranch operations, supervise staff, coordinate animal health programs, maintain 300 acres and ranch facilities and ensure excellence in customer service.

Cherokee Trace Drive-Thru Safari is a 300 acre high-fenced wildlife preserve that is home to 400-500 animals from over 2 dozen native and exotic species. About 22,000 people, mostly families, visit the Park every year.  Customers drive the 4.5 miles of road through the open-range environment in their own vehicles to observe and feed the animals.  Go to our website for more information.  

Required Experience of the Couple: 

• At least one should have 3-5 years of farm or ranch experience
• At least one should have 3-5 years of administrative/management experience 
• Prefer at least one has 1-2 years of experience in retail sales
• Prefer both have computer skills

Required Education: Both must have a high school diploma or GED; Bachelor’s degree for one or both preferred.  Will consider candidates with commensurate life experience for one or both.

A successful couple will have these qualifications:

• ·   Strong leadership/administrative/management skills
• ·   Self-motivated
• ·   Actively foster a healthy organizational culture
• ·   Innovative and willing take on new challenges
• ·   Understand basic general accounting and financial operations
• ·   General farm/ranch expertise
• ·   Excellent customer skills for daily interaction with the public
• ·   Passion for connecting with nature