Your position

We are a modern and growing department of the state-owned Grün Berlin GmbH, specializing in inner-city landscape maintenance using grazing animals. We primarily use sheep, supplemented by horses, cattle, and goats. Our locations are spread throughout Berlin and include Tempelhofer Feld, Tegeler Stadtheide, Britzer Garten, Schöneberger Südgelände, the Gardens of the World, and Kienbergpark.

We are looking for a flexible and dedicated animal caretaker (m/f/d) for a part-time position (32 hours/week) to strengthen our team as parental leave cover until at least March 2028. The primary work locations are Britzer Garten and Tegeler Stadtheide.

Your responsibilities include, in particular:

Animal care and grooming

• Feeding, daily care, handling and monitoring of the existing animal population
• Preparation and implementation support for planned and spontaneously necessary management and treatment measures such as hoof care, sheep shearing, vaccination, castration, parasite treatment, mineral bolus administration, veterinary treatment, veterinary aftercare, breeding selection, individual animal segmentation, slaughter animal selection

Pasture management

• Installation, operation and maintenance of mobile electric fences, electric fence systems and other area equipment including necessary area preparation (clearing the fence line with a lawnmower or brush cutter)
• Assessment of grazing quality
• Assessment of the vegetation and feed value of grazing areas
• Creation and adaptation of the grazing plan

Technical management of agricultural facilities, tools and vehicles

• Assembly and disassembly of stable equipment 
• Mechanical and manual mucking out and thorough stable cleaning 
• Carrying out prescribed cleaning and hygiene work

Loading, storage and transport activities

• Transport of animals, materials and people within the site and between sites
• Mechanical or manual loading and storage of material

Environmental education measures

• Preparation and implementation of prescribed environmental education formats (guided tours, work demonstrations)
• Professionally answering spontaneous visitor questions in a daily work context

Application deadline: August 30, 2026

Your profile

• Completed training as an animal caretaker (m/f/d) specializing in sheep farming or as a farmer (m/f/d) or comparable qualification
• Experience in sheep farming and breeding
• Driving licence class B (ideally BE)
• Flexibility and willingness to work at changing locations
• Independent and responsible work ethic
• Fluent German skills
• Teamwork skills and reliability
• Enjoyment of working with animals and in nature

We offer

• An open and appreciative corporate culture
• A respectful and goal-oriented (working) atmosphere
• A collegial atmosphere in interdisciplinary teams and flat hierarchies
• Opportunities for participation, space for own conceptual ideas and challenging projects of overarching importance for Berlin
• 30 days of vacation per calendar year plus days off on December 24th and 31st. 
• Performance-based and task-related remuneration
• Additional retirement benefits through the VBL, capital-forming benefits, a subsidy for the BVG job ticket, and the option of bicycle leasing.
• Further training as well as personal and professional development opportunities
• Health -promoting offers (e.g. cooperation with a fitness studio)
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