Summary

Position responsible for performing all horse care and farm work as needed. Assist with Easterseals Ranch equine-assisted therapy. Equine Barn staff will ensure and maintain safety standards set forth by PATH International.

Qualifications

s Education: High School diploma required

s Experience: Some horse or farm experience preferred, but willing to train up the right candidate.

Position Requirements

s Experience with day-to-day operations of a working 20 to 30-horse barn.

s Basic knowledge of horse handling, i.e., leading, grooming, and tacking.

s Above-average knowledge of equine behavior.

s Good communication skills.

s Reliable and punctual

s Must be able to lift 50 pounds

s Must be self-motivated

s Must be able to work outside in less-than-ideal weather conditions

s Must be willing to work full day Saturday and Sunday – 8 am – 5pm

Responsibilities

s Bring in and turn out horses.

s Clean 5-10 stalls daily.

s Maintain cleanliness of barn.

s Perform daily treatments on horses as directed by your supervisor

s Assist supervising barn volunteers

s Work horses in hand as assigned by supervisor.

s Report equine injuries, changes in behavior or feed consumption to supervisor.

s Assist with programs as assigned: leading, tacking, grooming.

s Feed grain and hay daily.

s Changing, cleaning and filling water buckets/troughs daily.

s Assist with programs as assigned, tacking, grooming.

s Comply with Easter Seals policies and procedures utilizing the highest standards of personal and professional ethics and behavior.

s Demonstrate good judgment, diplomacy, courtesy. and effective communication while working at Easter Seals or when representing the organization.

s Other duties as assigned

Administrative Duties:

s Inventory (feed, hay, supplies, equipment, meds.)

s Attend staff meetings and training

s Report to immediate supervisor on all barn and equine matters

s Correspond and liaise with coordinators of individual programs regarding program matters.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and listen. This position is active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, and crouching throughout the day. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.