Student Assistant- Arabian Horse Center #705072131

Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises Employment Services

ANNOUNCEMENT OF POSITION VACANCY

SUMMARY: Under the general supervision, the Student Assistant is responsible for assisting various tasks. This position is designed to provide opportunities to students to hone customer service skills, team development, and foster professional growth

SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WILL GET TO DO (this is just a small sampling of work variety): Student Assistant assignments will vary based on needs of the facility. 

Grooming:

·       Will work primarily outdoors maintaining the highest standards of horse care. This task will assist Arabian Horse Center Staff by grooming and tacking horses. 

·       Responsible for blanketing, bathing, clipping, and turning out horses;

·       Responsible for cleaning tack & brushes; irrigating arenas.

·       Wil provide Maintenance of work environment to include sweeping, raking, and organizing.

·       Students with qualifying experience may additionally lunge, bit lunge, and ride horses.

·       Must have the ability to adapt to changing work conditions such as: working with a variety of ages of horses from newborn through senior, and working with inexperienced horses.

·       Sun exposure, high temperatures, cold weather, rain, wind, dust, pollen, and insects.

·       Must be able to lift and maneuver saddles and other horse equipment.

Weekend Feeder:

·       Will work primarily outdoors feeding & watering horses, and cleaning stalls. 

·       Responsible for visual inspection of horses in pasture and in stalls for health-related matters.

·       Must have the ability to identify & report horse health concerns.

·       Clean water troughs, rake barn aisles, and perform minor property maintenance. 

·       Must have the ability to adapt to changing work conditions such as:  working around horses of all ages from new-born to senior.

·       Will be subjected to sun exposure, high temperatures, cold weather, rain, wind, dust, pollen, insects.

·       Requires lifting and maneuvering heavy objects up to 50 pounds such as hay bales and wheelbarrows.

Farm Maintenance:

·       Will work primarily outdoors maintaining the horse facilities. 

·       Regular duties to include operation of skid steer and other motorized equipment.

·       Will perform maintenance and repair of water & feed troughs, and weed abatement. 

·       Will operate power & hand tools, maintain paddock & arena irrigation.

·       Wash truck & horse trailers, stack hay bales, rake, sweep, maintain barnyard cleanliness & organization, load and unload truck, and also includes all other potential farm maintenance that may arise. 

·       Ability to adapt to changing outdoor conditions such as working around horses of all ages from new-born to senior, sun exposure, high temperatures, cold weather, rain, wind, dust, pollen, insects, and unstable soil conditions. 

·       Candidate must be able to lift and maneuver heavy objects up to 50 pounds such as hay bales & wood pallets; and ascend/descend ladders.

Additional Expectations:

·       Conduct yourself in an honest, conscientious, and courteous manner at all times, showing respect for persons of all backgrounds, races, genders, interests, and abilities.

·       Develop individual respect for one another, respect for personal and the University as a whole.

·       Demonstrate an investment in student leadership.

·       Ability to adhere to a regular work schedule and work weekends and holidays as required

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

·       Previous experience working with horses.

·       Safety oriented – must understand general safety requirements when working with horses.

·       Must have a willingness to learn, attention to detail, self-motivated, observant,

·       Efficient – ability to determine best route to complete duties.

·       Communication skills – ability to provide information that others can understand.

·       Dedicated to team work – understand the importance of teamwork to get tasks completed.

·       Driver’s license – ability to obtain certification (as required) for equipment.

·       High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.

·       Experience with working with horses and/or enrolled in animal science courses.

ABOUT US: As the largest employer of students on the Cal Poly Pomona campus, the Foundation offers valuable work experience and hands-on training to approximately 1,500 Cal Poly Pomona students each year. The Foundation offers positions in various fields; whether it is in the area of technology, science, retail, culinary arts, hospitality1500 management, leadership or research grants, these student employees participate in Cal Poly Pomona's learn-by-doing philosophy and acquire practical skills in their designated field of study.

The Foundation also contributes operating support to nearly 1,100 Foundation and scholarship programs every year, including Bronco Athletics and the Norman J. Priest Scholarship. In addition, the Foundation administers grants and contracts, contributes to campus security, and supports several university publications. The Foundation contributes over $1 million annually to Cal Poly Pomona.

CSU along with Cal Poly Pomona Foundation strongly recommend faculty, staff, and students who are accessing campus facilities to be immunized against COVID-19 or declare an exemption from doing so. The systemwide policy can be found at COVID-19 Vaccination Interim Policy and any questions may be sent to fdnhr@cpp.edu.

Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, Inc. may provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodation with the employer.