What are the responsibilities and job description for the Equine Assistant position at True Friends?
Equine Assistant
Overview: Imagine a place where your love of horses and your desire to help others come together in the form of an exciting job. Working as an Equine Assistant for True Friends' Therapy and Adaptative Riding program could be the meaningful career experience you've been looking for. Come join our team and make a difference! True Friends Equine Assistant will support therapists and the Equine Coordinator in the care of riders and horses, ensuring a safe, positive, and engaging environment for all participants.
Schedule: Part-time, Year-Round, Monday - Thursday, Occasional weekends
Pay: $14.67 per hour
Location: Camp Courage in Maple Lake, MN
True Friends Benefits:
- Flexible scheduling options
- Opportunities to gain and grow leadership skills
- Support a healthy work-life balance
- Free meals during summer months
- Employee Referral Program
- Scenic and inspiring work environment
- Retirement Savings Plan with opportunity for 3% Employer Match
- Fun, organization-wide Events
- Cabin Rental Discounts
- ...and more!
How You'll Contribute:
- Assist therapists and the Equine Manager in caring for riders and horses
- Prepare horses for lessons including grooming and tacking
- Assist rider with mounting and dismounting
- Lead horse during sessions and walk/run alongside horses to support rider as needed
- Assist in leading lessons under the direction of certified staff
- Help with feeding and general care of horses
- Support planning and facilitation of activities, non-mounted crafts, and games
- Maintain cleanliness and organization of barns, arenas, and other program areas
- Assist in completion of daily chore list
- Perform other duties as assigned
What You'll Bring to the Table:
- Must be able to pass an organizational background study
- Must be at least 16 years of age or older
- Able to walk/run 8-14 miles per day on various terrains alongside a horse
- Strong time management and organizational skills
- Horse handling and riding experience preferred
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to handle physical aggression and challenging behaviors safely
- Able to lift up to 50 pounds
- Able sit, stand, bend, reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and move continually during working hours
- Able to hear and communicate verbally
- Able to feel objects and use fingers to operate tools and controls
About Us:
True Friends is a nonprofit organization providing life-changing experiences that enhance independence and self-esteem for children and adults with disabilities.
True Friends' programs include camp, respite, retreats, team building, therapy and adaptive riding, and travel; serving over 25, 000 individuals annually.
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