Equestrian Trainer Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Description
Position Summary:
Cares for and prepares horses for retreat group riding activities. Retreat activities mainly occur on weekends, although some weekday availability is preferred for occasional weekday retreats and horse care. Maintains safe conditions around the barn, riding arenas, trails, and surrounding areas. Creates a safe and positive atmosphere that promotes guest safety and engagement. Provides a quality experience to children and parents focused on youth development including the YMCA core values: honesty, respect, responsibility, caring, and faith.
Essential Functions:
1. Delivers a safe, fun and effective equestrian program. Maintains current knowledge of all emergency procedures pertaining to horseback activities.
2. Knows, understands, and consistently applies safety rules, policies, and guidelines for equestrian activities.
3. Follows YMCA policies and procedures, including those related to medical and disciplinary situations, child abuse prevention and emergencies.
4. Takes immediate action to ensure safety procedures are followed by guests. Follows up with equestrian director to determine long term solutions/actions, provides timely and accurate reports and follow-ups.
5. Responsible for completing daily tasks related to the physical operation of equestrian facilities, equipment and horses. Works with the team to set up the equestrian area prior to retreat activities. This includes the completion of feeding, supplementation, health care tasks, equipment set-up, and preparation of horses for work, as directed by the equestrian director.
6. Observes all horses closely for behavioral changes and signs of illness or pain. Notes any additional immediate treatments provided to horses and reports on any health or behavioral issues that arise.
7. Participates in the completion of closing procedures following retreat activities.
8. Carries out care of the camp's horses including feeding, watering, cleaning pens, putting out hay, performing health care tasks, administering medications and supplements under the direction of the equestrian director.
9. Conducts check of equestrian facilities and equipment for safety, cleanliness, organization and good repair. Completes general cleaning, organization and maintenance of facilities and equipment. Notifies equestrian director of needed facility and equipment repairs.
10. Ensures the availability of water and sunscreen at equestrian areas.
11. Submits requests in advance for additional equipment and supplies when needed.
12. Evaluates horses as requested, provides feedback, and performs training and behavior modification as instructed.
13. Maintains constant surveillance of the horses and barn areas when guests or non-equestrian staff are present.
14. Participates enthusiastically with other program staff to prepare camp for retreat groups under the direction of the conference & retreats director.
15. Participates enthusiastically in program staff and equestrian staff meetings and trainings.
16. Maintains positive relations with guests and other staff. Conveys information on programs and schedules to guests.
17. Attends camp marketing events and other special events as directed and other duties allow.
18. Represents and promotes the YMCA in the local community and develops positive working relationships with other organizations, businesses, and governmental entities.
19. Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with community agencies in service delivery area.
20. Report suspicious and inappropriate behaviors and policy violations.
21. Follows mandated abuse and incident reporting requirements.
22. Meet timelines and deadlines related to supporting systems and employee compliance. Examples include but are not limited to Kronos Workforce Ready for review and approval of time sheets.
23. All other duties assigned.
YMCA Competencies (Leader):
Mission Advancement: Accepts and demonstrates the Y's values. Demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill community needs. Recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them. Supports fund-raising.
Collaboration: Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions. Builds rapport and relates well to others. Seeks first to understand the other person's point of view and remains calm in challenging situations. Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively. Takes initiative to assist in developing others.
Operational Effectiveness: Makes sound judgments, and transfers learning from one situation to another. Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience. Establishes goals, clarifies tasks, plans work and actively participates in meetings. Follows budgeting policies and procedures and reports all financial irregularities immediately. Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high-value experience for members.
Personal Growth: Pursues self-development that enhances job performance. Demonstrates an openness to change and seeks opportunities in the change process. Accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths and limitations and how they impact relationships. Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology.
Language Skills
Ability to read, interpret, retain, and teach documents such as safety rules, operating maintenance instructions, and procedure/educational manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of children, parents, staff, members of the YMCA, and/or others, as well as in one-on-one situations.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to apply common sense, understanding, and sound mature judgment to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form, including assisting with curriculum learning. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Ability to maintain confidentiality. Ability to be sensitive and alert to the needs, feelings, and safety of others. Ability to ensure children's safety and maintain YMCA, ACA and state standards and guidelines at all times.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to handle, and/or feel objects, tools, and/or controls; climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms and taste and smell. The employee must frequently move and/or lift up to 50 pounds and move up to 100 pounds such as furniture, supplies, equipment, children, etc. Possess adequate vision and hearing to safely monitor equestrian environment and participants. The employee must possess the ability to react to emergency situations by loud vocalization, quick movements, strenuous activity, and on occasion assist or lift persons in distress of varying weights. Required to remain alert to dangerous situations while sitting, standing, or walking for various lengths of time.
Current record of tuberculosis examination and/or current local health department regulations, examinations, and/or immunization as required by the local or State Department of Health.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions. Nonsmoking, drug- and alcohol-free work environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes and airborne particles, toxic, or caustic chemicals, extreme heat, and/or blood. The employee regularly is exposed to bodily excretions of children, depending on the developmental level of children in the employee's care. The job is working for a YMCA Resident Camp Program located at YMCA Camp Cullen in Trinity, TX.
Qualifications:
1. Prefer 2 years of experience riding horses in any discipline.
2. Prefer 1 year of experience caring for horses in a professional or educational setting.
3. CPR, First aid and O2 certifications and Child Abuse Prevention training within 30 days of hire date.
4. Prefer knowledge of, and previous experience with, diverse populations.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status.