Assistant Barn Manager

Under general supervision of the STRIDES Barn Manager, provides support to the program and the barn manager. This involves teaching riding lessons, assisting with barn chores, running events such as birthday parties and petting zoo, and working with individuals with disabilities to enjoy the barn and services.

Responsibilities

• Teaching riding lessons and educational horsemanship classes, running camps, hosting birthday parties and events, assisting with photo shoots.
• Taking the lead running camps, birthday parties, petting zoo, and special events.
• Assisting in training individuals, program participants, volunteers, visitors, and new staff.
• Responsible, as designated by the Barn Manager, for the care of the horses and program equipment.
• Completing lesson progress reports and tracking along with other necessary forms and documents.
• Occasionally assisting with manual labor such as moving hay bales, filling grain bins, cleaning stalls, carrying water buckets, etc.
• Identifying animal illnesses and injuries and responding accordingly.
• Sharing responsibility for caring for sick horses.
• Assisting with training rides and groundwork for horses.
• Helping cover shifts for call-offs as necessary.
• Assisting with barn, fence, stall, and pasture maintenance as needed.
• Ensuring overall health and condition of the animals on the farm, providing quality care.
• Assisting with volunteer coordination, including scheduling and tasks.
• Performing other duties as assigned by Barn Manager.

Requirements

• Ability to administer IV and IM shots and perform equine first aid.
• Ability to identify illness and injuries and treat accordingly.
• Experience teaching intermediate riding lessons.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

Skills

• Balancing, pulling, pushing, standing, climbing, grasping, stooping, crouching, crawling, kneeling, reaching, lifting, repetitive motion.
• Pushing wheelchairs and lifting up to 50 pounds.

Benefits

• Health, Vision, Dental, and Life insurance.
• Educational Assistance.
• Paid time off.
• Sick time.
• Paid Holidays.
• Personal Time.
• Potential Year-End Bonus.
• Financial Assistance Program (Cookie Jar).
• Employee Referral Program (Bounty Bucks).

Pay

$20.00 per hour.

Schedule

Sunday and one weekday, 9 am–5 pm.

Location: STRIDES, Manhattan. Reports to: Barn Manager.