Jockey Room Coordinator

About the role

Checks, cleans and maintains all silks, towels and helmet covers. Maintains records of all silks delivered to the jocks room. Ensures proper silks are hung for each owner for every race. Responsible for cleaning the jockey's room between and after races.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that riders report in room at proper time
• Ensure that riders have the proper colors and numbers on before leaving the jocks room
• Ensure that order, decorum and cleanliness are maintained in the jockey and scale rooms
• Ensure that no person, other than racing officials, the Racing Commission and the necessary jockey room attendants, is admitted to the jockey room after two hours prior to the post time of the first race on a day of racing without the consent of the Director of Racing or Assistant, and the Stewards
• Assist Clerk of Scales as necessary
• Maintain thorough knowledge and understanding of the Ohio rules of Racing

Qualifications

• Must be knowledgeable of the Rules of Racing
• Must be able to work in various weather conditions
• Must meet professional appearance standards as prescribed by company policy
• High school diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents in English, such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals
• Ability to read and communicate verbally in English; written communication skills in English may also be required
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance
• Ability to operate an adding machine and have basic computer skills
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations

Certifications and licenses

• Must be able to qualify for licenses and permits required by federal, state and local regulations, including the Ohio State Racing Commission
• Must possess a valid driver's license and have acceptable driving history as determined by PENN Entertainment, Inc.'s auto insurance carrier

Physical requirements

• Regularly required to stand and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls
• Frequently required to reach with hands and arms and talk or hear
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, and peripheral vision
• Physically mobile with reasonable accommodations including ability to push, pull, carry and lift up to 75 lbs.
• Ability to push, pull, reach, bend, twist, stoop, stack, crouch, kneel and balance when performing job duties in varying work areas such as confined spaces

Work environment

• May be exposed to toxic fumes and/or chemicals, odors, dusts, mechanical parts, electrical shock, and moving objects
• Must be able to work in various weather conditions
• Noise level is usually moderate
• All team members at Hollywood are under surveillance (and audio surveillance in limited areas); performance may be observed and recorded
• Employee could be exposed to an environment containing unrestricted second-hand tobacco smoke