Equine Care Associate

Description

Purpose of Position: Provides all animals at Harmony Equine Center with proper care and attention including adherence to established feeding, sanitation, and medical procedures. Provides guidance to volunteers regarding the general upkeep and maintenance of the property.

Responsibilities

• Provide care and handling of all animals including feeding and watering, stocking feed and supply bins, and checking and updating animal feed sheets.
• Observe animals to ensure proper feeding and report any signs of illness, symptoms requiring medical attention, and behavioral problems.
• Update animal records in database.
• Maintain a clean and safe environment for the animals and the public including maintaining fencing, stocking cleaning supplies, washing laundry, and cleaning and sanitizing stalls, equipment/vehicles, barns, and turnouts.
• Maintain cleaning and care of facility equipment and vehicles to ensure proper functioning and safety, reporting any damaged equipment or repair needs.
• Support adoptions through interviewing potential walk-in adopters; providing basic medical and other information to help adopters make good choices; completing accurate adoption paperwork; receiving adoption fees and providing receipts; and recording transactions and reconciling monies for daily deposits.
• Answer and route incoming calls; answer questions about equine center, adoptions, services offered by the organization, and other general information; record and relay messages to appropriate staff.
• Assist with receipt of equines and entering animals into the database.
• Assist humane agents, law enforcement officers, and patrons.
• Keep and maintain the property including but not limited to:
• General landscaping, mowing, trimming, weed control
• Snow removal
• Maintaining roads, pens, and pastures
• Assist with veterinary and farrier appointments

People Care People are the key to fulfilling our mission. Making internal and external patrons and their needs a primary focus is expected in all situations. This position interacts with and collaborates with employees at all levels of the organization. Communication occurs through face to face, telephone, and electronic interactions and may also include contact with the general public and business partners. Communication and contact must be clear, understandable, cooperative, professional, and respectful in all circumstances. Employees are expected to actively support a positive team environment, directly address conflict, and appropriately express concerns.

Competencies Competencies are work behaviors and expectations necessary for successful job performance. They encompass knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes, and actions. Additional definitions for competencies may be obtained from Human Resources.

Organizational Core Competencies

• Job Knowledge
• Productivity / Efficiency
• Quality / Excellence
• Adapting to Change
• Dependability and Integrity
• People Care

Leadership Core Competencies (if position has direct reports)

• Building Effective Teams
• Delivering Results
• Developing Direct Reports

Position Core Competencies

• Organization
• Attention to detail

Supervisory or Managerial Responsibility

• Volunteers

Travel

• This position may include driving a company vehicle
• This position may require travel to different work sites

Shift Details: Four ten-hour shifts

Full-Time Benefits – Please visit our website for a comprehensive list of all offered benefits.

• Benefits (medical, dental, and vision)
• 401(k) with matching
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life and Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Sick Time
• Sabbatical
• Holiday Pay
• Employee discounts
• Discounted Pet Insurance
• and more!

Compensation:

$20.60-$21.52 per hour (starting pay commensurate with market, experience, and equity)

Requirements

Position Qualifications

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Basic Equine Husbandry

Required

• Education: High School diploma or GED equivalent
• Work Experience: No prior experience required

Desired

• Six months experience handling equines
• Experience as a barn attendant or related position in an equine program (boarding, training, or care facility environment

Work Conditions and Physical Requirements Work is performed in a horse boarding/barn and outdoor setting. Potentially subject to animal bites, scratches, kicks and unpredictable dangerous situations. Frequent lifting up to 50 lbs. with reasonable accommodations. Frequent walking, standing, bending, stooping, movement, and repetitive motion. Work outside in weather extremes, both heat and cold.

Posting will remain open until filled, with a minimum posting period of 5 days.