Equine Maintenance Technician Position Available In Saratoga, New York

Equine Maintenance Technician 3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 322 Lake Hill Road, Burnt Hills, NY 12027 Equine Maintenance Technician The Charlton School is a small, clinically focused, therapeutic residential and day NYS approved 853 school for students in grades 8-12. The Charlton School mission centers around helping students become emotionally healthy, socially well-adjusted individuals who are able to achieve their highest level of individual independence. Our educational and treatment interventions focus on helping our students develop skills to improve competency with executive functioning and self-advocacy.

Major Duties:

• Provide individualized care of horses in program: feeding/turnout, mucking of stalls/paddocks, distributing medication as needed, exercising horses through lunging, cleaning of all equine related accessories (buckets, tack, etc.), picking up of feed/supplies as needed
• Cover day to day equine care shifts for other equine program staff
• Maintain paddocks to ensure safe/hygienic footing for horses by daily removal of all manure
• Perform upkeep of indoor riding ring through dragging with tractor to ensure safe footing for horses and students
• Conduct physical plant repair relating to all equine areas as needed including but not limited to fencing, stalls and run-in sheds

Work Schedule:

• 20hrs/week minimum with relief coverage adding hours as needed
• Saturday and Sunday consistently, other days as needed

Salary/Benefits:

• $20.00 – $23.00/hr. based on experience
• Vision insurance and Identity Protection available
• 80 hours paid vacation/yr
• Sick time

Criteria:

• Intensive equine related training in a working student type role (duration depends on placement) and/or a minimum of 3 years in a full-time equine care/maintenance position
• High school diploma/ preferred
• Valid NYS Drivers License required

Job Type:

Part-time Pay:

$20.00 – $23.00 per hour

Benefits:

Paid time off Vision insurance

Schedule:

Day shift Evening shift Every weekend Ability to

Commute:

Burnt Hills, NY 12027 (Required) Ability to

Relocate:

Burnt Hills, NY 12027: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location:

In person