Find Jobs
Find Jobs Near You – Available Work in Your Location
Skip to job details
ZP
Zia Park Casino Hotel Racetrack
Assistant Racing Secretary
Career Insights for Secretary
See where this job fits in the broader career landscape. Knowing your career path helps you see what's possible from here.
Scorecard
Based on New Mexico data
Review key factors to help you decide if this role fits your goals. How is this calculated?
What they do
A Secretary performs office administrative work and provides administrative assistance to an office staff. Organizes files and assists with record keeping and data base management. Manages office calendars and helps to organize office workflow. Provides administrative support for reports and budgets. Documents office expenses. May handle phone inquiries. May help to arrange travel for office staff.
$40,147 / year median in New Mexico
-5% projected decline
Job Description
WE'RE CHANGING ENTERTAINMENT. COME JOIN US.
We're always looking for talent that believes in having fun. At PENN Entertainment, you'll get to be a part of an exciting industry, where the days and nights are fast paced. You'll work with an incredibly diverse set of coworkers driven by their enthusiasm for helping people find and have more fun. You'll also get to work at a company that cares about your career growth and will help you get the support you need to expand your possibilities. Initial placement within the salary range is based on an individual's relevant knowledge, skills, and experience. Base salary is just one component of our competitive Total Rewards package, which includes wellness programs designed to support our team members' financial, physical, and mental well-being. Specific benefits—such as day-one medical coverage, 401(k) matching, and annual performance bonus—may vary by position. Paid time off is earned according to the local policy and increases with the length of employment. Click HERE to discover how we empower team members to grow, thrive, and advance in their careers.WE LOVE OUR WORK. SUMMARY
Assists the Racing Secretary in planning and arranging racing schedules and assigning handicapped weights to horses at racetrack by performing the following duties. ESSENTiAL DUTiES AND RESPONSiBiLiTiES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.- Analyzes official workout and past performance records to arrange races between horses of equal experience and ability.
- Handicaps horse in each race by assigning weight it will carry based on data such as age, sex, total winnings of horse, and distances of races won.
- Confers with track management personnel to plan types of races to schedule and to determine purse for each race.
- Reviews application requesting permission to enter and train horse for competition.
- Accepts application and entrance fee from owner.
- Registers names of persons having financial interest in horse.
- Reviews racing information to be published in newspaper, racing form, and daily racing program.
- Directs activities of workers engaged in duties such as compiling racing information and assigning stable space.
- Records information regarding official racing result to keep file on each horse's ability.
- Records changes of ownership and submits report to track officials.
- Observes race to study ability and form of horse, verifies selection of entries, and assignment of handicap weights.
- Accept entries and check eligibility of each horse entered.