Job Description
Job Description
Are you passionate about horses? We have a beautiful, privately owned, small dressage facility and are looking for an experienced, responsible and reliable full-time Horse Stable Hand and Groundskeeper who can assist with maintaining our horses and facilities.
Our facility is heated with a fully enclosed center aisle barn. We are seeking a highly qualified individual with exceptional attention to detail who is searching for a long-term position at a farm.
We are a small barn community looking for someone who is a team player and enjoys working with others. The ideal candidate enjoys collaboration and conversation – not significant independent work.
Job Duties
- Participate in the continual process of cleaning the facility
- Muck stalls/paddocks
- Feed/water horses/fill hay nets
- Turn horses in/out
- Monitor horses for injury and illness
- Assist with landscaping
- Assist with fence repairs
- Assist with other maintenance projects as needed
Experience Required
- 3-5+ years of barn worker experience
- 3-5+ years of handling horses
- Ability to lift 50+ pounds without assistance
- Must have a valid driver's license
- Willing to learn how to operate a tractor and other small farm machinery
- Willing and able to work outside in all 4 seasons
- Preference will be given to candidates who are proficient in Spanish
Hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., 1 hour onsite lunch break
- Six days per week (Saturday off)
Benefits
- Salary compensation of $58,000 to $65,000, dependent on experience
- End-of-year bonus
- Weekly payment via check
- Double-time pay on major holidays
- Additional compensation negotiable for sharing night check duties
Pay: $58,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year
Application Question(s):
- Can you speak Spanish?