Job Details

Position:
Director of Horsemanship

Company:
Culver Academies – Culver, IN , USA

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Job Description:

Culver Academies seek talented individuals who value the core commitments and support the Culver mission and principles.
 

Culver educates its student for leadership and responsible citizenship in society by developing and nurturing the whole individual, mind, spirit, and body, through integrated programs that emphasize the cultivation of character.

Job Summary:

• Ensure ongoing excellence of the Culver Academies Horsemanship Department
• Manage all aspects of Vaughn Equestrian Center, Jud Little Riding Hall and related facilities
• Maintain health and well-being of herd of approximately 100 horses
• Actively engage and energize students, staff and alumni
• Ensure policies, procedures and programs are consistently administered and aligned with safety       protocols and organizational goals.

Primary Objectives:

• Responsible for substantial budget, ensuring smooth and cost-effective operations
• Coordinate all activities of the Black Horse Troop, Lancer Platoon, Equestriennes, Mounted Drill, Various Varsity, Junior Varsity and Developmental Teams, Summer Schools & Camps Horsemanship and numerous other events both on and off campus
• Manage, evaluate and mentor Director of Horsemanship Instruction, Horsemanship Instructors, Stable Manager and all Stable Staff
• Oversee curriculum and instruction for all Equitation and Equine Science Classes, as well as Honors in Equine Science program
• Direct all aspects of Stable Operations including personnel, herd health, animal husbandry, horse training, supply management, transportation, equipment procurement and maintenance, hay production, purchasing and selling of horses
• Communicate regularly with Alumni, Development, and Communications Departments and serves as a liaison with the entire Culver Academies community
• Interface and engage with Board of Trustees Horsemanship Committee.

 

Qualifications:

• 7 – 10 years of experience to include

 – All phases of horsemanship instruction
 – Equine stable operations, agriculture, and farm equipment
 – Herd health management 

• Excellent organizational and time-management skills, disciplined and able to meet deadlines. The ability to work under the pressure of many priorities.
• Excellent communication skills: interpersonal skills that demonstrate the ability to meet people with ease at every level of the organization as well as the ability to communicate the written and spoken word with tact, diplomacy and authority. The ability to write and edit effectively
• Experience and ability to work with and manage a team of employees and subcontractors
• Critical thinker, problem-solver
• Experience managing a significant budget
• Computer proficiency in MS Office, including Calendar, Word and Excel
• Experience working within a school environment
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field – Business, Equine or Agriculture
• Current valid driver’s license (chauffeurs license preferred), clean driving record

BENEFITS: Culver offers a comprehensive benefit package for full-time employees immediately upon hire. Benefits include Medical/Vision, Dental, a Flexible Spending Account, Life Insurance, a 403b retirement account with a very generous company match, use of our on-site Fitness Center, a FREE on-site Health Clinic including various FREE generic medications, FREE meals in the Dining Hall, limited laundry and dry cleaning services, 10 paid holidays, 200 hours of paid vacation time, and a discount at the Campus Store and at the Uniform Shop.
 

The Culver Academies is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin. 

Other details

• Pay Type Salary
• Employment Indicator 12 Month Staff
• Required Education Bachelor’s Degree
• Apply here

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Contact Information

Amy Coplen
1300 Academy Rd
Culver, IN 46511, USA
Phone: 574-842-8313
Fax: NA
amy.coplen@culver.org