Job Details

Position:
Riding Instructor for People with Disabilites

Company:
Healing with Horses Ranch – Manor, Texas , USA

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Job Description:

Healing with Horses Ranch is a 501(c)(3) non-profit therapeutic riding center. By creating space for healthy relationships between horses and humans, we help students learn transferable life skills in a safe, inclusive environment. We strive to promote resilience and independence in mind, body, and soul through the power of the horse.

Description

Healing with Horses Ranch seeks a Therapeutic Riding Instructor, to assist in providing safe and effective Adaptive Horseback Riding and Therapeutic Equine Assisted Activities for individuals with disabilities, at-risk youth, and Veterans. 

All interested applicants should send their resume and a brief cover letter expressing why they are interested in the position, any experience they have with the skills or job duties listed below that is not explained by their resume, and summary of their individual teaching/horsemanship techniques or philosophy to the Program Director, Arianna Roman at arianna.roman@healingwithhorsesranch.org. 

Please Note:  This opening requires the applicant be available at least one of the following shifts:

• Monday – Thursday, 4pm -6pm
• Saturday 9am -2pm, or 4pm – 8pm
• Sunday 9am -2pm

Additional hours are welcome.

Skills Needed

• Excellent teaching and horsemanship skills that demonstrate a high level of creativity, compassion and competence when providing safe effectiveEquine Assisted Activities and Therapies (EAAT)
• Strong risk management skills that keep clients, equines, and staff members safe. 
• Strong decision making abilities and high attention to detail.
• Dependable and capable of working with minimum supervision in a fast paced environment.
• Ability to collaborate with a team with diverse backgrounds and skill sets.
• Ability to prioritize, problem solve, and manage multiple projects.
• Strong understanding of PATH Intl standards.
• Ability to communicate with families, students, staff, and volunteers in a professional courteous manner regarding lessons, problems, solutions and schedules. 
• Ability to evaluate horses for therapeutic riding programs through a knowledge of principles of therapeutic riding, equine movement and equine psychology.

Qualifications

• PATH Intl. Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor, and/or Adv. PATH Intl. Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor, and/or Master PATH Intl. Certified Therapeutic: OR
• Riding Instructor with a certification from CHA, ARIA, USDF, USHJA,United States Pony Club, or equivalent certifier and the ability to become PATH Intl. Certified within six months of employment; OR
• Over 2000+ hours working as a trainer/riding instructor at a reputable barn or facility and the ability to become PATH Intl. Certified within six months of employment 
• CPR and First Aid certified
• Completion of all Healing with Horses Volunteer Trainings
• Passes the Healing with Horses Ranch Advanced Conditioning Team Riding evaluation

Salary & Benefits

$17-$24/hour based on PATH certification level and experience

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Contact Information

Arianna Roman
10014 FM 973
Manor, Texas 78653, USA
Phone: 512-757-7101
Fax: NA
arianna.roman@healingwithhorsesranch.org