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Job Title: Barn Assistant
Reports To: Director of Equine
Required Availability:
- Full-Time (30-40 hours per week); Varying Schedule (Days needed may change)
- Part-Time (15-30 hours per week); Varying Schedule (Days needed may change)
Job Summary: Assist in the facilitation, leading, and development equine programming and
animal care at Summit. Works directly with students often. Works directly with horses and other
animals often. Must have prior animal-care experience. Must be knowledgeable about Five Star
Life programs, practices and procedures. Must embody all Five Star Life Core Values (respect,
responsibility, integrity, sacrifice, courage) in and outside of the workplace.
Essential Job Functions:
Equine Animal and Facility Care
- Feed and fill water for horses
- Lead horses to and from barn/pastures
- Clean stalls and common barn areas
- Care for other farm animal needs and issues
- Assist in behind the scenes prep work and projects
- Check all areas of the barn and equine grounds regularly for issues. Report any
issues. Keep the equine grounds in excellent condition, always tour-ready.
- Track scheduled Summit tours and ensure that the barn and equine grounds are
prepped and ready for high-level tours at those times
Program Implementation
- Lead and/or support the teaching of equine programs
- Connect with students and coach them to live their best life
- Complete ALL Necessary FSL Training
- Be at check-in ready to start ON TIME (recommend arriving 10- 15 mins. prior to
start time)
- Manage and lead the set up responsibilities and tasks in the barn prior to
programming and based on the programming plans for each day
- Ensure all necessary materials are set up at station
- Implement Five Star Life curriculum as a curriculum teacher, and ensure that
those values and lessons are tied in and taught through every equine program
- Keep campus “Tour Ready” during programming
- Clean and close out barn and classroom space after programming, and measure, collect, and report data and metrics
Miscellaneous Tasks as Determined by Supervisor(s)
- Service Projects
- Five Star Life Staff Curriculum Participation
- Five Star Life Staff work days
- Etc.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Live the Five Star Life values and share them with the staff and kids in our care; be an
active part in making a day-to-day impact on the kids that come through rotations .
- Be a Servant Leader
- Set the Tone (Energetic, positive, engaging)
- Refuse to be offended
- Resolve Conflict
- Able to work independently or as part of a team
- Lead with a positive mindset; able to set, change, and keep the Five Star Life culture at
Summit
- Driven, motivated, and hard-working
- Ability to lead horses in and out of the barn and in and out of pastures
- Ability to handle horses of all ages and training levels
- Basic knowledge of horse health and nutrition
- Ability to lift 50 pound horse feed bags
- Knowledge of organizations mission, values, policies, procedures, and programming
- Adept at task management and comfortable with shifts and changes in direction
- Effective communication via text, email, face-to-face, and in team/group settings
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of time, work on ladders, and lift 50lbs
- Reliable transportation between properties - which include the Five Star Life Office
(Elkhart, IN) and Summit Commercial Areas (Union, MI)
- Heartfelt desire to encourage students to live their best life - the Five Star Life
Compensation:
- $11-15/hr. Starting pay