Description
About Altior Healthcare
Our family of services comprises three distinct mental health treatment programs, including a specialized program for US Veterans. With over 15 unique locations, we manage and support 500+ dedicated employees serving over 300 residential clients daily located across five states: California, Idaho, Maine, New Hampshire, and Texas.
Paradigm Treatment (West Coast) and Ridge RTC (East Coast) partner together under Altior, united by a shared commitment to providing exceptional mental health care. For over a decade, our core clinical and support teams have worked side-by-side, delivering compassionate, evidence-based treatment that changes lives.
As part of the Altior network, you’ll find the stability of an established organization with the heart of a close-knit treatment community where every role matters.
Position Summary:
The Equine Specialist works under the direction of the Equine Program Manager (EPM) to ensure appropriate and safe equine programming for clients. This individual is motivated to have a positive impact on the lives of youth by helping them to engage meaningfully in growth and learning experiences with horses and other animals. They develop transferable life skills including communication, organization and time management, commitment to safety, teamwork, goal setting, follow through and celebration. The ideal candidate will have a passion for horses, experience as an instructor/trainer, knowledge of stable management, be capable of the physical demands of the role, and have experience working with youth in a residential setting.
Position Functions & Responsibilities:
EAP
- Facilitating horsemanship classes for small groups in coordination with therapist
- Facilitating individual EAP sessions with therapists
- Providing EAL sessions in natural horsemanship, mounted and unmounted sessions
- Demonstrate compassion for people and animals consisted with the trauma informed workplace
Instructor
- Providing individual and small group riding lessons for eligible clients, as determined by EPM
- Ability to safely guide individual and small groups on trial rides
- Working in collaboration with EPM, Program Managers, and support staff to coordinate group horsemanship lessons of large groups of clients
- Match horses and riders for safety and success
Trainer
- Exercising and schooling horses
- Identifying and treating soundness issues
- Inspect tack & equipment for proper fit and safety, including tack cleaning and maintenance
- Use only non-violent training and communication methods when working with horses
Barn Management
- Assisting the EPM in all aspects of horse care, including grooming, bathing, clipping
- Assist the EPM with facilities maintenance and repairs, including fencing and putting in hay, etc.
- Recognition of illness and injuries and reporting to EPM
- Following treatment plans for illness and injuries as directed by EPM
- Supporting and training clients in completing chores
- Completing chores as needed to ensure horses/animals receive quality care
- Assist during emergencies as needed. Ability to make decisions regarding calling a vet should the EPM be unavailable.
- Ensure proper and prompt communication with EMP of any incidents or concerns regarding either client safety in the barn, or horses' behavior that should be addressed.
- Applying knowledge and ability to care for goats and other farm animals.
Qualifications/Skills/Knowledge
Required Competencies:
- Strong interpersonal skills, ability to give and receive appropriate and timely communication
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