Riding Instructor/Camp Counselor
This job does not effect your USEF amateur status.
Riding Counselor– Minimum Qualifications
- Training and experience in riding and horse care (documented)
- Current CPR and first aid certification (required)
- Ability to teach basic riding skills to campers of all ages
- Desire and ability to work with children in the outdoors
- Ability to function as a positive role model for campers
- Ability to maintain appropriate boundaries with campers and their families
- Ability to relate to one’s peer group and work well with other Camp staff
- Ability to accept guidance and supervision
- Good character, integrity, and adaptability
- Enthusiasm, maturity, sense of humor, patience, and self-control
- High School diploma or equivalent and/or completion of Camp Runoia’s training program
- Ability to follow and enforce all Camp rules and policies
Responsible to: Riding Director, Camp Directors
General Responsibility – to assist in Camp Runoia’s riding program, maintaining standards that lead to a safe, quality program.
Specific Responsibility:
- Understand your responsibilities in the riding program and participate in training during pre-camp training.
- Maintain equipment to ensure safety, cleanliness, and good repair. Store equipment for safety
- Develop lesson plans for your assigned classes
- Request necessary repairs
- Assist riding director with maintaining achievement records and writing evaluations on campers for riding activity
- Perform barn chores as directed
- These are not the only duties to be performed. Some duties may be reassigned and other duties may be assigned as required by the needs of the camp
Essential Functions
- Ability to communicate with staff and campers in safety regulations in the riding area.
- Visual and auditory ability to identify and respond to environmental and other hazards related to riding and camping activities.
- Ability to communicate and work with groups participating, and provide necessary instruction to campers and/or staff.
- Ability to teach a minimum of four classes each day, make repairs to equipment, move riding equipment as necessary, conduct stable and horse management.
- Abilities to observe camper behavior, assess its appropriateness, enforce appropriate safety regulations and emergency procedures, and apply appropriate behavior-management techniques.
- Cognitive and communication abilities to plan and conduct the activity to achieve camper development objectives.