Job Description

Are you passionate about horses and love helping people learn? Join our team as a Barn Coordinator and support riders, students, and our herd at our beautiful Equestrian Center! This part-time role blends horse care, customer service, and lesson support — plus you’ll enjoy a free membership to our fitness center at PARC.

Starting salary is $15.50- $17.00 per hour.

This position is for Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00pm - 8:30pm.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Represent the Park District as a first point at the Equestrian Center; greet and assist as needed.
• Assist Equestrian Manager with supervising volunteers and students.
• Provides a friendly and positive atmosphere for park district patrons.
• Answer all patron inquiries: in-person, telephone, messages from voicemail system.
• Accountable for distributing all paperwork for student lessons, horse training, rentals, etc.as assigned by Equestrian Center Manager.
• Responsible for monitoring and assisting with student lessons; Assurance that safety and proper procedures are followed by students at all times according to Park District Policy.
• Maintains an open channel of communication to the Equestrian Manager and inform of problems or potential problems (ie disruptive behavior, injuries, dangerous equipment) including undesirable behaviors; assists with documentation when necessary.
• Participate in the general care of horses including, but not limited to: putting them in safe turn out locations, hosing them when hot, feeding, medicating and monitoring environmental controls to keep horses safe and comfortable.
• Monitor/Assist students with horse care during lesson activities as well as guiding to / from stalls to arena areas.
• Assists with group lessons, activities and special events; this may include pony rides, grooming lessons. Scheduling of all events and lessons should be coordinated appropriately for barn activities to run smoothly.
• Responsible for facility cleanliness and organization of office space.
• Expected to participate in barn chores in coordination with Barn Hand tasks/responsibilities.
• Responsible for completing incident reports when accidents occur; must contact Manager immediately to notify of situations.
• Performs all job tasks within the rules and guidelines of the Park District’s safety program.
• Performs any additional related tasks as required.

Requirements

• Minimum 16 yrs. of age; preferably 18 yrs. of age.
• 3-5 years practical experience in equine field.
• High School diploma / GED preferred.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• General knowledge of horses required.
• Must be customer service oriented.
• Ability to follow direction and work independently.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Plainfield Park District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.