Equestrian Attendant / Riding Instructor

Equestrian Attendant / Riding Instructor position at Salamander Middleburg- Triple Star Luxury Resort located in Middleburg, VA

 We look forward to welcoming a skilled and passionate equestrian to our team!

This is an hourly position $15 plus service charge(tips) with a potential of earning up to $55 K a year.

Responsibilities

Full Care Of Resort Horses

• Grooming, bathing, exercising, and basic first aid.
• Tack care and cleaning.
• Stables chores (stalls, field cleaning, watering).
• Facility upkeep.

Customer Service And Riding Instruction

• Provide excellent customer service to guests.
• Teach riding lessons to a variety of skill levels, ages, and disciplines.
• Front and rear guiding of group and private trail rides on the resort property.

Children’s Programs

• Facilitate pony rides and other children’s programs.

Safety And Utv Operation

• Extremely safety-conscious and practices safe habits.
• Drives a small utility terrain vehicle (UTV).

Additional Duties

• Perform other miscellaneous tasks as needed.

Training

• Attend hospitality and luxury standards training classes.

Qualifications

Education/Experience

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Minimum of five years of experience working and riding in a professional setting.
• Experience teaching riding lessons to beginners through intermediate riders.
• Customer service experience.
• Knowledge of correct, classical riding/teaching, and high-quality horsemanship standards, or an open willingness to learn.

Physical Requirements

Regularly stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, and crouch.

Ability to lift and move up to 100 pounds.

Salamander provides excellent benefits for both Full Time and Part Time positions: