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Title: Equestrian Camp Counselor
FLSA Status: Exempt Pay: $380/ Per week
Status: Full-Time (Seasonal) Department: Camp
Reports to: Summer Camp Director
POSITION SUMMARY:
Under the direction of the Summer Camp Director and in accordance with the Christian mission and purpose of the Great Miami Valley YMCA Association, the Equestrian Camp Counselor is responsible for providing an excellent camp experience to all campers, ensuring campers’ safety, maintaining program area, and maintaining horses. The position runs from Sunday June 1, 2025, until Friday, August 8, 2025.
GREAT MIAMI VALLEY YMCA ASSOCIATION SUMMARY:
OUR MISSION: To put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all.
OUR IMPACT: To strengthen our community by providing opportunities to serve children, individuals, and families in a safe environment which encourages all to live healthy lives and to exhibit positive character values such as faith, caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Maintains the safety, cleanliness, and efficiency of the barn and overall care of all horses.
- Assists in daily feeding, watering, cleaning, and grooming of all horses.
- Assists in all horse camp programming which includes but is not limited to: trail rides, ring rides, tacking, grooming, lesson programs, riding, and parent horse shows.
- Assists in implementing weekly lesson plans that fit the camper’s needs, interests, and riding/skill level.
- Supports and implements a work environment that puts campers first.
- Follows safety guidelines.
- To implement all ACA and Camp Campbell Gard rules and regulations.
- Work effectively as a team with all Camp Campbell Gard staff.
- Responsible for the safety and welfare of all campers enrolled in programming including maintaining the appropriate ratio and supervision at all times.
YMCA LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:
Mission Advancement: Accepts and demonstrates the Y’s values. Demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill community needs. Recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them. Supports fund-raising.
Collaboration: Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions. Builds rapport and relates well to others. Seeks first to understand the other person’s point of view, and remains calm in challenging situations. Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively. Takes initiative to assist in developing others.
Operational Effectiveness: Makes sound judgments, and transfers learning from one situation to another. Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience. Establishes goals, clarifies tasks, plans work, and actively participates in meetings. Follows budgeting policies and procedures, and reports all financial irregularities immediately. Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high-value experience for members.
Personal Growth: Pursues self-development that enhances job performance. Demonstrates an openness to change, and seeks opportunities in the change process. Accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths, and limitations and how they impact relationships. Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Have at least two (2) years of riding experience and barn maintenance/horse care
- Be at least 18 years of age.
- Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain excellent relationships with guests.
- Must have a desire and willingness to work with children.
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
- Requires long periods of time outdoors
- Ability to walk and stand for long periods of time
- Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs
- Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills with families, children, and other staff
- Position may require bending, sitting, leaning, kneeling, and walking
- Visual and auditory ability to respond to critical situations and physical ability to act quickly in an emergency
- Must be creative and enthusiastic to staff, campers, and families
- Ability to maintain emotional control and composure in turbulent, challenging, and changing conditions
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