Riding Instructor
Join the team of staff at Camp Wawenock on Sebago Lake in Maine, a traditional seven-week girls' camp. Riding Staff deliver safe, developmentally appropriate group riding lessons to beginners through advanced riders. Staff teach the same camper groups all summer - allowing consistency and safety in horse/rider pairings and lesson planning. Lessons occur in the large outdoor ring and focus on building balanced, confident riders with a good seat and consistent aides. The program is English-style, Walk, Trot, Canter group classes with incorporation of horse knowledge, groundwork, games, and dressage or other riding skills. Camp Staff are also counselors who live with a group of 4-7 campers, along with another staff member.
Requirements
● Experience in barn work and handling horses
● Desire to teach riding classes of all levels - beginners through walk, trot, and canter (no jumping) - experience teaching a plus
● Knowledge of horse health and horse care helpful, but not required
● Strong communication skills
● Flexibility, creativity, and a willingness to listen and share ideas
● Understanding that safety is a top priority
● Desire to live in a close-knit, positive camp atmosphere
● Physically fit and able to execute tasks associated with barn work, such as leading and handling horses, lifting hay bales, and water buckets, and playing actively with children
● Willingness to follow all protocols, including COVID-19 health and safety practices
Perks
● Room, board, and laundry
● Paid internship for education, veterinary sciences, equine care and many other majors, so please ask about this when contacting us
● Use of camp's facilities on time off
● Discover more about your own strengths and areas for growth
● Hands-on working environment
● Receive on-going feedback and training
● Be a part of a community of people making a positive impact in the lives of children