Equine Care Associate - Animal Welfare - Harmony Equine Center

Humane Colorado•Castle Rock, CO

9h•Onsite

About The Position

As a Equine Care Associate, you will provide all animals at Harmony Equine Center with proper care and attention including adherence to established feeding, sanitation, and medical procedures. This role also provides guidance to volunteers regarding the general upkeep and maintenance of the property. The position requires a compassionate individual with a desire to advocate for animals. Humane Colorado is a large community-based animal welfare organization dedicated to ending pet homelessness and animal suffering.

Requirements

Basic Equine Husbandry
High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Six months experience handling equines.
Experience as a barn attendant or related position in an equine program (boarding, training, or care facility environment).

Responsibilities

Provide care and handling of all animals including feeding and watering, stocking feed and supply bins, and checking and updating animal feed sheets.
Observe animals to ensure proper feeding and report any signs of illness, symptoms requiring medical attention, and behavioral problems.
Update animal records in database.
Maintain a clean and safe environment for the animals and the public including maintaining fencing, stocking cleaning supplies, washing laundry, and cleaning and sanitizing stalls, equipment/vehicles, barns, and turnouts.
Maintain cleaning and care of facility equipment and vehicles to ensure proper functioning and safety reporting any damaged equipment or repair needs.
Support adoptions through interviewing potential walk-in adopters; providing basic medical and other information to help adopters make good choices; completing accurate adoption paperwork; receiving adoption fees and providing receipts; and recording transactions and reconciling monies for daily deposits.
Answer and route incoming calls; answer questions about equine center, adoptions, Humane Colorado services, and other general information; record and relay messages to appropriate staff.
Assist with receipt of equines and entering animals into the database.
Assist humane agents, law enforcement officers, and patrons.
Keep and maintain the property including but not limited to: General landscaping, mowing, trimming, weed control, snow removal, maintaining roads, pens, and pastures.
Assist with veterinary and farrier appointments.