Maintenance Specialist/Equine Caretaker

Cumberland Heights Foundation Inc • Pegram, TN

4d • Onsite

About The Position

CUMBERLAND HEIGHTS is seeking a Maintenance/Equine Caretaker to join their team. This role is responsible for the maintenance of buildings, equipment, horses, and grounds to ensure the safe and efficient operation of the facility. Cumberland Heights is dedicated to providing high-quality care for individuals and families affected by chemical dependency, focusing on the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of recovery in a safe, loving, and healing environment.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in equine and groundskeeping experience (carpentry, carpentry, plumbing, painting, mechanical, HVAC, painting, low voltage, equipment operations).
• Basic computer skills including Microsoft (Outlook, Work and Excel).
• Ability to problem-solve, analyze, and interpret information associated with equipment.
• Ability to physically make repairs where equipment is located.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to effectively speak, read and write in English.
• Ability to interact with co-workers in a collaborative and courteous manner while providing guidance, instruction, and training.
• If recovering, one year of verifiable abstinence required with two years preferred; active participation in a twelve-step program preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Two years preferred abstinence if recovering.
• Active participation in a twelve-step program preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs scheduled preventive maintenance on facilities equipment.
• Performs maintenance tasks in the areas of painting, carpentry, groundskeeping, and horse care.
• Ensures that maintenance tasks are completed according to established safety procedures and guidelines.
• Maintain lawns and fields.
• Pick up and dispose trash and debris in assigned areas using rakes, brooms and blowers.
• Operate blower for cleaning sidewalks, driveways and roadways of snow, gravel and small debris.
• Maintain all parking gates, security booths and parking equipment, as needed.
• Catch, halter and lead horse to barn or other location.
• Feeding and watering horses on a daily schedule.
• Groom horses.
• Cleaning stalls and maintain all areas of the barn.
• Ability to learn and identify general procedures for equine care.
• Recognize equine signs of distress and follow emergency protocol.
• Maintain clean tack and other supplies/equipment, checking for unsafe/worn equipment and replace as needed.
• Assist with safety in equine group therapy.
• Maintain appropriate professional boundaries with current and former clients, client family members and referral sources.
• Comply with company’s code of conduct.
• Ensures that a welcoming, safe and healing environment is maintained for each patient and family throughout the continuum of care.
• Recommends ways to improve the quality and delivery of services.
• Protects the confidentiality of patient and company information.
• Reacts productively to change.
• Available for alternate, evening and weekend schedules and shifts may be required to meet client needs, state and regulatory agency requirements and business necessity.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision effective 1st day of month following 28 days of employment
• Employer Contribution for Health Saving Account or Health Reimbursement Account
• 401K with Company match and eligibility after 90 days of employment
• Paid Time Off (PTO) accrual beginning day (1) one and up to 20 days of PTO the first year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED