Job opening: Animal Caretaker (Riding Stables) NA-04
Salary: $19 - 22 per hour
Published at: Oct 02 2024
Employment Type: Intermittent
This position is located at MWR Buffalo Corral Riding Stables on Fort Huachuca, AZ. This is a flexible position (0-40 hours) with no eligibility to participate in the NAF Employee Benefits Plans.
This Announcement has an initial cutoff date of Wednesday, October 16th, 2024 at 11:59 PM (EST). For further information please see the Additional Information section below.
Duties
Assist patrons in checking out equipment, providing safety instructions, guiding trail rides, demonstrating hobby techniques, answering facility questions, ensuring that proper mounts (horses) are assigned to patrons.
Assist in preparing horses for customer use, such as saddling, bridling, and grooming. Assists in daily stall cleaning and maintenance. Mows grass, trims and edges walkways, waters plants, and cleans out drainage ditches.
Moves material using wheelbarrows, hand trucks or dollies, stacks and arranges supplies for storage. Runs lawnmower, uses rakes and similar tools and equipment. Performs cleaning and conditioning of riding supplies and equipment.
Ride, saddle and handle horses. Check and perform simple maintenance on equipment. Maintaining general cleanliness of main house, and barn.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Direct Deposit and Social Security Card is required.
- Meet qualification/eligibility/background requirements for this position.
- Satisfactorily complete an employment verification (E-Verify) check.
- Appointment subject to favorable suitability determination.
- This position requires pre-employment and periodic drug testing.
- A pre-employment occupational physical is required for this position.
- Must be able to lift and carry items weighing up to 40-75 pounds and be able to stand, walk, and bend for lengthy periods of time.
- Must be willing and able to work days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
- Must be willing and able to travel occasionally to on and off post locations in support of horse shows, purchasing, or for special events.
- Satisfactory completion of pre-employment background checks in accordance with AR 215-3, para.2 to include a Tier 1 background investigation.
- Incumbent may also be required to complete a Tier 1 background investigation for a Common Access Card for physical access to federally controlled facilities.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
Must be able to ride, saddle and handle horses.
Must be ability to follow instructions to clean and condition riding supplies and equipment.
Must be able to operate a lawnmower, use rakes and similar tools and equipment.
Must have a valid state driver's license to operate vehicle.
Please Note: If providing a resume, the information provided on your resume should be clear and specific. You will be rated based solely off of the information provided within your resume. Assumptions will not be made regarding your experience and the duties performed.
Education
This position does not have an education substitution.
Contacts
- Address EJ-NAF-W6CFAA US ARMY GARRISON FT HUACHUCA
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613
US
- Name: NAF CHRA Fort Huachuca
- Phone: 000-000-0000
- Email: [email protected]
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