
California Summer Camp Western Horseback Riding Instructor - Assistant
Jameson Ranch Camp, Glennville, California, USA
- Salary
- Competitive
- Work Type
- Temporary
- Work Time
- Part-time
- Live-In
- Live-In Required
- Bring Own Horse
- Training Available
- Non-Smoker
- Dates
- from Sunday, June 1, 2025 to Sunday, August 10, 2025
- Job No
- 307282
- Status
- Looking
- Updated
- 1/16/2025
- Expires
- in 2 months
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- 511
Currently seeking an individual to run our horseback riding program this summer. We run a western program that includes lessons in an outdoor arena, trail riding, bareback riding and the occasional cattle drive.
The job includes teaching groups of children of all riding abilities. For many campers, it may be their first time on a horse while others may ride year-round.
Job Requirements: -Extensive riding experience, Western experience preferred -Bareback riding experience -Experience teaching barnyard etiquette and tacking and riding techniques to groups -Interest in working in an environment with children ages 6-16 -Excellent team work ability, as the position will work on a staff of 25+ and directly with one other riding instructor
Requirements
Start date is flexible; work may be available earlier.
Required Key Skills
Riding First-Aid Lunging Teaching Natural Horsemanship People SkillsRequired Expertise
Working with children Western ReiningAccommodation
All counselors sleep in outdoor bunks with campers.
Job Benefits
Looking for a summer job that will hone skills necessary in today’s workforce? Do you want to spend time outside, live simply, and have a great summer with kids? Do you want to work hard and have fun? Then look no further!
We are a rustic sleep away camp in Southern California, is hiring staff for Summer 2017. The job begins on June 11th and ends August 14th. pay for the summer is $3,100 and room and board are provided.Counselor responsibilities include supervising a sleeping area, supervising at meal times, running programs twice and a day and being an excellent role model for children.
*It is likely that this position will come earlier than June 11th in order to meet with the directors and become familiar with the horses and program.
- Employer No
- 307280
- Website
- http://www.jamesonranchcamp.com
- Location
- Glennville, California, USA
Equestrian Employer Details
500 acre traditional, rustic sleep-away camp for children ages 6-16.
Our mission is to guide young people to have better lives through the pleasure of working and playing together. Our atmosphere encourages each individual's potential to be expressed and expanded in a setting that values professionalism, wholesomeness, integrity, playfulness and the power of the natural environment to inspire children. Camp provides campers with role models that exemplify values of honesty, self-respect, and respect for others.
Camp provides a wide range of non-competitive programs for campers to choose, including horseback riding and vaulting. We own between between 8-15 horses and lease 15-25 each summer.