Jobs in Bridgewater, MA

About the role

We are seeking a part-time Riding Instructor to join our team at Equestrian Center at Easterseals Massachusetts in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

What you'll bring

• Easterseals MA is a well-established nonprofit organization whose mission is to ensure children and adults with disabilities have equal opportunities to live, learn, work, and play.
• Riding Instructors will provide traditional English and adaptive horseback riding instruction and equine-assisted activities at the 20-acre Equestrian Center on The Bridge Center campus.
• Instructors will offer fun and safe lessons while enhancing a participant’s physical, emotional, social, cognitive, behavioral, and educational skills.
• Massachusetts Riding Instructors License
• PATH TRI License
• or working towards
• CPR/AED Certification
• Experience working in an equine setting in a recognized public or private professional agency
• Knowledge of: • the basic principles and techniques of equine-assisted recreation.
• safety practices and procedures followed in general equine activities
• principles of growth and development over the life span and interprets the appropriate information needed to identify each participant’s requirements related to age specific needs
• motivational riding techniques and positive reinforcement