Help families in crisis. Cultivate hope. Be a youth mentor.
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Full time | $16 an hour | Benefits |
Oxbow Academy is located in Mt. Pleasant, Utah.
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Oxbow Academy provides very specialized treatment. We are often the last hope to families in crisis who don't know where to turn. As a youth mentor on the Oxbow team, you will provide a safe and supervised environment where our families' sons can begin the healing process.
Oxbow Academy is looking to hire a hard-working and self-motivated equine coordinator. Learning to care for and work with animals is a highly effective experiential activity. As you know from experience, animals connect with people in a unique way. The work you do with our students and horses is very important to their therapeutic process. An excellent equine coordinator will have extensive riding experience (5+ years) and be skilled at working with challenging animals. The most competitive candidates will be experienced ranch hands and equine instructors who are detail orientated, energetic, and compassionate.
Students at Oxbow Academy have broken sexual boundaries and struggle with sexual compulsiveness. They commonly have been victims of sexual abuse or sexual trauma. These issues are often misunderstood and result in debilitating anxiety and shame. Our goal is to provide hope where it has been lost, rebuild trust where it has been broken, and help these young men and their families move forward.
Essential duties include:
- Teach students specialized riding skills with an emphasis on proper technique and form.
- Enrich students' understanding of the relationship between horse and rider.
- Ensure health and welfare of 15 horses and 100+ bottle-fed calves
- Ensure cleanliness and upkeep of stalls, individual calf hutches, hay barn, horse barn, horse turnouts, calf corrals, and arenas
- Administer medications and manage animal medical records
- Treat injuries and illnesses (horses, calves, goats, and chickens) in accordance with equine director or veterinary advice
- Schedule and assist with routine and emergency care including veterinarian and farrier appointments
- Maintain inventory and feed supplies
- Attend weekly meetings with coordinators to discuss areas of improvement
Serve families. Help heal. Join the Oxbow Academy team.
Requirements
- 21+ years of age or older (required for some positions)
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Able to pass background check
- Able to pass motor vehicle record check
- Current Utah driver's license (within 30 days of employment)
- Firm, healthy boundaries
- 5+ years horseback riding experience
- Ability to work with and retrain problem horses
- Knowledge of western tack
- Able to lift up to 100lbs
- Able to hook up and back up 24’ flatbed trailer and horse trailer
- Competent at hauling a trailer in various weather conditions
- Able to operate various ranching equipment and heavy machinery including a a skid loader, 4-wheeler, manure spreader, and harrow
- Must be able to complete responsibilities under various weather conditions such as snow, ice, heat
- Must be able to adhere to physical demands of walking, running, lifting, hiking, and animal related activities
Benefits
- Health, dental, vision, accident, critical illness, and other insurance plans available for full-time employees after a probationary period
- Employer contributions to Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Employee Awards Program
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Free meals while working
- Participation in high-adventure (rock climbing, rapelling, ropes course, snow sports, etc.) and equestrian activities
- Significant discounts for hundreds of professional gear brands
- A few hours from Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, the Grand Canyon, and Lake Powell
- A few hours from many world-class ski resorts
Skills Required
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Able to pass a background check
- Able to pass a motor vehicle record check
- Current Utah driver's license within 30 days of employment
- Firm, healthy boundaries
- At least 5 years of horseback riding experience
- Ability to work with and retrain problem horses
- Knowledge of western tack
- Ability to lift up to 100 pounds
- Ability to hook up and back up a 24-foot flatbed trailer and horse trailer
- Competence hauling trailers in various weather conditions
- Ability to operate ranching equipment and heavy machinery, including a skid loader, 4-wheeler, manure spreader, and harrow
- Ability to work in snow, ice, heat, and other weather conditions
- Ability to walk, run, lift, hike, and perform animal-related activities
- At least 21 years of age for some positions
What We Do
Oxbow Academy is a specialized residential treatment center and school in Utah serving teenage boys, generally ages 10–17, who struggle with problematic or compulsive sexual behavior. It provides sex-specific clinical treatment for issues including sexual abuse, pornography abuse, sexual reactivity, and related compulsive behaviors, while educating students in grades 7–12 and helping them develop healthier behavioral and living patterns alongside their families.
