Notice to Applicants:
Please note this posting is being used to create a Talent Pool for interested Candidates. Interviews for this position are not currently underway.
Join the Team at Montana's Premier Luxury Ranch Resort!
About Paws Up Montana:
Nestled on a breathtaking 37,000-acre ranch, Paws Up Montana embodies the spirit of the American West. As a family-owned, award-winning destination, we inspire both guests and team members alike.
Assistant Equestrian Manager
Position:
The Equestrian Department creates a once in a lifetime horse experience for our guests. The purpose of the Assistant Equestrian Manager is primarily to ensure that daily scheduled guest rides are executed in a timely and orderly fashion, that guest requests and Wrangler work schedules are kept in order, and that horse health is monitored daily. The Assistant Equestrian Manager will also assist in the upkeep of the different ranch facilities, pastures and tack, as well as assist wranglers with day-to-day duties such as grooming and saddling horses, assigning guests to horses, mounting and dismounting guests from horses and will also fill in as an additional Wrangler to lead guest activities when needed. The ideal candidate for this position understands that ranching is a labor of love, and is ready to put their whole heart into caring for our herd, staff, land and guests, and in whom, a passion for the western and ranching way of life, runs deep.
What We Offer:
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Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
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401K with Employer Match
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Paid Time Off – 9 Floating Holidays and 15 Personal Days
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Career Development and Advancement Opportunities
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Life Insurance, Long Term, and Short-Term Disability
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Employee Assistance Program (5 free counseling sessions)
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Referral Bonus Program (Get paid $250 to recruit)
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Carpool Reimbursement ($5-$20/Day)
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Employee Discounts on Merchandise (30% on select items in our retail store)
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Employee Lunch Provided
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Primary Responsibilities:
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Coordination, scheduling and execution of trail rides and ranch activities.
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Prepare horses for trail rides and horse related activities, such as grooming, bridling, saddling, feeding, doctoring, trailering and tack repair
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Ability to match saddles/tack to horses to avoid saddle sores
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Monitor the trail riding horse herd, daily, for soundness and weight. Assist in daily herd health management and identify injuries or soundness issues prior to selecting horses for activities; assist in basic veterinary care as needed and designing feed programs based on body condition.
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Assist with dispatching rides and assigning horses
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General ranch chores, including operation of equipment such as a tractor and driving stock trailers
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Knowledgeable of basic horsemanship, assisting guests onto horses, guiding them on rides when necessary, and conversing about the horses, the Resort and the history of the area to provide an exemplary guest experience
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Interact with team members, guests, management, and ownership in a professional and caring manner.
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Assist in overseeing team members to ensure department practices are consistent
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Ensure equestrian team members are in keeping with the performance factors as established in respective job descriptions, including attendance, teamwork, initiative, productivity, horsemanship, dress code, etc.
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Assign Wranglers to daily rides.
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Aid in motivating Wranglers
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Assist with vet visits
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Converse with the guests at a high level, being aware of their needs and fulfill special guest requests as instructed by management or the guest directly
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Uphold the Standards and Values of the company and ensure that the Wrangler team is as well
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Ensure confidentiality of guests throughout their stay
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Monitor personal and team hours to responsibly control and fairly distribute approved overtime when necessary.
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Assist in the tack maintenance and care.
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Assume responsibilities and tasks when Equestrian Manager is off property.
We hire first for character: Applicants for this position must have/be:
Integrity- Honest and open
- Grit and determination
- Mental fortitude and courage
- Hard working with great attention to detail
Problem solving abilities- Accountability and self-reflection
- Punctual and consistent
- A team player with a positive, “can do” attitude and a willing, outgoing personality
- An interest in learning and understanding new things and growing oneself
- The ability to see things from multiple perspectives
- Forgiving
- And a deep understanding of and ability to RIDE FOR THE BRAND.
Additional all employees must:
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Display hospitality and professionalism to our guests and team members at all times, take pride in representing The Resort at Paws Up professionally with our guests and assure that all transactions with guests are handled in a legal, ethical, and confidential manner.
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Maintain a favorable working relationship with all Resort team members to foster and promote a positive working environment.
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Maintain a clean and neat appearance at all times, taking pride in representing the traditions and culture of the great American West, and ranching culture.
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Perform work in a safe and high-quality manner.
Supportive Functions and Responsibilities:
Horsemanship Information
This position is first and foremost a guest service position, thus people skills are a must. But, as the position also requires quite a bit of interaction with horses, candidates for this position must be interested in working on the basics of Vaquero/Natural Horsemanship, chiefly the lineage of the Dorrance brothers, Ray Hunt and Buck Brannaman. In this program, those basics are defined as:
Feel, Timing and Balance
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Lateral flexion
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Proper break over of the hindquarters
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Movement of front quarters independently of hind quarters
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Keeping horse within the rider’s rectangle
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Guidance with legs and minimal reins
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Vertical flexion/soft feel
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Prompt responses to seat, leg and rein cues
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Familiarization to flag, tarp, rope, etc.
Additionally, candidates for this position must feel comfortable and confident riding at a walk, trot and lope on horses they are not initially familiar with.
Looking for team members with:
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5+ years of horseback riding experience, whether English or Western (riding videos will be requested during the interview process)
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2+ years of Guest/Dude Ranch or other guiding experience
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Extensive experience driving horse trailers
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Valid State Driver’s License
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Computer skills
Paws Up Montana provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
