Team Member

The mission of The Painted Turtle is to provide a year-round, life-changing environment and authentic camp experience for children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses. The Painted Turtle supports childrens medical needs, inspires them to reach beyond their illnesses, and provides care, education, and respite for their families. All campers and families attend completely free of charge.Campers at The Painted Turtle enjoy a fun, safe, and adaptive environment where all activities are designed to accommodate campers with medical concerns. At Camp, children are empowered to learn about their own medical care and are given the confidence to become more independent. Each session is grouped by similar diagnoses, where campers are surrounded by others who can understand their challenges. The community at Camp transcends the days that campers spend there, leading to friendships that create a feeling of inclusion and connection outside of Camp. The Equestrian Team Member is responsible for supporting and encouraging each camper to participate fully in Equestrian programming by performing the following duties Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Program To be responsible for the care and safety of all campers and counselors in the horse barn area. To assist in providing an equestrian program that is educational, enjoyable, appropriate for each camper session, and meets the goals, objectives and outcomes set forth by The Painted Turtle. To assist in maintaining and managing all aspects of the equestrian activity while in operation. To assist in developing and enforcing rules of procedures and behavior as they pertain to the equestrian activity area. To assist in developing, documenting and managing all aspects of health, safety and risk management aspects of the equestrian program. To assist in the evaluation of the current season and make recommendations for equipment, supplies and programs for the following session. To adhere to and implement all American Camp Association standards and PATH Standards as they relate to the Equestrian area. To participate in all staff training. To be responsible for knowing and adhering to the policies and procedures contained within the camp manual. To attend all staff meetings and perform any other duties deemed necessary by the Camp Director or Equestrian Coordinator. Barn & Horse Care To assist in carrying out feed schedule. To assist in organizing barn and keeping stalls and tack room orderly. To work closely with the Equestrian Coordinator, counselors, Bale leaders and medical staff regarding all aspects of program development and management. To assist in preparing the activity area for the opening and closing of each session. To work with other program areas in developing and implementing rainy day or extreme heat activity plans. Provide substitute activities when weather is inclement for other outdoor activities To assist in the opening and closing seasonal equipment inventories.