Equine Specialist (Adolescent Behavioral Health) - Orange County, CA - Newport Healthcare

Newport Healthcare is a nationwide behavioral healthcare organization dedicated to transforming young lives through evidence-based care. To that end, we have assembled the best teen and young adult mental health treatment staff in the country, and we want you to join us. While our experts guide our clients to sustainable healing, our job is to support our valued staff members, and we do that through offering industry-competitive salaries, career growth and skills expansion, student loan repayment and tuition reimbursement, and a company commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, among other advantages. Be part of a team that's dedicated to providing compassionate care based in authentic connection, mutual respect, and unconditional love—and experience the rewards of making a difference in the lives of young people and their families each and every day.

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Responsibilities:

The Equine Specialist’s primary role is to monitor equine behaviors in and out of sessions and to promote safety of the equines and clients. The Equine Specialist is responsible for leading the Equine Learning and Leadership sessions in a group setting. The Equine Specialist uses their knowledge of horse psychology, reading horse body language, equine science, managing horses and communicating natural horse training techniques. This position adds therapeutic value to the Equine Program by addressing observed equine behaviors that may have a therapeutic benefit for the clients.

Essential Duties:

• Facilitate Equine Learning and Leadership groups and enter group notes for each session.
• Monitor equine behavior to help promote a safer environment and keep detailed notes of equine behaviors observed during sessions and during training session.
• Provide equine emergency care/first aid as needed.
• Assist Equine Therapist facilitating group equine therapy sessions.
• Monitor equine stress levels and well-being.
• Collaborate with the Supervisor of Equine Program in developing training and enrichment experiences for each equine within the herd.
• Maintain a regular exercise and training schedule and meet training goals.
• Assist with barn chores and administrative assignments as needed.

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Five (5) years’ experience working with and engaging clients with mental health issues preferred.
• OK Corral, Natural Lifemanship, The HERD, PATH, or EAGALA certification preferred.
• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience with equines in a professional setting preferred.
• Training in natural horsemanship preferred.

FULL-TIME SCHEDULE: Monday-Friday 9am-6pm with occasional Weekends as needed.

Salary Range:

$21.00 - $27.12 per hour, based on education and experience 

Benefits Include:

Medical/ Dental/ Vision

Company paid Life Insurance

Voluntary STD/LTD

Flexible Spending Accounts

401K

PTO/Sick

Newport Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Newport Healthcare 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, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Newport Healthcare is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity, including providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with a disability.  Applicants with a physical or mental disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process please email accommodations@newportacademy.com for assistance.

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