Title: Assistant Head Wrangler
Reports To: Head Wrangler
Pay Range: $15-$17/hour
Seasonal Position
At the Bar W our core focus is connection. We want our guests to have an experience not just a vacation, so we want them to connect to our staff, the people they came with, the other guests, nature, and to themselves. You would be integral in facilitating connection with guests by eating meals with them, sharing your story, listening to them, and spending time engaging at the evening activities.
General Responsibilities:
The Assistant Head Wrangler provides enjoyable and safe rides for the guests as well as instructing lessons and other arena riding. The Assistant Head Wrangler is also responsible for assisting in the day-to-day care, organization, and cleanliness of the corral, horses, tack, equipment, arenas, catch pens, hay and manure clean up.
The Bar W prioritizes safety so operating and acting with safety as a priority is crucial.
Wrangler Duties:
- Demonstrate a full commitment to providing the best possible experience for guests.
- Assist in Lead, managing, and holding the members of your team accountable.
- In the absence of the Head Wrangler, you will help oversee the guest package horse program.
- Teach wranglers and ranch staff our policies for working with horses, conducting rides, feeding, corral maintenance.
- Inform the Head Wrangler or Equine Director on needed feed, issues with horses and tack as well as any veterinary, dental or farrier services.
- Understand the daily riding schedules and make sure they are carried out on time and in a professional manner.
- Portray a good example of team work to guests and other workers.
- Maintain a gentle, professional, and educational tone when working with both animals and people.
- Ensure that wranglers are following the set of procedures and guidelines provided by the ranch and keeping wranglers on task.
- Maintain safety of all tack, fences, feeders, corrals, arenas, and other equipment and facilities primarily used by the wrangler staff.
- Make sure all tasks are completed by the end of the day (feeding, watering, etc.)
- Follow up with guests after rides to ensure that everything went smoothly. If there were any issues, escalate issue to Head Wrangler.
- Follow the process and procedure for horse incidents.
- Catch, groom, feed, and saddle horses.
- Conduct fun and safe rides for the guests. Assist Wranglers with questions regarding activities.
- Be in control of your ride and stay alert for any safety issues.
- Portray a good example of team work to the guests and other team members.
- Hook up trucks, inspect truck and trailer, and drive a truck and trailer.
- Other duties as assigned.
Personal Requirements:
- Good people and communication skills. A self-starter. We need you to communicate to guests how to ride safely and we need you to engage in conversations with the guests, both on and off the ride.
- Maintain a presentable western cowhand image around guests.
- First Aid and CPR certification preferred.
- Be a confident rider and comfortable around horses. Have working knowledge of horses, tack, and ranch work.
- Live by the Bar W core values.
