Assistant Stable Manager
Stoneleigh-Burnham School, an independent girls’ boarding and day school for grades 7-12, seeks an Assistant Stable Manager
Located in the Pioneer Valley, a short drive from the Five College Consortium (University of Massachusetts and Smith, Mount Holyoke, Hampshire, and Amherst Colleges), Stoneleigh-Burnham School is the only girls’ school in New England to offer the IB Diploma Programme and attracts students from the local area and around the world. Our mission centers around helping our students discover and use their authentic voices. Faculty who thrive at SBS are collaborative and dynamic colleagues who are excited by professional growth and excellence in teaching, deeply passionate about education, and committed to fostering an inclusive community.
Job Description: To assist the Equestrian Director in the daily upkeep of the horses, equipment and facility.
Responsibilities will include but not limited to:
- Overseeing horses’ healthcare
- Feeding, watering of horses and mucking out
- Maintaining clean, orderly barns
- Keep all horse records in an organized manner
- Assisting in hiring and training of barn staff
- Organizing and monitoring barn staff work schedules
- Ordering stable supplies, such as hay, feed and shavings
- Maintaining equipment for stable and riding program
- Assisting at SBS shows
- Driving a tractor
Assistant Barn manager position requires: good horse handling experience, great work ethic, ability to work in all weather conditions, organized person, ability to interact with clients and students and be a team player! The assistant barn manager also has the responsibility to assist with lessons when needed.
Applications:
Please send cover letter, resume, and references to:
Kay Ward, Equestrian Director at
In order to achieve our mission of preparing students to actively engage a diverse and inclusive world we must first emulate the values we hope to instill in our students. Stoneleigh-Burnham is committed to increasing the diversity — in backgrounds and in experiences — of our faculty, staff and student community.
Stoneleigh-Burnham strives to hire and support an inclusive community of employees; candidates from communities that are statistically and systemically underrepresented in independent schools are encouraged to apply. Stoneleigh-Burnham School is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Salary is commensurate with experience.
Our Mission:
Stoneleigh-Burnham School is an academic community that fosters an international perspective. We inspire girls to pursue meaningful lives based on honor, respect, and intellectual curiosity. Each student is challenged to discover her best self and graduate with confidence to think independently and act ethically, secure in the knowledge that her voice will be heard.
To learn more about Stoneleigh-Burnham School, please visit our website: sbschool.org.