Overview
Hidden Valley is a unique organisation offering an chance; a place to call home on beautiful acreage on the NSW central coast with paid work caring for the property and the horses on it.
Hidden Valley is 360 acres (70 cleared for pasture, 290 rainforest) surrounded by state forest about 20 minute's drive from Ourimbah rail station. It is a member‐owned co‐operative with approx 30 horses on site, some agisted and some owned by the co‐operative.
Responsibilities
* Knowledgeable, capable and confident caring for recreational horses, including feeding routines, rugging and worming (mostly) compliant horses, moving a herd from paddock to yards, recognise foundering or other health issues in horses, managing sometimes flighty horses.
* Safely and efficiently maintain a rural property: manage paddock rotation, mowing, and slashing by tractor, recognise water issues and improvise when a water pump fails.
* Repaire broken fences.
* Manage feed supplies.
* Organise and monitor the work of tradies, including the farrier and equine dentist.
* Cleaning common areas.
* Care for member's agisted horses and clean and service common areas of member accommodation, working closely with members.
You will report directly to the board, and the Chairman will oversee your day-to-day work.
The nature of the role and this reporting line means that you'll have a high degree of autonomy, so you'll need to demonstrate that you're self‐motivated and pragmatic but also that you operate with absolute transparency and integrity.
Benefits
* Pay: $39,000 per year (plus super).
* Free on‐site accommodation in a private cottage.
Work Details
* Work Location: In person.
* Work Authorisation: Australia (required).
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