Stiftung Waldheim, Heime für mehrfach Behinderte
Grub AR
2 days ago
Equine Specialist (80-100%)
- 29 January 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Grub AR
Job summary
Join Stiftung Waldheim, dedicated to enhancing lives of people with disabilities. Experience a supportive work environment and great benefits.
Tasks
- Train and educate therapy horses for various activities.
- Provide riding lessons for individuals with disabilities and others.
- Collaborate with therapists and staff on horse training plans.
Skills
- Completed training as a horse specialist with proven experience.
- Strong riding skills with sensitivity towards horses and people.
- Responsible, resilient, and a team-oriented personality.
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About the job
The Waldheim Foundation offers people with intellectual, physical, and psychological disabilities a variety of residential and day-structure places in six residential homes. More than 340 employees are committed to the high quality of life of around 220 clients.
Our Rüti Riding Farm consists of a therapy and riding operation with around 19 jobs in the second labor market, residential places, and 15 horses, to which an agricultural operation is attached.
We are looking for an:
Equine Specialist (80-100%)
Your tasks:
- Training and further education of therapy horses
- Corrective riding of horses considering health and horse-friendly aspects
- Giving riding lessons (individual and group lessons) for children, adults, and people with disabilities
- Collaboration with therapists, care staff, and the stable team
- Participation in the creation of training and deployment plans for the horses
- Ensuring a professionally correct, calm, and horse-friendly handling of the animals
Your profile:
- Completed training as an equine specialist EFZ
- Several years of experience in training and correcting horses
- Experience with therapy horses or willingness for appropriate training
- Confident, sensitive in riding, and with a pronounced sense for horses and people
- Responsible, resilient, and team-oriented personality
- Calm, clear, and professional working style
We offer attractive working conditions (e.g., six weeks of vacation and an additional month of vacation every five years, further training, and much more).
Interested in a versatile work environment? We look forward to receiving your application dossier including a cover letter, CV, and certificates/diplomas.
If you have any questions, Luana Maffeo, acting site manager, is happy to assist you at 071 335 60 20.
Central Administration
Human Resources Department
Kronenwies 1236
9428 Walzenhausen
