Title: Student Worker - Equine Breeding Center Location: Doylestown, PA, USA Posted Date: 2026-08-27T08:44:00.000-04:00 Employment Type: Student Part-Time Compensation: USD 10 - 10
Job Description: Job Summary: Breeding Center Staff members are responsible for the daily care of the horses and facilities. Staff members work with other student staff and the Breeding Center Manager to meet the basic care and management needs of the horses. Staff members are also responsible for the upkeep of the facility to maintain a safe and clean environment for working and learning. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Complete general stable work including cleaning stalls, feeding horses hay and grain, watering, turning horses in and out, and other routine stable chores - Contribute fairly to a variety of hours including mornings, afternoons, nights, weekends, holidays and breaks. - Provide supplemental care for horses including blanketing, bathing, administering supplements and medications as directed, occasional grooming, and assisting with other individual care needs. - Assist with the safe handling and management of mares, foals, yearlings, and stallions, including turnout and turn-in, leading, restraint, and handling horses for routine care, veterinary procedures, and breeding-related activities. - Complete maintenance projects and other extra chores as assigned including decobwebbing, scrubbing fences, painting, pulling weeds, shoveling snow Education Employment Eligibility: - Currently enrolled Delaware Valley University student - Must be authorized to work in the United States and provide required documentation to verify identity and employment eligibility Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: - Previous horse experience preferred, but not required - Completion of the Stable Management course preferred, but not required - Ability to operate a small electric Gator, golf cart or similar piece of farm equipment preferred, but not required Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: - Frequently lifting 50 lbs. or more - Typically standing or walking - Sometimes bending, crouching, stooping - Outdoor exposure to weather - Exposure to moving machinery - Exposure to unpleasant odors - Exposure to animal feces and specimens - May be exposed to animal bites, scratches and contagious diseases - High dust, dirt, grease environment
About Delaware Valley University
Delaware Valley University is an educational institution based in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1896, the university offers undergraduate majors, master's programs, and a doctoral program. The curriculum spans the sciences, business, and humanities. It maintains a 13:1 student-faculty ratio across its academic offerings.
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