Female Horse Handler/Technical Assistance Coordinator

Job Description: Female Horse Handler (Sungkicanyapi) Ones Who Care for the Horses

• Attend TGKP Annual Horse Handler's Camp in June.

• Horse Handlers prepare horses, grounds and buildings before and after sessions.

• Assist with supervision of children/youth when they arrive and when they are waiting for transportation back to school/home. Children must be supervised at all times. Make sure they are safe and where they should be.

• Horse Handler will provide safety and role modeling for relatives during Equine Assisted Mental Health Therapy (EAMHT) sessions, Equine camps and Community Equine Activities.

• Work in harmony following directions of the Supervisor and therapists before, during and after sessions. If an issue/conflict arises, talk respectfully with each other after horses have been released and relatives have left.

• Call Supervisor at least one (1) hour ahead of scheduled sessions if unable to come to work or  late to work.

• Assist with Lakota cultural teachings during Equine therapy sessions, camps & Equine activities.

• Horse Handler assist females to learn about and ride horses during community and school riding days.

Job Description: Technical Assistance Coordinator

• Serves as the central point within TGKP and the System of Care for strategizing and assessing the technical assistance and cultural training needs of relatives and the community. 

• Serves as the planner, organizer, and coordinator of these technical training needs and cultural training activities for relatives as requested. 

• Assists with cultural aspects of program as needed for TGKP AND SOC.

Technical Assistance areas will include:

• Conducting surveys with TGKP families, to determine relatives/family needs and desire for cultural and linguistic competent practices and services, including Lakota spiritual practices/teachings (lnipi, Lowanpi.)

• Working with Therapists, Care Coordinators and Cultural, Linguistic Competency coordinator, will organize/coordinate cultural services as requested by relatives working with therapists, care coordinators and relatives.

• TA Coordinator may also organize sewing and beading activities and sewing material giveaways for family, youth and community.

• Assist with equine summer camps and activities for girls at community horse programs.