Color Clerk– Union Role

Job no: 493332
Position type: Temporary Full Time
Location: Saratoga Springs
Division/Equivalent: Racing
School/Unit: Racing Office
Department/Office: Valets
Categories: Racing

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Title: Color Clerk – Union Role

Employee Status: Temporary Full Time

Work From Home Option: Not Applicable

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Job Overview:

The Color Clerk is a Union role. The workday shall start 1.5 hours before the first post (i.e. the start of the first race) and end .5-hour after the last post (i.e. the start of the last race). Employees may clock in no earlier than 7 (seven) minutes before the start of their shift. As an example, if the first race starts at l :00 pm, the earliest an employee may clock in is at 11 :23 am.

Essential Functions:

  • The essential functions of this role include:
  • Cataloguing, storing and maintaining up to 5,000 different racing silks for all owners
  • Distributing the silks to the proper horses during the races
  • Supplying the jockeys with the proper silks to wear
  • Ensuring that the jockeys actually wear the proper silks for each horse and each race
    • Laundering the silks
    • Washing the girths and the saddle pads after each race
    • Shipping the silks to all three tracks

Qualifications:

  • General horsemanship
  • Knowledge of racing
  • Ability to work a racing schedule
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Summary of Physical Requirements and Work Environment:

  • Continuous movement throughout the day

Pay Range / Salary: $210.10/daily

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