Employment Opportunities

At HETRA our mission is to enhance the quality of life—both physically and emotionally—of adults and children of all ability levels through equine-assisted activities. We are dedicated to fostering a supportive and inclusive environment for our participants, volunteers, staff, and equine partners. If you share our passion for making a positive impact in the community, we invite you to explore our current employment opportunities.

why join HETRA?

• Make a Difference: Your work plays a vital role in improving the well-being to individuals of all abilities in your community.
• Dynamic Environment: Work with incredible people—horses, participants, staff, and volunteers—in a positive, uplifting atmosphere.
• Be Part of a Legacy: Since 1989, HETRA has been a leader in therapeutic equine services and Nebraska’s only PATH, Intl. Premier Accredited Center.
• Team Spirit: Enjoy a collaborative culture where every team member is valued and empowered.

Ready to bring your talents to the HETRA team? Apply today!

Current Openings

Accounting Specialist

Position Summary: With multiple funding streams coming together to enable our non-profit organization to flourish, a dedicated and talented Accounting Specialist is essential to our sustainability. The Accounting Specialist is responsible for the financial management aspects of our organization, including budgeting, record keeping, and payment preparation for various programs and vendors, maintaining and reporting financial data, and ensuring fiscal responsibility, accountability, and compliance with grant deliverables. We’re looking for a team player who has a strong attention to detail and a commitment to supporting our mission.

Accountability: This position will report directly to the Chief Operating Officer.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Entry of all invoices from vendors into QuickBooks Online ensuring proper coding
• Maintain Vendor files (W9’s)
• Reporting expense requests to leadership and processing payables as they are approved
• Enter into QuickBooks Online and properly categorize all credit and debit card expenses

Accounts Receivable

• Invoicing for all participant fees on a bi-weekly basis
• Receive and process all incoming donations, grant funds, and participant payments by entering and accurately coding all transactions in QuickBooks Online
• Preparing and making bank deposits
• Ensuring all donations and grant funding are accurately entered into the donor database and QuickBooks.
• Reconciling Donor Database on a monthly basis
• Following up with customers on all outstanding accounts
• Responding to all customer billing questions in a timely manner
• Assist the COO with processing participant scholarship requests and questions
• Collect grant agreements and enter them into QuickBooks and monitor expenses associated with grant funding

Reporting

• Prepare financial reports for the Board of Directors bi-monthly.
• Prepare financial reports for Leadership staff on a weekly basis including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Cash Flow Projections.
• Assisting the Development Department with all financial-related grant reporting
• Prepare all documentation and reports needed for the annual audit
• Coordinate year-end finances and projections for budgeting purposes
• Prepare bank reconciliations and other balance sheet analyses to ensure the accuracy of balances
• Track and record donor-restricted funding

Payroll

• Pays employees weekly by calculating pay and deductions
• Maintaining payroll information by collating, calculating, and entering data
• Updating payroll records by entering any changes to employee information or benefits such as job title changes, exemptions, and saving deductions
• Preparing reports that include summaries of earnings, tax deductions, paid time off, sick leave, holidays, and non-taxable wages
• Calculating payroll liabilities by determining employee taxes, including federal and state income and social security tax, and calculating employer’s payments for social security, unemployment, and worker’s compensation
• Resolving payroll discrepancies and answering any employee payroll queries
• Maintaining all payroll operations according to company policies and procedures
• Processing and issuing W-2 forms to employees
• Paying and filing all payroll taxes

Skills and Qualifications:

• 3+ years of general accounting experience
• Adept at QuickBooks Online and the Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong communication and customer service skills
• Excellent computer skills
• Highly detail-oriented
• Excellent Data Entry Skills
• Familiarity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Professional integrity and ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive data
• Strong organizational skills, detail-oriented, ability to multi-task, and meet deadlines
• Ability to work independently, be flexible, and work well under pressure
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field (preferred)
• Experienced in non-profit bookkeeping (preferred)

Click here to apply online: https://form.jotform.com/242865389764172

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Accounting: 1 year (Required)
• QuickBooks: 1 year (Required)
• Budgeting: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Part-Time Occupational Therapist or COTA

Are you a passionate Occupational Therapist (OT) or Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) looking for a unique part-time opportunity?

We’re seeking a dedicated professional to join our Equine Assisted Services Program, where therapy meets the healing power of horses. This is a chance to make a meaningful impact in a non-traditional clinical setting.

Position: Part-Time OT or COTA 
Setting: Equine Assisted Services located in Gretna Nebraska 
Experience with horses is a plus, but not required 
Supportive team, extensive training provided and a rewarding environment

If you're looking to expand your skills in a dynamic and inspiring setting, we'd love to hear from you. 

Please reach out or send your resume to Shelby@HETRA.org.

Part-Time Barn Maintenance

We are looking for an awesome Barn Maintenance Employee to join our team. 

These shifts are scheduled Monday - Sunday from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm. Our current need is on Thursday and Friday.

Position Summary:  Completes daily stall and facility maintenance activities as outlined by Facility Manager and Horse Manager. Including but not limited to stall cleaning, sweeping, dusting, turning out horses, feeding horses and cleaning horse waterers.  

Principal Responsibilities:

•    Cleaning and bedding of all stalls
•    Moving of horses to turnout or to another stall when stall is being cleaned
•    Sweeping, dusting, cobwebs
•    Cleaning of stall water bowls and feed buckets on a weekly basis
•    Assist with cleaning of outside pens of manure
•    Managing a team of facility maintenance volunteers
•    Feeding horses 
•    Other duties as assigned by Facility Manager and Horse Manager

Knowledge/Skill Requirement:
•    Ability to lift up to 75 pounds occasionally and 25-40 pounds frequently
•    Ability to stand and walk on a frequent basis for up to 4 hours
•    Ability to bend, squat, climb, grasp, reach on a frequent basis
•    Ability to operate farm equipment including mini truck and a pull behind dump trailer
•    Hard Working
•    Ability to Multi-Task
•    Must have excellent horse handling skills, preference to individuals that are certified HETRA horse leaders

Interested in learning more? Please email PArner@HETRA.org.

On-Call Facility Maintenance

We are looking for an awesome Facility Maintenance Employee to join our team. This person would fill in if one of our regularly scheduled Facility Maintenance Employees is unavailable.

These shifts are scheduled Monday - Sunday from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm.

Position Summary: Completes daily stall and facility maintenance activities as outlined by the Facility Manager and Horse Manager. Including, but not limited to, stall cleaning, sweeping, dusting, turning out horses, feeding horses, and cleaning horse waterers.

Principal Responsibilities:
• Cleaning and bedding of all stalls
• Moving horses to turnout or another stall when the stall is being cleaned
• Sweeping, dusting, cobwebs
• Cleaning of stall water bowls and feed buckets weekly
• Assist with cleaning of outside pens of manure
• Managing a team of facility maintenance volunteers
• Feeding horses
• Other duties as assigned by the Facility Manager and Horse Manager

Knowledge/Skill Requirement:
• Ability to lift up to 75 pounds occasionally and 25-40 pounds frequently
• Ability to stand and walk frequently for up to 4 hours
• Ability to bend, squat, climb, grasp, and reach frequently
• Ability to operate farm equipment including a mini truck and a pull-behind dump trailer
• Hard Working
• Ability to Multi-Task
• Must have excellent horse handling skills, a preference to individuals who are certified HETRA horse leaders
• Ability to manage a team of volunteers

Interested in learning more? Please email PArner@HETRA.org.