GROOMS JOBS BOARD

Greatwood Charity is looking for full time apprentice or part time groom to join our fun and vibrant team. The successful candidate will be joining a great team and be working on a professional former racehorse yard, which prides itself on outstanding levels of animal welfare.

Responsibilities to include:

• Stables- preparing stables for use; mucking out regularly;spring cleaning of stables after winter use
• Feeding- keeping feed equipment and buckets clean; preparing hay;filling water buckets; measuring out food (under direction); and checking that the horses have eaten
• Horse care- undertaking field checks (checking on horses, fencing and troughs);catching horses from paddocks and leading in, checking for lameness while walking the horses in from the fields; grooming; assisting the vet and farrier; assistance with health under supervision, including hosing, poulticing, bandaging and administering oral medication
• Retraining- lunging, long reining (not essential but desired)
• Environment Care- light maintenance including sweeping and hosing down the yard; washing, and painting walls and fences; field maintenance,cleaning out water troughs; dung removal from fields; washing of rugs; cleaning tack
• Assisting visitors and students

The candidates should:

? be organised and able to behave in a professional manner

? be able to work within a team and on some weekends

? be local to Greatwood as we cannot offer accommodation

? be articulate, with good communication skills in order to represent Greatwood appropriately

? be physically fit, happy to work hard and be reliable

? be flexible and able to respond rapidly to changing priorities

Please call our office on 01672 514535 if you require any further information or to apply, please click here