Equine Groom Apprentice, Street

Equine Groom Apprentice

Closing Date: Applications reviewed on receipt

Millfield School is looking to recruit an apprentice to join our equine team.

Millfield School has a large Equestrian Centre which has space for over 40 horses with both indoor and outdoor arenas. Your duties will include caring for our ten riding school horses plus our student livery horses.

You will work 40 hours per week, which will include some weekend working and 8 hours for training. Applicants will need to be available to start from 6.45am.

Applicants will work alongside experienced staff and should have a passion for working with horses, enjoy working with teenage children/young adults as part of the role, and being part of a small team.

The main duties will include:

• Grooming
• Mucking out
• Trimming and clipping
• Plaiting
• Lunging training
• Riding and exercise of horses
• Health care
• Feeding
• Assisting with running of events
• Assisting with customer care and experience
• Functional skills if required

Requirements

Desired skills

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Logical, Team working
• Creative, Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience
• Physical fitness

Desired qualifications

Apprentice s that have not completed level 1 English and Maths will need to study towards English and Maths qualifications during their apprenticeship. They will be required take the test for level 2 English and maths prior to completion of their Apprenticeship.

Things to consider

Apprentices are paid for their normal working hours and training that's part of their apprenticeship (usually one day per week). For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates

There is accommodation available (chargeable) should it be required. In consideration of the age group of the students the successful candidate will be engaging with, we are currently only accepting applications from individuals aged 18 years and older.

We encourage applications online wherever possible. To apply, please click here to register your email address and password on the online portal and then complete an online application. Please contact us at Recruitment@millfieldschool.com if you require support with completing your online application or require this in an alternative format.