Mounted Groom (Milton Keynes)

We are currently recruiting a Mounted Groom based in Milton Keynes on a 6-month contract. 37 hours per week.

Purpose:
Work in direct support of mounted officers by providing assistant in the care of police horses, maintenance of stable facilities, driving horseboxes, ensuring adherence to current policies and procedures and instruction of equitation skills.

Key Accountabilities:
• Responsible for feeding, ‘mucking out’ and grooming of all horses; including clipping, first aid, monitoring of stores (e.g. feed, medical and tack) in accordance with current instructions

• Exercise horses in school and in public areas, in accordance with current instructions.

• Accountable for the cleanliness, tidiness and hygiene of equipment, the stable complex and approaches including the ménage, paddock and horseboxes to comply with Health & Safety legislation.
• Responsible for the welfare of the horses, monitoring their health and reporting on their condition to ensure that any issues are appropriately dealt with in a timely manner.

• When required, drive to major functions and ensure compliance with the box driver’s responsibilities and current Road Traffic legislation.

• Provide information and conduct visits to the department when required

• Provide equitation instruction to mounted police officers and staff (to include NMC standard, intermediate, advanced equitation and accredited instructor qualifications, civilian staff up to British Horse Society Stage 4 level).

• Assess potential mounted police officers and returning mounted police officers in relation to suitability and required standard to resume mounted duties in line with NMC guidelines.

• Prepare and monitor individual training plans for all mounted officers as well as maintaining reports and records associated with all aspects of training, to ensure appropriate and accountable records are available if needed.

Essential:
• Good standard of education with GCSEs (Grade 9-4/A-C) or Key Skills level 2 or equivalent in Numeracy and Literacy.
• Attained or working towards the following qualifications / accreditation or equivalent: BHSII in riding, grooming and coaching (Levels 2, 3 or 4) – or overall complete horsemanship qualification (Levels 2,3 or 4)

• Attained or currently working towards the following qualifications / accreditation or equivalent: NMC Intermediate Advanced Instructor

• Recent and relevant experience in horse grooming with proven ability to ride horses of different temperaments, sometimes schooling youngsters.

• Proven ability to present horses to a high standard; competent to clip and undertake a range of stable duties and committed to the welfare of horses.

• Proven ability to work on own initiative with minimal supervision, maintaining high standards whilst working as a team member to time sensitive deadlines.

• Proven capability of undertaking physically demanding work with use of manual handling techniques (training given).

• Must have capability to travel to different locations across the Force and undertake all assignments in a timely manner. Due to the requirement to work flexibly, unsocial hours and for personal safety when lone working, public transport may not be available or suitable at these times. For this reason a full UK driving license is considered essential.

• Due to driving regulations and the transporting of live loads, individuals must not be less than 21 years of age.

• Willingness to obtain or current LGV 1 or 2 licence holder.

• Willingness to undertake the Basic Driving Assessment, which in turn will enable the use of a police authorised vehicle.

Apply online or contact Rachael at Peel Solutions for more information.