Equine Centre Team Member - Norfolk, United Kingdom - Redwings Horse Sanctuary

Redwings Horse Sanctuary

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Norfolk, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Horse Care Team Member

Near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

Full time, permanent

40 hours per week as per the rota to include weekends

We currently have a permanent full-time opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual with experience in horse care to join our Equine Centre Team at our Caldecott Visitor Centre.

A live-in unfurnished shared flat, is available if required (rent payable), to include 4 late evening site checks per week as additional hours.

If living offsite you must be available to support with the late evening site checks, this will be arranged as additional hours and on a shared rota basis.

Salary £21,673.60 for over 23s'

£21,174.40 for s'

£15,579.20 for s'

In addition, we offer shift workers a premium pay rate on Sundays (time and a half) and Bank Holidays (double time).

A full clean manual driving licence is essential

Closing date:
Thursday 29th
June 2023

Job Purpose

To work under the specific supervision of the Centre Team Leader and provide a high standard of care, ensuring the welfare of the equines in your centre.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

To provide high quality care that ensures all equines have access to suitable water, feed and shelter and to ensure that hygiene is maintained.
To ensure stables/shelters are mucked out thoroughly, water receptacles are clean and refilled, hay nets filled and weighed.
To ensure instructions regarding the feeding of equines is followed stringently.
To give a visual health check to the equines including lameness.
To inform senior staff of equine ailments and needs.
Medication will be prescribed to some of the equines under your care, this you will expected to give on your rounds,
To ensure paddocks are checked for hazards and clean.
The catching and holding of nervous horses for the farrier and /or veterinary purposes.
Tractor driving, using paddock sweeper and other implements.
General use of tack and equine handling equipment.
To understand the importance of effective communication, observation and unified team work.
To liaise regularly with your line manager.
To be an effective team member.