Equine Yard Assistant

We have a fantastic opportunity for a reliable, hardworking, enthusiastic, and motivated person to join our friendly and supportive team at our state-of-the-art RCVS accredited Equine Hospital just outside of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.

As a keen team player, you will be working within our experienced veterinary and support staff teams to deliver the best care and service to our patients and clients. We cover a wide variety of patients from high-level competition horses to much loved family pets.

The essential skills for a successful candidate are:

· Caring and compassionate

· Confident and competent horse handling skills

· Varied equine husbandry and industry experience

· Excellent attention to detail

· Able to work well as an individual and as part of a team

· Able to use their own initiative to assist our clients

· Good organizational skills

Some experience of veterinary procedures and practice will be of advantage but not essential. The role will include all aspects of in-patient husbandry and daily care. It will also involve the handling and reassurance of patients throughout lameness investigations and other veterinary procedures.

Weekend and bank holiday work is required on a rota basis. Full time hours of work are 5 days a week with 8-hour days with an hour’s unpaid lunch. Days vary from 7.30am-4.30pm or 8.30-5.30 Mon-Fri. There is a 1 in 3 weekend rota, with time off in lieu allocated to the Thu/Fri or Mon/Tue.

We offer 30 days holiday (including bank holidays) per year, plus an additional bonus day off for your birthday, continual professional development is actively encouraged with a CPD allowance, free on-site parking, employee discount, cycle to work scheme and a health cash plan scheme.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £22,068.80 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Sick pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Tewkesbury GL20 6HE: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• equine: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 03/07/2023
Reference ID: Yard Assistant 140423