Grounds Maintenance (Equine) - Full or Part time

Job role:

Merrist Wood College, part of the Activate Learning College group, are now recruiting for an Equine Maintenance Technician to join our team.

In this role, you will be responsible for the maintenance of the Equine yard and arena, in addition to supporting with the day to day running of the equine facilities. You will maintain the equine fields, hedgerows, stables and facilities, ensuring that the yard is fully stocked with supplies for the horses.

This can be full or part time/job share, please note on your application form your preference and working hours, if part time.

What do you need to be successful in this role?

You will have experience of grounds maintenance, ideally with some experience of working around horses. You will have a good understanding of industry Health & Safety procedures, along with an ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Qualifications in using ground maintenance equipment would be preferable, but full training can be provided.

What are the benefits of this role?

You will get to work within an impressive 400-acre campus with a variety of habitats and environments with many native wildlife. Merrist Wood has a national and international reputation amongst employers and industry specialists and a long history of providing unrivalled education in the land-based sectors.

You would be joining a supportive and driven team of Equine specialists, who are passionate about their subject matter industry and are working for the betterment of the college, the team offers a positive and welcoming environment where ideas and development are embraced.

There is a generous annual leave entitlement and access to training. You will have the opportunity to progress your career and work within an organisation that values creativity and flexible delivery to ensure the best student experience.

What are the benefits of working for Activate Learning Group?

At Activate Learning we are pioneering education with an unwavering focus on providing talent for business and transforming lives through our award-winning Learning Philosophy. Our student experience is the result of our attention to detail in recruiting, developing and retaining the right staff who match and promote the values and behaviours of our brand.

We reward our employees with generous annual leave entitlements, access to training and development, travel subsidies - bus and train, cycle scheme, onsite parking (first come first served), plenty of public transport options for all sites, discounted membership to the Lifestyle Centre (on some campuses) and Employee Assistance Programme.

Applications are reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close adverts early due to the volume of applications we receive.

We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment as once we have closed a vacancy you will be unable to submit your application form.

Activate Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check at the appropriate level.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK as we do not sponsor work permits and work permits from other organisations are unacceptable as proof of right to work in the UK.

Applications are encouraged from all candidates meeting or exceeding the minimum criteria for the role regardless of age, disability, gender, orientation, race, religion or ethnicity.

Activate Learning are committed to employing people with disabilities and will ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. If you require any reasonable adjustments either at application or interview stage please contact the talent team directly.

If an agency submits an unsolicited CV to any partner or employee of our company, you should be aware that they have no authority to enter into an arrangement with you. Should we require recruitment agency involvement, we will contact the agencies on our preferred suppliers list, and we would ask that you respect the relationships we have already built with these suppliers.