Equine Groom Apprentice

An exciting opportunity to join our friendly and supportive team carrying out all basic stable duties whilst training for your Apprenticeship. You will also receive lessons from Sally herself and the opportunity to join in clinics. We guarantee that you will be trained and supported to fully prepare you for your career in the industry

This is an exciting opportunity to gain excellent skills and knowledge that is required of the modern equine groom. It will provide the successful applicant with valuable experience and a strong foundation to prepare them ready for a career in the industry. Cheval Court Stud has 19 boxes and around 52 acres of grazing with a canter track and nearby gallops. The existing staff have worked for Sally for quite a few years so we are a bit like a family and everyone supports and helps each other.

A typical day involves:

- We organise the day over a cup of coffee
- Turn out
- Muck out
- Bring in
- We then exercise the horses and groom
- After lunch we finish the exercising
- Tack clean
- Turn out the night horses
- Evening stables are done by 5 pm
- Hay up

Apprentices are a key part of our fun and friendly team and will carry out all yard duties and be given opportunities to experience and develop a wide range of industry skills.

**Desired skills**
- Good communication skills

**Personal qualities**
- A team player
- A real passion for horses
- Reliable, trustworthy and resilient.

**Desired qualifications**
- GCSEs or equivalent in maths and English at grade C/4/Level 2 are desired but not essential
- Applicants must not already hold a level 2 or higher in Horse Care

**Future prospects**

**Things to consider**
- KEITS Training Services Ltd reserves the right to close the vacancy earlier than the listed closing date should the need arise.
- The apprentice will be working to build a portfolio of evidence and will be required to pass a knowledge test and an End Point Assessment (EPA) to complete the apprenticeship.

**Job Type**: Apprenticeship

**Salary**: £4.81 per hour

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Coulsdon, CR5 3SD: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: cheval court