Dressage Groom Apprentice

The ideal applicant will have experience working on a busy yard with competition horses, be conscientious, reliable with high standards of care, and turn out. You need to be competent with a calm manner have good people skills, be able to work within a team with a polite, cheerful attitude.

Duties include:

- Mucking out
- Turning out
- Tacking up
- Exercising
- Feeding
- Assisting with young stock
- Handling and care of competition horses
- Helping with Livery clients/ horses
- Assistance and training to clip, turn out to a high standard to become a top groom on the International circuit.
- Hacking horses.

**Desired Skills and Qualities**
- Friendly
- Reliable
- Motivated
- We have a happy yard which is incredibly client focused because we are very lucky to have some lovely owners, so customer service is key.

**Desired Qualifications**
- English and maths GCSE’s, or equivalents, are desired.
- Applicants must not already hold a level 2 or higher in Horse Care to be eligible for a level 2 apprenticeship.

**Future prospects**
- Progression on to Level 3 Senior Equine Groom.

**Training**
- Full training to be provided by the employer and KEITS at the place of employment.
- The applicant will be working towards and gain a Level 2 Equine Groom Apprenticeship.
- The learner will be allocated an industry specific training consultant who will provide both remote and onsite visits throughout the apprenticeship.
- The apprentice will work towards an End Point Assessment (EPA) at the end of their apprenticeship.

**Things to consider**
- KEITS Training Services Ltd reserves the right to close the vacancy earlier than the listed closing date should the need arise
- You also have the option of beautiful and comfortable onsite accommodation.
- Option to bring your own horse
- The yard is in West Sussex, only a short distance from Horsham where you can easily access London, Brighton, and London Gatwick

**Job Type**: Apprenticeship

Pay: From £6.40 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 30 per week

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Dressage Groom Apprentice