Equine Worker – Enniskillen.

Position: Equine Worker

Pay Rate: £13.69 per hour

Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week

Duration: 4th of October, with possibility of extension

Start Date: ASAP

Location: CAFRE Enniskillen Campus, 2 Mullaghmeen Road, Levaghy, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, BT74 4GF

Job Duties:

The main duties of the post will include: 
1. Carrying out day-to-day equine duties associated with the equine enterprises (breeding, equitation and racing) and the campus facilities (education and residential properties); ;
2. Recording information (for example electronic data) relating to the equine enterprises;
3. Supervising and recording student performance while students are carrying out practical duties;
4. Complying with all CAFRE Health and Safety policies and procedures;
5. Assisting with other general estate/ farm duties as required;
6. Driving duties which will include driving departmental vehicles; and
7. Assisting in duties associated with CAFRE knowledge transfer, events and other activities which may be located off campus.

The above list is not exhaustive but gives a good indication of the main duties of the post.

Essential Criteria:

• 1. A formal equine qualification to at least Level 2, e.g. NVQ level 2, British Horse Society Stage 2, Level 2 Diploma in Horse care, or equivalent;
  AND
• 2. At least 2 years, full time equivalent, experience of horse husbandry, including grooming and the practical use of a broad range of items of horse tack when working in an equine yard;
  AND
• A full, current driving license enabling the license holder to drive in Northern Ireland.

Desired Experience: 

• A driving licence entitling the person to tow a trailer (Category B+E).
• City & Guilds or NPTC Certificate in Competence in Livestock Transportation (Short Journeys).

*The successful applicant will be required to complete an Enhanced Access NI during registration*

• A criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position.
• The UK Recruitment Co. Ltd has policies on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders and the Secure Handling, Use, Storage, and Retention of Disclosure Information, copies of which can be made available upon request.

If interested, please send across your CV to anna.quinn@therecruitmentco.uk