XA509 Stablehand / Driver **External**
Carr Gate, Wakefield
£17,262 - £18,078 per annum
THE FOLLOWING VACANCY HAS BEEN ADVERTISED EXTERNALLY
Stablehand/Driver
Mounted Section
Carr Gate
Wakefield
We are looking to recruit a fulltime Stablehand/driver to join the Mounted Section based at Carr Gate in Wakefield.
This is an exciting opportunity to be a full time member of West Yorkshire Police mounted section. The grooms are an integral part of the section and we are looking for a dedicated, enthusiastic and knowledgeable candidate to join the section to assist with the welfare and care of the horses as well as maintenance of yards and equipment.
The successful candidate will be expected to assist officers in getting horses ready for duty including tacking up, loading and upon their return assisting with untacking, grooming and cleaning tack. These duties occasionally may be required away from the stables to assist officers with the horses prior to or after large events.
Your daily duties will consist of mucking out, preparing feeds and hay nets, yard maintenance and cleaning horseboxes and general welfare of the horses. You will also assist with the clipping, trimming and turn out of the horses. There may be occasions where you are solely responsible for the yard and horses.
The successful candidate will need prior experience of working with horses, including riding, exercising and schooling with a good knowledge of stable management and horse husbandry. Once in role you may be expected to ride and exercise horses after undertaking an assessment. This is a demanding role and candidates must be physically capable of riding, maintaining stables, yards and paddocks. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to undertake British Horse Society Exams Level 1 and Level 2.
Having the ability to undertake and successfully pass a LGV Full CAT C Driving Test would be desirable.
Candidates must be able to work shifts. The pattern does include some weekend and evening working.
Please note that the selection process will include a practical based assessment and then an interview based on the competency values framework.
For further information about this role please contact Sergeant Annette Twigg via email at Annette.twigg@westyorkshire.pnn.police.uk
For a detailed description of the Competency and Values levels required please refer to the http://www.college.police.uk/What-we-do/Development/competency-and-values-framework/Documents/Competency-and-Values-Framework-for-Policing_4.11.16.pdf (This link may be copied and pasted into your browser). This document will assist you in completing the Evidence of Achievement section of the application form.
Please note: the Evidence of Achievement section will not be visible until the employment section has been completed.
Applicants should be aware that it is not always possible to carry out adequate vetting checks on persons who have not been resident within the UK for the last three years. Therefore, where this applies, applicants may be refused on the grounds that it was not possible to vet them to the appropriate standard.
This post is suitable for job share. The application process will close at 23:55 hours on the 28th August 2019.
West Yorkshire Police is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all minority groups and individuals who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010.
For a detailed description of the Competency and Values levels required please refer to the http://www.college.police.uk/What-we-do/Development/competency-and-values-framework/Documents/Competency-and-Values-Framework-for-Policing_4.11.16.pdf (This link may be copied and pasted into your browser). This document will assist you in completing the Evidence of Achievement section of the application form.
Please note: the Evidence of Achievement section will not be visible until the employment section has been completed.
Stablehand/Driver
Mounted Section
Carr Gate
Wakefield
We are looking to recruit a fulltime Stablehand/driver to join the Mounted Section based at Carr Gate in Wakefield.
This is an exciting opportunity to be a full time member of West Yorkshire Police mounted section. The grooms are an integral part of the section and we are looking for a dedicated, enthusiastic and knowledgeable candidate to join the section to assist with the welfare and care of the horses as well as maintenance of yards and equipment.
The successful candidate will be expected to assist officers in getting horses ready for duty including tacking up, loading and upon their return assisting with untacking, grooming and cleaning tack. These duties occasionally may be required away from the stables to assist officers with the horses prior to or after large events.
Your daily duties will consist of mucking out, preparing feeds and hay nets, yard maintenance and cleaning horseboxes and general welfare of the horses. You will also assist with the clipping, trimming and turn out of the horses. There may be occasions where you are solely responsible for the yard and horses.
The successful candidate will need prior experience of working with horses, including riding, exercising and schooling with a good knowledge of stable management and horse husbandry. Once in role you may be expected to ride and exercise horses after undertaking an assessment. This is a demanding role and candidates must be physically capable of riding, maintaining stables, yards and paddocks. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to undertake British Horse Society Exams Level 1 and Level 2.
Having the ability to undertake and successfully pass a LGV Full CAT C Driving Test would be desirable.
Candidates must be able to work shifts. The pattern does include some weekend and evening working.
Please note that the selection process will include a practical based assessment and then an interview based on the competency values framework.
For further information about this role please contact Sergeant Annette Twigg via email at Annette.twigg@westyorkshire.pnn.police.uk
For a detailed description of the Competency and Values levels required please refer to the http://www.college.police.uk/What-we-do/Development/competency-and-values-framework/Documents/Competency-and-Values-Framework-for-Policing_4.11.16.pdf (This link may be copied and pasted into your browser). This document will assist you in completing the Evidence of Achievement section of the application form.
Please note: the Evidence of Achievement section will not be visible until the employment section has been completed.
Applicants should be aware that it is not always possible to carry out adequate vetting checks on persons who have not been resident within the UK for the last three years. Therefore, where this applies, applicants may be refused on the grounds that it was not possible to vet them to the appropriate standard.
This post is suitable for job share. The application process will close at 23:55 hours on the 28th August 2019.
West Yorkshire Police is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all minority groups and individuals who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010.
For a detailed description of the Competency and Values levels required please refer to the http://www.college.police.uk/What-we-do/Development/competency-and-values-framework/Documents/Competency-and-Values-Framework-for-Policing_4.11.16.pdf (This link may be copied and pasted into your browser). This document will assist you in completing the Evidence of Achievement section of the application form.
Please note: the Evidence of Achievement section will not be visible until the employment section has been completed.
12.5%
This opportunity is closed to applications.