Passionate about horses? We are looking for an Equine Yard Technician!

Here at Scarsdale, we are looking for a positive and self-motivated Equine Yard Technician to work alongside our vets and nursing team to provide high quality husbandry to our equine patients.

Your main duties will include:

General husbandry- mucking out, feeding, watering.

Paddock maintenance- including poo picking.

Handling a variety of horses including competition, pleasure and young horses and those used for breeding.

Communicating with colleagues and raising regarding health and welfare of the patient with case vet or nursing team.

Daily Grooming of inpatients.

General cleanliness yard and stables including following infection prevention and control and isolation policies and procedures, undertaking post discharge infection control procedures and daily and weekly cleaning procedures

Maintenance of the yard including weeding and painting stables when needed.

Occasionally assist with veterinary procedures including trotting up, lunging and holding for veterinary inspection/procedures.

Provide excellent customer service to clients and adhere to confidentiality and data protection guidelines

Monitor and maintain stock levels of hay/haylage, bedding and feed.

About the rota and salary

This is a part-time role working 15-20 hours per week Monday-Friday. The shifts will start at 8:30am and you will be working 3-4 hours per morning.

The salary will be up to £11,897 DOE per annum.

Experienced, Friendly Supportive Team

Scarsdale Equine vets are part of a large, multisite, all species practice with the farm and equine facility based on the east side of semirural Derby. We are a friendly, supportive team with a range of experience from recent graduates to experienced vets and certificate holders, covering all aspects of first opinion equine care with excellent support staff. We have a range of good diagnostic equipment, in house laboratory, inpatient and surgical facilities which allow us to do our job to a high level.

Required Skills and Experience

Experience handling a variety of horses

Experience working on a yard.

Work independently and as part of a small team

Self-motivated and able to organise and prioritise own workload

Good Time Keeper

Good attention to detail

Hard working

Desirable

Equine Qualification (BHS, NVQ, PC)

Experience of veterinary practice

Good sense of humour

In addition to a competitive salary, you will benefit from:

6.6 Weeks annual leaveFTE

Additional annual leave for your birthday which will be added to your holiday allowance

Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/ paternity/ adoption/ shared parental and surrogacy pay

Cycle to work scheme

Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing

Non-accidental injury support

Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy

Pawsome Benefits - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100's of retailers

Pension scheme

Discounted staff pet care

At IVC Evidensia we are a committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.

Scarsdale Vets Equine Centre

Markeaton Lane, Markeaton, Derby, DE22 4NH, United Kingdom

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