Stable Hand
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Job Title: Stable Hand
Salary: £21,780 to £23,877 plus £984 location allowance. You will receive £21,780 the band minimum. Progress to the band maximum of £23,877 will be via incremental progression.
Location: Imber court
BE AT THE HEART OF A CHANGING SERVICE.
This is an exciting time to be working as Stable Hand for the Metropolitan Police Service. In addition to large-scale transformation, there's the unique and ever-evolving challenge of policing London. This means that as a Stable Hand, there are more opportunities for you to get involved with making London the safest global city in a time of unprecedented change within the UK's largest Police Service.
Key Responsibilities:
- To carry out appropriate feeding and management programmes for designated horses.
- To care for sick and injured horses.
- Exercise identified horses in the post holders care, either by riding them or otherwise according to each animal’s level of health and fitness.
- To undertake tasks as necessary to assist with the efficient operation of the unit.
Job Requirements:
- The Mounted Branch undertakes operational deployments across the MPD in support of the MPS and local objectives. Therefore, community and customer focus is an important aspect of this role.
- The role involves working within a small team environment and the applicant must demonstrate a strong team-working ethic as well as an ability to work unsupervised. At times the applicant will be responsible for the welfare of a large number of horses and needs to demonstrate a willingness to take personal responsibility for making decisions regarding equine and stable related issues.
- The applicant must be able to communicate effectively at all levels both verbally and in writing. At times they will be the only point of contact between partners such as veterinary surgeons and other professionals.
- The role requires the applicant to be able to effectively plan and organise their workload and show an innovative approach to problem solving.
- The applicant must demonstrate the skills necessary to work to the level required to meet British Horse Society Stage 2 (Stable Management and Riding), or equivalent standards.
Desirable Criteria:
- Full UK Driving Licence
- This post is subject to a riding Assessment.
To apply, please visit our website to download a role-specific information pack, and complete an online application form with supporting CV and Personal Statement.
Completed applications must be submitted by 23.55pm 27th December 2019
We view diversity as fundamental to our success. To tackle today’s complex policing challenges, we need a workforce made up from all of London’s communities. Applications from across the community are therefore essential.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer the Met have committed to ensuring that disabled people and those with long term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.
This post is subject to a riding Assessment.
Desirable Criteria
- Full UK Driving Licence
Disability Confident Statement
The Met is committed to being an inclusive employer with a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from ethnic minority groups and females.
As a Disability Confident employer, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. If you consider yourself to have access, workplace or reasonable adjustment requirements that need to be accommodated, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence and will not affect any recruitment decisions.
Read our full disability confidence statement.
This opportunity is closed to applications.