XA995 Mounted Section - Stablehand / Groom **External**
THE FOLLOWING VACANCY HAS BEEN ADVERTISED EXTERNALLY
Mounted Section - Stablehand / Groom
1 full-time permanent post
1 temporary contract to cover a period of maternity leave
Wakefield
We are looking to recruit two new stablehands/grooms to join our team at the Mounted Section based at Carr Gate in Wakefield.
Both vacancies are offered on a full time basis and will consist of 37 hours per week.
One post is permanent, the other is on a temporary contract to cover maternity and is for a period of approximately 12-18 months.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the West Yorkshire Police Mounted Section. The grooms are an integral part of our department and we are looking for dedicated, enthusiastic and knowledgeable candidates to join the section to assist with the welfare and care of our horses as well as the maintenance of our yards and equipment.
The successful candidates will also 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 also be occasions where you are solely responsible for the yard and horses.
The successful candidates 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
Having the ability to undertake and successfully pass a LGV Full CAT C Driving Test would be desirable. Once established in role, West Yorkshire Police will provide this training.
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 us via email at MountedSection@westyorkshire.police.uk
The vacancy will close on the 22nd of August 2025 at 23:55 hours.
The 2024 version of the Competency Values Framework applies to this process. Please disregard the old link to the 2016 version which is contained in the role profile.