Equine Technician / Events Coordinator

£23,452 - £25,035 per annum, pro rata 26 hours per week The working pattern is Friday and Monday 7 hours, Saturday and Sunday 6 hours 52 weeks per annum, Common Leys Campus Fixed term (Maternity Cover) until 6th March 2026 We are recruiting for a part time experienced and well organised Equine Technician/Events Coordinator to join the team at our Common Leys Farm campus. This is an exciting post, giving the successful applicant the opportunity to work on our yard, with a range of horses to include broodmares and young stock, as well as riding school horses and liveries. The role will involve coordinating our equine events that we host and run throughout the year, and you will be supporting our equine students to develop a high level of employability skills by overseeing their duties on the yard. You should be qualified to a minimum of level 3 in a recognised Equine subject and have recent experience of working within the Equine Industry or on a College Yard/Competition Centre. You must enjoy working with young people and be confident working with and supervising students in routine duties and practical horse husbandry tasks. The role is part time and includes working weekends. You would be part of a dedicated, flexible team of lecturers, instructors, technicians and support staff based at the farm. In return, Abingdon & Witney College offer excellent benefits to our employees including generous pension and holiday schemes (with potential Christmas closure days), continued professional development, flexible working options, corporate gym membership, cycle/tech scheme and much more. Closing date: 5 th January 2025 (Midnight) • Abingdon and Witney College reserve the right to close all applications before posted closing date AWC values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all appointments are subject to satisfactory clearances including enhanced DBS checks. Abingdon and Witney College are committed to safer recruitment practices. In addition to our pre-employment checks, we will conduct an online search. This includes checking Google main results feed as well as the 'News' and 'Images' tab. We will be checking for any publicly available information that suggests the applicant may not be suitable to work with children or young/vulnerable people or content that could potentially damage Abingdon and Witney College's reputation. This may include inappropriate posts, comments or images displaying evidence of offensive or inappropriate behaviour, jokes or language, discriminatory comments, inappropriate photos, drug or alcohol misuse. No candidate will meet every single desired qualification / criteria. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!