Equine Events Assistant

Job Title: Equine Events Assistant

Status: Permanent, Full-Time (39 hours per week)

Closing Date: Friday 12th September 2025

Assessment Centre Date: Tuesday 23rd September 2025

Overview

Reaseheath College is a forward thinking and dynamic College providing an excellent educational experience to over 4,500 students a year. Our staff and students have access to leading edge facilities including an Equestrian Centre, competition arenas, solarium and equissage. In particular, our Equestrian Centre boasts of carefully designed modern yards, including American barn-style stabling, which accommodates over 60 horses.

About the role

As Equine Events Assistant, you will play a key role in coordinating and delivering full-cost and commercial equine events. Working closely with the Events Coordinator and wider team, you’ll ensure high standards of service, contribute to income generation, and uphold our PRIDE values.

Key responsibilities:

• Support the planning and delivery of equine events and activities.
• Handle customer queries professionally and efficiently.
• Promote events to enhance the Reaseheath brand and meet income targets.
• Build strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Ensure equipment and resources are used effectively and safely.
• Contribute to new income streams and support Riding Club activities.
• Adhere to safeguarding, health & safety, and college policies.

The successful candidate will:

• Hold a Level 3 qualification in a relevant subject or have equivalent industry experience.
• Have GCSE Grade C/4 or above in Maths and English.
• Demonstrate strong IT and customer service skills.
• Have experience in the equine industry, particularly in event coordination.
• Be self-motivated, detail-oriented, and a strong team player.
• Be flexible to work evenings and weekends as required.

We can offer you:

• 35 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• A two-week festive/New Year shut down
• Generous pension scheme with an employer contribution of 20.8%
• Enhanced sick pay of up to 6 months full pay depending upon service
• On site gym membership available
• Pluxee reward scheme

For more information, please refer to the additional job description.

Please note this role constitutes ‘regulated activity’ as defined by the Protection of Freedom Act 2012. The successful candidate will therefore be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check with barred list information prior to starting employment. You must also have the right to work in the UK and will be required to provide evidence to support this. In addition, online checks will be carried out during the recruitment process. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Reaseheath College is committed to achieving its public sector general equality duty, which is set out in the Equality Act 2010. The College has a clear mission and clear values, which incorporate equality, diversity and inclusion.

The College staff recruitment and selection process, CPD processes, policies and practice are designed to ensure that when employment decisions are made, they are based solely on the skills and qualities required for the position and comply with all relevant employment legislation and best practice standards.

Disability Support

The College is a Disability Confident Employer and will support any reasonable adjustments you require to perform your best during the recruitment process. You can contact the HR team at humanresources@reaseheath.ac.uk should you require any adjustments during either your application or during the assessment centre.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised close date if we receive a sufficient number of applications.

We do not accept applications or speculative CVs through recruitment agencies.