About the role
Are you passionate about equine events and looking for an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic, professional team? We’re seeking an enthusiastic Equine Events Assistant to help deliver our vibrant and varied programme of equine events within Myerscough’s renowned International Arena.
You’ll play a key role in supporting the preparation, running, and smooth delivery of events such as dressage, showjumping, and combined training. From arena setup and scoring to stewarding and customer liaison, this is a hands‑on role at the heart of our commercial equine operations.
This position involves evening and weekend work and offers valuable experience in event delivery, teamwork, and customer service within a professional equine environment.
Why join us?
At Myerscough College and University Centre we have a nationally and internationally recognised Further Education, Higher Education, Adult Education and Apprenticeship provision. The Further Education provision is well established, the Higher Education provision has a well‑recognised partnership with the University of Lancashire and the apprenticeship provision is operational nationally. We offer a rewarding and enjoyable working environment, where colleagues are inspired to make a positive difference to the educational experience and employability of our students. We are one of the top five largest land‑based and sports colleges in the UK.
What We Offer
* Regular Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities.
* Hassle free onsite parking at our Preston Campus.
* An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to provide wellbeing support in moments of need.
We are flexible working friendly and happy to discuss interest in flexible working. Visit our website https://bit.ly/CareersAtMyerscough for the full list of excellent benefits our college offers.
Please note that as part of our commitment to safeguarding our students, our background screening checks include limited online searches. Online searches will only be undertaken in respect of the successful candidate, as a pre‑conditional term of our job offer.
Safeguarding our students is of paramount importance. Our recruitment process has been designed to keep students safe and to ensure that we appoint safe and suitable people.
All successful applicants will be required to undertake pre‑employment background and safeguarding checks.
The successful applicant will be responsible for complying with all safeguarding policies and practices, and for ensuring student safety and wellbeing is at the forefront of everything they do.
This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Equal Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer; we want all our candidates to have a fair and equal opportunity to secure employment with us. We encourage applications from all underrepresented groups: BAME applicants, disabled applicants, and LGBT+ applicants.
If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, due to a disability, then please speak with a member of the People team.
As a disability confident employer, we commit to guaranteeing an interview for any disabled applicant who meets all of the essential criteria.
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