Stable worker – full time

As of December 1, we are looking for a stable employee for our Aeres Equestrian Center in Kootwijkerbroek. Do you have a passion for horses and do you like varied work? From caring for horses and maintaining the grounds to guiding students: no day is the same. Are you also flexible and willing to work in the evenings and weekends when necessary? Then the position of stable employee at Aeres Equestrian Center Barneveld is really something for you!

What you are going to do

Within the position of stable employee you are responsible for the daily care of our 30 school horses at our own Aeres Equestrian Center. As a stable employee, you not only work Monday to Friday, but also in the evenings and when necessary during the weekend.

As a stable employee you have contact with colleagues, students and trainees, but visitors can also contact you with their questions.

The range of tasks mainly consists of the following activities:

1. Feeding approximately 30 of our own horses.
2. Stable work.
3. Horse care and health check.
4. Being able to train a horse functionally and well on the lunge.
5. Grounds management; indoor and outdoor work.
6. Guiding and directing students during stable care lessons and during weekend shifts.
7. You work at least 2 Saturdays a month.

We offer

Aeres is an energetic education organization with plenty of opportunities for your personal and professional development. We have an informal and open working atmosphere, in which personal initiative and creativity are valued and encouraged.

Moreover, at Aeres you can count on:

1. A salary according to the MBO collective labor agreement, you will be classified in scale 4 with a maximum of € 3,277 for a full-time appointment.
2. An employment contract of 1.0 FTE.
3. In the Aeres generic job classification system, this position is included under the job title Facilities & Service Employee.
4. You have a large number of vacation days and receive 8% vacation pay.
5. Aeres offers a good pension scheme through the ABP pension fund.
6. Travel allowance in accordance with the collective labor agreement for secondary vocational education.
7. At Aeres you receive a fixed end-of-year bonus of 8.33%.
8. A job at a school with its own Equestrian Center where, in addition to the employees and students, more than 2,500 animals are housed.
9. A nice working environment in an enthusiastic team with an eye for the students, the animals and each other.

We ask

1. You have knowledge and experience in the equestrian sector.
2. You have demonstrable work experience in a similar position.
3. You have a great sense of responsibility, for both people and animals.
4. You are accessible, interested and approach everyone in a respectful manner.
5. You have an affinity with practice-oriented education.
6. You don’t have a 9 to 5 mentality.

Where you are going to work

Aeres MBO Barneveld is a green MBO and is considered the trainer for animal training in the Netherlands. Students can choose from a complete range of animal care training courses, from paraveterinary assistant to animal care or laboratory animal caretaker.

The school is one of the largest trainers for the equestrian sector nationally, offering courses in equestrian sports and husbandry and farriery. In addition to training in animal care and horses, the school also offers training in the field of greenery, land and infrastructure (cultural contract work), dairy farming and livestock farming of caged animals.

Numerous animal species live on campus and there are many practical facilities. Since 2017, Aeres MBO Barneveld has had a zoo license and wants to become accessible to the broad public. In addition to the zoo license, Aeres Mbo Barneveld uses the Aeres Equestrian Center with more than 30 own school (sports) horses.

Aeres general

At Aeres you make an impact with green education and research in agriculture, animals, food, technology and a healthy living environment. We offer opportunities for everyone with practical education, pre-vocational secondary education, intermediate vocational education, higher professional education, masters and contract education.

With 2,000 colleagues at more than twenty locations, we are strong together. You work at your own location, but if additional reinforcement is necessary, we join forces and your efforts may also be required.

Your development is central. We offer a broad career perspective and a wide range of training courses, so that you can optimally develop and grow your talents.

Join Aeres and help build the world of tomorrow!

Interest

Would you like to know more about this position? Then call Nienke Hesseling, manager of Aeres Equestrian Center, on 088-020 6100. Are you convinced that we are looking for you? Then email your motivation letter and CV before October 6, 2026 using the application form below. The position will start (in consultation) on December 1 and the job interviews will take place on October 15. You will be invited to this no later than October 9.

Due to GDPR legislation, we only accept applications via our website.

An assessment and/or reference check may be part of the selection procedure.