What are the responsibilities and job description for the Groom (Part-Time) - Civilian Only - Mounted Patrol - Savannah Police Department position at City of Savannah?
Purpose
Do you have a passion for horses and a desire to support public safety in a unique, hands-on role?
The Savannah Police Department is seeking a dependable and dedicated Groom - Part-Time - Mounted Patrol to provides daily care for police horses and maintains the Mounted Patrol stables, equipment, and grounds. The employee supports mounted officers by ensuring horses are healthy, clean, properly fed, and prepared for patrols, ceremonies, training, and public events. Groomers need to be able to drive small tractors, lawn mowers, and have knowledge of horse industry equipment and tack.
This position is ideal for an individual with previous horse-handling, stable, farm, veterinary, or equine-care experience who understands the importance of safe animal handling, cleanliness, consistency, and attention to detail.
The Groom will work closely with Mounted Patrol officers and supervisors and will be expected to learn and follow Savannah Police Department and City of Savannah policies, Mounted Patrol procedures, and established horse-care practices. The position also provides an opportunity to support the Mounted Patrol Unit at public and community events throughout Savannah.
If you bring hands-on equine experience, a strong work ethic, and a commitment to providing exceptional care for police horses, we invite you to join the team behind Savannah’s Mounted Patrol Unit.
We offer great pay, excellent benefits to include medical, dental, and vision plans, life insurance, employee/spouse/child supplemental life insurance, short-term disability, tuition reimbursement, wellness programs,deferred compensation plan( 457 B), pension plan, flexible spending account, home purchase assistance and 11 paid holidays!
Essential Job Functions
High school diploma or GED.
Work Location: 1145 Dean Forest Rd
Work Hours: The shift time is generally 7:00 am until 4:00 pm (with a lunch break). The scheduled total weekly hours are 28 hours. Early mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays, and during emergencies as assigned.
Additional Requirements
Background investigation, including supervised drug screen, post offer/pre-employment medical screen; and verification of education, certifications, and licenses required prior to employment.
City Of Savannah Employee Benefits
Overview of Benefits
Paid Holiday
Paid Vacation
Paid Sick Leave
Defined Benefit Retirement Pension Plan
Protective Services Retirement Plan (select positions)
Deferred Compensation Retirement Plan
Retirement Seminars
PPO Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts
Wellness Programs
Health & Wellness Incentives
Long Term Disability
Excellence and Service Recognition
Employee Development and In-Service Training
Educational Assistance Program
Uniform Allowance (select positions)
Employee Assistance Program
Discounts and Memberships
Employee Relations
Direct Deposit
Credit Union
Pretax Parking Deductions
Employer Assisted Home Purchase Program
Domestic Partnership Benefits
Healthcare
PPO Medical Plus Plan
PPO Medical Basic Plan
Dental Plus Plan
Dental Basic Plan
Vision Service Plan
Life Insurance
Basic Life and ADD
Supplemental Life Employee
Supplemental Life Spouse
Supplemental Life Child
Benefits costs are paid by the City of Savannah, by the employee or shared by both the City and the employee.
01
Do you have a valid drivers license?
Do you have less than 1 year of experience or previous hands-on experience handling and caring for horses? If Yes, please provide details in Supplemental Question #1.
Supplemental Question 1 Please describe your previous experience caring for, handling, or working with horses. Include the type of setting in which you gained your experience (e.g., stable, farm, veterinary facility, equestrian facility, personal horses) and the length of your experience.
04
Supplemental Question 2 Describe what you would look for when grooming or handling a horse to determine whether the horse may be injured, ill, stressed, or behaving unusually. What steps would you take if you noticed a concern?
05
Supplemental Question 3 Describe your experience performing stable or barn maintenance, including stall cleaning, bedding removal, feeding, sanitation, tack/equipment care, or grounds maintenance. Please identify any equipment you have operated, such as tractors, lawn mowers, trailers, or other farm/stable equipment.
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Supplemental Question 4 Describe your experience safely handling and preparing horses for activities such as exercise, training, transportation, riding, events, or veterinary/farrier appointments. Include your experience with saddling, bridling, loading/unloading, leading, and moving horses between areas.
Do you have a passion for horses and a desire to support public safety in a unique, hands-on role?
The Savannah Police Department is seeking a dependable and dedicated Groom - Part-Time - Mounted Patrol to provides daily care for police horses and maintains the Mounted Patrol stables, equipment, and grounds. The employee supports mounted officers by ensuring horses are healthy, clean, properly fed, and prepared for patrols, ceremonies, training, and public events. Groomers need to be able to drive small tractors, lawn mowers, and have knowledge of horse industry equipment and tack.
This position is ideal for an individual with previous horse-handling, stable, farm, veterinary, or equine-care experience who understands the importance of safe animal handling, cleanliness, consistency, and attention to detail.
The Groom will work closely with Mounted Patrol officers and supervisors and will be expected to learn and follow Savannah Police Department and City of Savannah policies, Mounted Patrol procedures, and established horse-care practices. The position also provides an opportunity to support the Mounted Patrol Unit at public and community events throughout Savannah.
If you bring hands-on equine experience, a strong work ethic, and a commitment to providing exceptional care for police horses, we invite you to join the team behind Savannah’s Mounted Patrol Unit.
We offer great pay, excellent benefits to include medical, dental, and vision plans, life insurance, employee/spouse/child supplemental life insurance, short-term disability, tuition reimbursement, wellness programs,deferred compensation plan( 457 B), pension plan, flexible spending account, home purchase assistance and 11 paid holidays!
Essential Job Functions
- Feed and water horses according to established schedules and individual dietary requirements.
- Groom horses, including brushing, bathing, hoof cleaning, mane and tail care, and checking for injuries or illness.
- Clean stalls and stable areas, replace bedding, remove manure, and maintain sanitary conditions. Groomers will utilize a tractor in bedding removal. Groomers will remove trash from buildings and clean the rest rooms as needed.
- Prepare horses for duty by assisting with timely feedings, saddling, bridling, loading, unloading, and handling.
- Exercise or walk horses when directed and safely move them between stalls, paddocks, trailers, and work areas.
- Observe horse health and behavior, documenting concerns and notifying mounted officers or supervisors.
- Maintain tack and equipment, including cleaning saddles, bridles, blankets, grooming tools, and stable supplies.
- Assist veterinarians and farriers during examinations, treatments, vaccinations, and hoof care.
- Maintain the facility, including barns, feed rooms, paddocks, fencing, trailers, and surrounding grounds.
- Track feed, bedding, medicine, and equipment inventories and report supply needs.
- Supports community events by helping prep horses involving the SPD Mounted Patrol Unit.
High school diploma or GED.
- Previous horse handling, stable, farm, veterinary, or equine-care experience.
- Feeding, grooming, stable sanitation, basic equine health, and safe handling.
- Able to learn SPD and City of Savannah policies over the groomer's position.
- Able to learn SPD Mounted horse grooming procedures.
- May need to lift heavy feed bags, move bedding, carry equipment, and assist with handling large, powerful animals.
- Work often requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, for extended periods of time.
Work Location: 1145 Dean Forest Rd
Work Hours: The shift time is generally 7:00 am until 4:00 pm (with a lunch break). The scheduled total weekly hours are 28 hours. Early mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays, and during emergencies as assigned.
Additional Requirements
Background investigation, including supervised drug screen, post offer/pre-employment medical screen; and verification of education, certifications, and licenses required prior to employment.
City Of Savannah Employee Benefits
Overview of Benefits
Paid Holiday
Paid Vacation
Paid Sick Leave
Defined Benefit Retirement Pension Plan
Protective Services Retirement Plan (select positions)
Deferred Compensation Retirement Plan
Retirement Seminars
PPO Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts
Wellness Programs
Health & Wellness Incentives
Long Term Disability
Excellence and Service Recognition
Employee Development and In-Service Training
Educational Assistance Program
Uniform Allowance (select positions)
Employee Assistance Program
Discounts and Memberships
Employee Relations
Direct Deposit
Credit Union
Pretax Parking Deductions
Employer Assisted Home Purchase Program
Domestic Partnership Benefits
Healthcare
PPO Medical Plus Plan
PPO Medical Basic Plan
Dental Plus Plan
Dental Basic Plan
Vision Service Plan
Life Insurance
Basic Life and ADD
Supplemental Life Employee
Supplemental Life Spouse
Supplemental Life Child
Benefits costs are paid by the City of Savannah, by the employee or shared by both the City and the employee.
01
Do you have a valid drivers license?
- Yes
- No
Do you have less than 1 year of experience or previous hands-on experience handling and caring for horses? If Yes, please provide details in Supplemental Question #1.
- Yes
- No
Supplemental Question 1 Please describe your previous experience caring for, handling, or working with horses. Include the type of setting in which you gained your experience (e.g., stable, farm, veterinary facility, equestrian facility, personal horses) and the length of your experience.
04
Supplemental Question 2 Describe what you would look for when grooming or handling a horse to determine whether the horse may be injured, ill, stressed, or behaving unusually. What steps would you take if you noticed a concern?
05
Supplemental Question 3 Describe your experience performing stable or barn maintenance, including stall cleaning, bedding removal, feeding, sanitation, tack/equipment care, or grounds maintenance. Please identify any equipment you have operated, such as tractors, lawn mowers, trailers, or other farm/stable equipment.
06
Supplemental Question 4 Describe your experience safely handling and preparing horses for activities such as exercise, training, transportation, riding, events, or veterinary/farrier appointments. Include your experience with saddling, bridling, loading/unloading, leading, and moving horses between areas.
- Required Question