Staff
Recruitment for Summer 2008
Are
you interested in a unique job on Britain's largest riverboat Hotels?
We are now recruiting for our 2008 season and have vacancies for Stewards,
Stewardesses and Supervisors. This year our season has been extended
and will be starting in April and continuing on into October. We cruise
almost every day and you will work with a variety of different people
and customers.
We
offer a unique working environment. You will be provided with accomodation
and meals to live on board whilst you are working, and will also accumulate
holiday pay.
We
train all of our staff before the season begins although experience
in hospitality work such as working in a bar or restaurant is required.
You will be working hard but it is rewarding work and a fun working
environment.
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Application
Procedure
If
you are interested please download the job description and person profile
for the job you are interested in. Read them through and if you would
like to apply please fill out the aplication form at the bottom of the
page, attach a CV with photograph and email it to:- recruitment@englishholidaycruises.co.uk
You
MUST be able to answer YES to the following questions in order for us
to consider your application:-
Are
you over 18 years old?
Will you be able to attend an interview in Gloucester if your application
interests us?
Will you be available to work for the entire summer season starting
in the middle of April until early October?
Do you have any experience in the hospitality industry dealing with
customers face to face?
Are
you completely fluent in written and Spoken English?
Are you a resident of the UK or have the right to work in the UK?
Are you able to live in?
Postions
Available
Position
: Steward/ess
Start
Date : 14/04/08
Pay
: from £210 - £260 per week depending on age and experience
You will be
responsible for ensuring that passengers have a relaxing and enjoyable
holiday by keeping accommodation clean and serving food and drink to
a high standard. You will be cleaning cabins daily and helping with
food preparation and service. You will also be doing some bar work,
be on hand to help passengers as necessary and take a role in drills
and take training to help in the event of an emergency on board. You
should have a general pride in the workplace and staff, and be willing
to partake in ensuring personal and passenger safety. As with all of
our positions this is a varied role and although it can be hard work
it is also great fun due to the people you will be working with and
the destinations you will visit on the sailing schedule. You will live
on board and be provided with lodging and food. See the job description
below for further details. Apply using the form at the bottom of the
page.
Steward/ess
Job Description PDF
Position
: Supervisor / Senior Steward
Start
Date : 14/04/08
Pay
: From £280 depending on experience
You
will have all the duties of the stewards role as listed above and additionally
take a supervisory role over all hospitality staff to ensure everything
is being done correctly and on time. you will have an active role in
stock management and ordering. You will help develop procedures by making
suggestions to the Captain. Please send your CV and application
form to recruitment@englishholidaycruises.co.uk
Supervisor
Job Description PDF
Position
: First Mate / Deck Hand
Start
Date : 14/04/08
Pay
: From £210-£300pw depending on age and experience
You will help
the stewards and stewardesses with some of their work but will also
be helping the Captain and Engineer maintain the vessel. All the decks
and bulkheads have to be kept clean and safe for our passengers. You
will be helping to moor up the boat and will be trained in basic rope
work. You will be responsible for some of the basic maintenance and
engineering on the boat as well as customer service and bar work.
Deck
Hand Job Description PDF
Application
for All Positions .doc
This
is a form word document. Please fill it in and send it to recruitment@englishholidaycruises.co.uk
renamed to "your_name_postion applied for.doc". Eg if you
are Joe Smith and want to be a steward please save your application
as "Joe_Smith_Steward.doc"
If
you cannot use the above file to apply, read the pdf version below and
send us a plain text email providing all the information the form asks
for.
Application
Form PDF version