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Pioneers
of the self drive camping holiday in Europe. The
longest established camping operator in the UK,
the Canvas Holidays group employs over 400 overseas
staff to look after their clients on more than
100 Campsites in Europe.
Positions
Area Manager
Area Managers are one of the most senior members
of our field staff, responsible for the overall
Canvas operation within a specific geographical
area, containing between seven and nine campsites.
Main
responsibilities include, co-ordinating montage
and démontage, staff welfare, including
training and development as well as a considerable
amount of administration. Area Managers will also
be expected to liaise with campsite owners, continuing
the developing relationship between Canvas Holidays
and the campsite and most importantly ensure all
customers receive the very highest standard of
customer service at all times.
Area Managers must have had extensive experience
of working within the camping industry and possess
initiative, excellent people management skills
and a very high level of organisational skills.
Applicants will also need basic / conversational
language skills in either French, German, Italian
or Spanish. Candidates must be over 21 and have
held a full driving licence for at least one year.
Buzz
Courier
As a Buzz Courier, it
will be your responsibility to organise a lively
and varied programme of activities for customers
between the ages of twelve and seventeen. The
emphasis will be on fun and safety. Formal experience
of working with groups of young people is required.
You will need to have good organisational skills,
show initiative, have a huge amount of energy
and be up to date on the latest teenage craze!
Candidates will be asked to submit a sample programme
for discussion at interview. Buzz Couriers will
also be expected to assist with daily Campsite
Courier duties when required.
Campsite
Courier
Approachable, well mannered, friendly and helpful
are just a few of the qualities you will need
as a Campsite Courier and, as we said earlier,
your main focus will be ensuring that our customers
return home having had 'the best holiday they
have ever had. Your duties will mainly involve
preparing customer accommodation for their arrival,
welcoming them onto the campsite and ensuring
that all the customer's needs are attended to
during their stay. You will need to have initiative
and be a quick thinker, able to resolve any problems
that may occur on site efficiently and effectively.
As a Courier you will also be involved in montage
(putting up tents) and démontage (taking
down tents) at the beginning and end of the season.
Children's
Courier
Children's Couriers are responsible for organising
a varied programme of activities for our younger
guests with the emphasis being on safety and fun.
The success of a family holiday very often depends
on the children, so you will play an integral
part in the family's holiday.
Some formal experience of working with children
between the ages of four and eleven is required
along with lots of imagination, boundless energy
and plenty of patience. You will be expected to
arrange a six day programme involving up to five
hours of activities per day. Candidates will be
asked to submit a sample weekly programme for
discussion at interview. Children's Couriers will
also be involved in montage and démontage
and expected to assist with daily Campsite Courier
duties when required.
Senior
Courier
Senior Couriers are responsible for the day-to-day
running of the Canvas operation on one of our
small team sites. Working with your team, you
will ensure that all Canvas Holiday clients receive
the highest levels of customer service at all
times. In addition to general Campsite Courier
duties, you will arrange staff rotas, carry out
various administrative tasks and maintain effective
communications with both the campsite owner and
the Area Manager.
Site
Manager
Site Managers are responsible for the day-to-day
running of our largest sites in the programme,
Site Managers must possess strong leadership,
organisational and particularly motivational skills
and should have had at least two year's experience
in the camping industry, as well as previous supervisory
experience. Site Managers are responsible for
drawing up weekly rotas to ensure an even distribution
of workload, training and motivating staff, as
well as overseeing the general welfare of the
team by regularly monitoring their performance
and setting objectives.
Site Managers must ensure the highest standard
of customer service is provided at all times.
Site Managers will be expected to work very closely
with their Area Managers, during montage and demontage
and they may be required to lead the montage /
demontage team.
After working for one or two seasons as Site Managers,
many come back to Canvas as Area Managers.
Site
Supervisor
Site Supervisors are responsible for the day-to-day
running of the Canvas operation on one of our
larger sites. Site Supervisors must possess strong
leadership and organisational skills and have
had at least one year's experience of the camping
industry. In addition to daily Courier duties,
Site Supervisors are responsible for planning
each day and taking an active role in monitoring
the performance of all staff, ensuring that each
team member's training needs are met. You will
work very closely with your Area Manager during
montage and démontage and at times may
be required to lead the montage / démontage
team. After working for one or two seasons as
Site Supervisors, many come back to Canvas as
Area Managers.
Wild
& Active Courier
Wild & Active Couriers are responsible for
organising and supervising a regular programme
of off and on-site events for adults, teenagers
and children alike. Activities will vary on a
weekly basis in order to appeal to different age
groups and interests. Applicants will need to
have a relevant qualification in Countryside Management
or a similar field, and have had experience of
leading guided wildlife walks and working with
children of all ages (4 to 17 years). Wild &
Active Couriers should be outgoing, friendly,
knowledgeable and, above all, safety aware.
Wild & Active Couriers will also be expected
to assist with daily Campsite Courier duties when
required. Candidates will be required to submit
a sample weekly programme for discussion at interview.
Qualifications
If you are enthusiastic, resourceful, and ready
for a challenge, the Canvas recruitment team wants
to hear from you. You will need experience of
working with the public, and knowledge of a foreign
language is preferred but not essential. Minimum
age is 18 years (19 yrs for France) and you must
have a UK national insurance number.
Where
France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Austria,
Luxemborg and Germany.
Application Details
See www.vrgcampingrecruitment.com
Tel: 01383 629012
Nationalities
Must
have a UK national insurance number..
Further Information
For further details please contact either
Nina, Tara, Sarah, Matt or Claire on 01383 629012..
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