Vacancy: French-speaking Tour Guide - August start!
Company: PGL Travel Ltd
Category: Guides, Historical
Dates: Apply now to start in August, working until December 2010!
Salary: Competitive plus free uniform; meals; accommodation available; transport from a UK departure point to centre provided
Job Details
Parlez-vous francais?
We're looking for confident, conversational and above French-speakers with previous experience of working or volunteering with young people for this varied role.
PGL is the UK's leading provider of activity holidays and educational courses for children.
We have an impressive 19th century French country house, set in acres of private grounds, in the Nord Pad de Calais region of France.
The centre is equipped with an on-site bar and games room, various sports facilities including floodlit football pitches, volleyball court and boules area,
Ideally, you will be a language graduate with customer service experience, however we are still keen to hear from those with a competent level of spoken French wishing to improve their language skills.
Your main duty is to ensure that our guests receive exceptional service throughout their stay. You will act as the liaison between your group's teaching staff and the centre staff.
Primarily, you'll be responsible for accompanying guests on excursions, ensuring itineraries run to plan, assisting coach drivers with route finding, serving evening meals and delivering a programme of evening activities for your group.
You will mix your time between leading excursions and working in hospitality roles at the Chateau, including the general hygiene and upkeep of accommodation and facilities to ensure accommodation is ready for guests when they arrive.
The centre operates an extensive World War I educational tours programme, giving you the opportunity to increase your historical knowledge of this interesting area.
As well as a competitive wage, you'll receive transport to our centre in North West France from a UK departure point, meals, free uniform with accommodation provided.
Apply now - this role is available from August to December 2010. You will also be able to re-apply for our 2011 season.
Find out more by clicking on the Apply for this job link [below]. You'll be redirected to our website, where you can register for a 'My PGL' account: apply online, sign up for the Recruitment E-News and more!
Or give Emma Lacey in the Recruitment Team a call on 0844 3710 123.
Successful applicants are required to undergo an enhanced CRB disclosure, which PGL will pay for.
To be considered for this role, you need to have the legal right to live and work in the UK. Applicants need to have a UK address, UK NI number and be able to depart from a UK departure point.
PGL is committed to the principle of equal opportunities.