Little Canada
Set in 40 acres of woodland, facing the tidal waters of Wootton Creek on the Isle of Wight.
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- Assistant Chef

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Aiding with the preparation and cooking of meals for our guests and staff, this role offers plenty of variety and challenge.
- Assistant Chief Instructor

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Helping the centre's Chief Instructor to oversee the activity provision, health and safety requirements and team of instructors. A great first step into management.
- Assistant Chief Instructor (Watersports)

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Specialising in paddling or sailing, you will be highly skilled in your discipline and will be responsible for the safe delivery of watersport sessions and the training and development of watersports instructors.
- Field Studies / Activity Instructor

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Bring the natural world to life! Fantastic opportunities for geography, geology and ecology graduates to work in areas of outstanding natural beauty across the South Coast of England, Isle of Wight and Scotland's breath-taking Isle of Arran.
- Group Leader / Activity Instructor

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The most popular job at PGL! If you're full of energy then this is the role for you: combining instructing and group leading, you'll lead activity sessions, organise evening entertainments and ensure your group has the best stay possible.
** Application deadline for this role: April 15, for postitions starting no later than April 29. No later training course dates are currently planned for 2010. **
- Catering Manager

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This is a key role to ensure the catering provision for guests and staff meets and exceeds their expectations. Available as a permanent position at our larger centres.
- Chef

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Providing first class nutritious meals for our guests and staff team is no easy task, especially when you realise at some centres this could involve the preparation and serving of more than 3,000 meals a day!
- Chief Instructor

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As a Chief Instructor you will lead by example. You'll be an excellent team manager and have a passion for making sure that session and activities are delivered to the highest possible standard.
- Chief Instructor (Watersports)

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A sailing or paddling specialist, you will be responsible for ensuring that all water based activities are as safe and enjoyable as possible. You'll need a passion for working on the water and proven management skills.
- General Assistant

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Combining several different roles on a rota basis, General Assistants take responsibility for the presentation of the centre and the organisation, storage, issue and care of all PGL's activity equipment.
- Catering Assistant

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Helping to prepare and serve meals for our guests. Fantastic training opportunities and no previous experience is required!
- Housekeeping Assistant

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As well as amazing activities and fantastic food, our guests have come to expect market-leading accommodation. Our Housekeeping Teams prepare and maintain accommodation and communal areas to create a great first impression for our guests.
- Retail Assistant

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Things have certainly moved on from lunch time "tuck shops" and our retails outlets are now professionally run operations. From stock taking to stacking and from scanning to serving; these roles would suit people with previous retail experience.
- Head Chef

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Our Head Chefs are responsible for the overall on-site catering provision of their centre, ensuring that the catering team are producing nutritional, varied, balanced and tasty meals.
- Head Group Leader

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If you've got first class customer service skills and can demonstrate a passion for multi-tasking then this is for you. You'll lead a team of Group Leaders and oversee everything from evening entertainments, morning wake ups and keeping the kids busy between sessions.
- Housekeeping Supervisor

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- Maintenance Assistant

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Keeping on top of things when there are hundreds of children passing through your centre week after week is certainly a challenge. You could be painting rooms, building fences, fixing leaky taps and changing plugs ... all in the same day!
- Receptionist

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This position involves a variety of functional and administrative tasks, as well as being the first point of contact for visitors to the centre. The Receptionist often acts as a catalyst ensuring that information is passed between all departments.
- Dining Room Supervisor

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Help to make our busy mealtimes run like clockwork! Our Dining Room Supervisors ensure all guests get to enjoy their meals in their designated time slot.
- Senior Group Leader

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Responsible for the day to day running of our guest care department, this role involves close liaison with teachers, overseeing the evening entertainments programme and managing a team of Group Leaders.