Jobs at PGL Barton Hall

Barton Hall

A converted country mansion with 150 chalets in the grounds, located on the 'English Riveria’ near Torquay in South Devon: one of the sunniest locations in the UK!



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Barton Hall is a country mansion, with 150 chalets in the grounds, located on the ‘English Riveria’ near Torquay in South Devon

Torquay is four miles away, with Blue Flag Award-winning beaches, pubs, shops and restaurants

Activities take place in the centre's 46 acres of beautiful countryside, at nearby locations on the coast and in the Dartmoor National Park a short drive away


Season: March - November
Guests: 700 max aged 7-17  [Schools, Families, Unaccompanied children]
Staff: 180


What jobs can I do here?

Assistant Chef
Jobs with PGL: Assistant Chef

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


Assistant Chief Instructor
Jobs at PGL: Assistant Chief Instructor

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.


Administrator
PGL Administrator

To ensure our centre offices run like clockwork. Opportunities in the UK and for French and Spanish-speakers at our overseas centres.



Canoe Instructor
Jobs at PGL: Canoe Instructor

Get paid for doing what you love - share your passion for paddling with our guests, leading taster sessions or river descents, depending on your location. Fantastic BCU and UKCC training and qualification opportunities.


Field Studies / Activity Instructor
Jobs at PGL: Field Studies Instructor

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.


Lifeguard / Activity Instructor
Jobs at PGL: Lifeguard

Opportunities for qualified pool and beach lifeguards in the UK and France. Combine your time as a lifeguard with instructing our core activities.


Group Leader / Activity Instructor
Activity Instructor / Group Leader at PGL

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
Catering Manager at PGL

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
Chef Job

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
Chief instructor

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.


Catering Assistant
Jobs at PGL: Catering Assistant

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


Housekeeping Assistant
Housekeeping assistant

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
Retail assistant

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.


Security Assistant
Security assistant

Guest safety is always at the forefront of our minds. Our Security Assistants ensure that people and deliveries on centre are properly checked in. With a pleasant and welcoming smile, you'll make sure that the centre is safe and secure 24 hours a day.


Head Chef
Head Chef Job

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
Head group leader

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
Housekeeping Supervisor

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Maintenance Assistant
Maintenance Assistant

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!


Dining Room Supervisor
Restaurant Supervisor at PGL

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
Senior group leader

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.