Grounds Assistant

Location: Newperran Holiday Resort, Newquay Cornwall TR8 5QJ

Hours of work: Seasonal contract- Paid weekly.

Salary: £11.44 per hour

What we need in a nutshell

We need someone who will keep our grounds, and the holiday park, in tip-top condition and looking spectacular, cutting, maintaining, renewing and improving everything from the entrance signage to the back fence.

We need you to be the person who delivers delight to our guests by ensuring everything across the park, looks great around the grounds.

Who are we?

A breath-taking Cornwall escape, Newperran Holiday Park is where the grass is the greenest of greens and the sky is the bluest of blues.

We are a dynamic and growing company, shaking up the Great British holiday. At our amazing UK resorts we pull out all the stops and add the bells and whistles to give our guests the holiday of a lifetime.

Find out more about our holiday experience on our website: http://www.awayresorts.co.uk. 

What you’ll be doing

As part of our team of holiday heroes, you will help to ensure everything is in good working order. Your work will include:

• Landscaping, including paving and fencing
• Grass cutting and strimming
• At times you will also be asked to assist with general maintenance on park

Guests and staff will look to you to fix what’s broken and restore order, so you will need to be confident, friendly and obliging in addition to your practical skills.

One more thing…holidays happen at holiday times, so you’ll need to work your magic on bank holidays, evenings and weekends too.

Skills, experience, and qualities you’ll need

We will train you, but you’ll need to have the following skills and experience to apply for this role:

• An understanding of Health & Safety at work
• Full Driving Licence

Add in the ability to think for yourself and be proactive, great people skills, unfailing enthusiasm and extremely high standards of craftsmanship - if you’ve got all that, you’re in the running.

We have a can-do, people-centred ethos at Away Resorts, and we look for certain qualities in our team members. Have a read about it and see if you fit the bill.

What we can offer you 

This is a flexible role that we can help you fit into your life and it can also lead to other roles and career progression if you want it to. We look after you with a great range of benefits, including: 

• Pension scheme – Plan for your future.
• Up to 50% Discounts on Away Resorts holidays – because you deserve amazing getaways too.
• 20% On-park discounts – Enjoy the best of what we offer.
• Team Incentives – Your hard work won’t go unnoticed.
• Holiday Hero Menu – Enjoy delicious meals with discounted food options on-park
• Help @ Hand Scheme – Wellbeing support when you need it.
• Career Development – We believe in nurturing talent and promoting from within.

Want to join our team? Here’s how to apply

Just click on the Apply Now button and follow the instructions. To find out more about what it’s like to work for Away Resorts, check us out at www.awayresorts.co.uk/careers.

Our Promise to You

Holiday Heroes come with all sorts of different super-powers, and we welcome them all!

We embrace diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities. From our investors to our teams we love that everyone comes from different backgrounds, allowing us to grow and inspire each other. We’ll never accept any form of discrimination, and we’ll forever strive not just for our product to be unique but our people too. Afterall, wouldn’t it be boring if we were all the same? In short, we want to bring your whole self to work!

Good Luck!

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