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Finance trainee

We are looking for a trainee to join our finance team. Here you will work in a supported learning environment to develop your skills and knowledge. You will assist with purchase and sales ledgers, cash counting and you will gain an understanding of the day-to-day activities of South West Lakes Trust.

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Cafe Team Leader - Roadford Lake Cafe and Venue

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, creative and sales-focused individual to lead and inspire the Café team, to deliver a quality food and drink offer and exceptional customer service at one of South West Lakes Trust’s key tourist destinations.

Own the Café offer: Play a key role in developing the café and venue offer, in keeping with South West Lakes themes of sustainability, local produce, healthy and seasonal menu choices, and homemade where possible.

Prepare for the post–COVID experience: Be proactive and flexible in identifying opportunities to enhance and develop our business, effectively adapting the offer as circumstances continue to change.

Inspire the team: With passion and drive, lead and inspire the café team, enabling them to excel in their roles, creating an offer the whole team is proud of.

To lead from the front, Working hands-on in the café, carvery and on occasions, functions and conferences - you will ensure that exceptional customer service is delivered by instilling a customer focussed attitude in the team. Also responsible for creating a vibrant, modern atmosphere and well-presented facilities, food and beverage offer, which will attract new customers and develop the café as a destination. Be proactive at maximising sales and cross promotion at every opportunity.

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Cook - Roadford Lake Cafe and Venue

We have a fantastic opportunity for a fellow food-lover to join our catering team at Roadford Lake Cafe and Venue on a full time basis. Your role will focus on the development and production of an exciting seasonal menu that incorporates local and exciting produce.

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Facilities and Angling Seasonal Warden Roles

Do you love the outdoors? Do you have experience of managing countryside sites and their visitors? Are you self motivated and a confident communicator? If so, we have an three exciting seasonal warden roles working at our beautiful reservoir sites in South West England available for an immediate start. We are going to need you at the weekends in particular as that’s when most of our lovely visitors come.

Facilities and Angling Warden - West Cornwall Job Description

Facilities and Angling Warden - Dartmoor Job Description

Facilities and Angling Warden - Exmoor Job Description

Please email [email protected] with your cv or to arrange an informal chat.

JOIN OUR 2021 ACTIVITY TEAM

We are now recruiting Activity instructors for the 2021 season. We deliver a range of activities both on the land and on the water. We are looking for instructors that hold NGB qualifications in Sailing, Windsurfing, Kayaking, Canoe, SUP, Archery, High-ropes, Indoor Climbing, Walking and Powerboating.

We offer competitive rates of pay with additional development training and access to our watersports equipment.

We have Activity Centres in Exmoor, Devon and Cornwall all looking to fill positions.

Roadford Fixed-term Multi-skill Instructor Job Description

Activity Instructor Job Description

Activity Centre Receptionist Job Description

Leisure Assistant Job Description

We are also looking for an Activity Instructor/Leisure Assistant to support our watersports offer at Upper Tamar Lake in 2021

Upper Tamar Lake Instructor Job Description

To find out more and to apply please email [email protected]

JOIN OUR 2021 NCS TEAM

Following our successful NCS 2020 programme, we are currently recruiting for our Summer 2021 NCS season.

If you are a natural leader, enjoy helping others and have previous experience working with young people then we would love to hear from you.

The roles currently available are:

Wave Leaders – with a salary of £450 per week
Team Leaders – with a salary of £400 per week
Assistant Team Leaders – with a salary of £350 per week

The programmes will be taking place during July and August, with each programme running for 2 or 3 weeks. Week one is a residential at Roadford Lake Activity Centre - this is for watersports and land-based activities, which the site staff will lead on. After this phase, week 2/3 will be at a venue across Devon/Torbay and Cornwall, dependent on which schools are on which programme.

The dates are yet to be fully confirmed, as we are still working closely with the schools and colleges within these areas to establish what dates suit each establishment. There will be an opportunity for individuals to work for more than one programme if they wish.

During each programme individual waves will complete 5 days of outdoor and watersports activities, followed by 5 days of interactive educational and fun workshops aimed at enhancing skills such as budgeting, employability and independent living. The final stage of the programme is the Social Action Project, which is delivered in their own communities.

Valid First Aid qualifications will be advantageous, but not essential.

Each position will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

For further information please email: [email protected]

Vacancies for Wheal Martyn Clay Works can be found here.

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