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Care Leavers Wanted

Job opportunities as Outdoor Activity Instructors plus jobs in Catering, Housekeeping and Retail.

Summary: Up to 1000 Job opportunities in catering, hospitality, housekeeping and retail within a national network of 16 activity centres.

Further Details:
PGL CENTRE NEAREST TOWN COUNTY POSTCODE
Barton Hall Torquay Devon TQ2 8JY
Bawdsey Manor Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 3BH
Boreatton Park Shrewsbury Shropshire SY4 2EZ
Caythorpe Court Grantham Lincolnshire NG32 3ER
Dalguise Dunkeld Perthshire PH8 0JX
Ford Castle Berwick upon Tweed Northumberland TD15 2PX
Liddington Swindon Wiltshire SN4 0DZ
Little Canada Ryde Isle of Wight PO33 4JP
Marchants Hill Haslemere Surrey GU26 6RF
Newby Wiske Hall Northallerton North Yorkshire DL7 9EX
Osmington Bay Weymouth Dorset DT3 6EG
Windmill Hill Hailsham East Sussex BN27 4RZ
Winmarleigh Hall Garstang Lancashire PR3 0LA
Grosvenor Hall Ashford Kent TN25 4AJ
Overstrand Hall Overstrand near Cromer Norfolk NR27 0JJ
Dearne Valley Conisborough South Yorkshire DN12 4EA

 

Further Details:

PGL is the UK’s leading outdoor education provider, delivering inspirational learning through adventure. They specialise in educational activity courses, school trips, children’s activity holidays, summer camps and ski trips, with 16 centres across the UK.  PGL has a small team of core staff and each season, February to November, recruits over 2,000 staff to look after our guests.

PGL is a Real Living Wage employer currently paying at least £12.60ph (subject to review in April 2026). It also offers on-site accommodation in twin-bedded rooms plus meals packages, all at subsidised rates, making it easy to live and work on their centres across the UK for the duration of your contract (maximum Feb – Nov). They are a Disability Confident Employer and welcome applications from all parts of the community.

PGL welcomes applications for care leavers and will provide:

  • Open days for care leavers to visit an activity centre
  • Work shadowing and work tasters
  • Fast track feedback, advice and assistance on expressions of interest
  • Wrap-around support

 

Current vacancies:

Activity Instructor Group Leaders
If working in the outdoors with children is the adventure you’ve been dreaming of, this job is for you.  You’ll be leading activities, organising entertainment, and making sure your group of children has the time of their lives.  Full training provided.

Catering Assistants
Our Catering Team serves meals that fuel our guests and staff for their day of activities. This job includes assisting with preparation of the dining room, serving from our canteen bays and ensuring the kitchen and dining areas are kept clean.

Housekeeping Assistants
Our Housekeeping team is a great place to get you started in hospitality. While guests are out on adventures, our Housekeeping Assistants deliver a first-class service to keep the high standards of presentation and appearance around the centre.  You’ll prepare guest rooms for new arrivals and ensuring that laundry is clean.

Retail Assistants
All PGL centres have a gift and tuck shop where guests can buy PGL related goodies as well as refreshments, souvenirs and confectionery. Many centres also have onsite bars which are open in the evening – so you’ll work evening shifts in the bar too.

Click here for further information about PGL and these job opportunities.

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Next Steps

Interested? Get in touch:

To pursue any of these opportunities, please send an email to:

Dave.Jury@pgl.co.uk providing your contact details and an indication of what you would like to do and where you would like to be located. Alternatively, you can click here to apply with your CV.

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