Richmond Fast Track Programme

This is a fantastic opportunity to learn new skills, deepen your faith, gain qualifications, travel to stunning locations and meet lifelong friends.

If you would like to join our team of professional, hardworking and caring resort teams but don’t yet have the experience or qualifications required for the jobs, our Fast Track Programme could be for you!

We would love to receive your application – after reading the course details, please complete our application form, available to download at the bottom of this page. Please submit your application before midnight on 31 January 2021.

We will invite the top applicants for interview, these can be via video call or in person. This will be a rolling interview process, starting at the end of October 2020, so early applications are welcomed.

Those who score highly in their interviews will be invited to our Assessment Day which is usually held at the end of February, at our offices in Bournemouth, Dorset.

Why a Fast Track Prorgamme?

As an employer, Richmond actively seek to retain staff and encourage development and progression and our Fast Track Programme is an example of this commitment to investing in and training our own staff.
The Fast Track Programme provides an entry point for individuals who do not yet have the training or experiences necessary for employment.

What is the Richmond Fast Track (FT) Programme?

The Richmond Holidays FT Programme offers you the opportunity to be a part of our vision to provide outstanding, Christ-centred holidays, bringing believers together in incredible locations around the world. This programme allows you to gain experience and qualifications in a variety of roles, learn new skills and live as part of a supportive Christian community that encourages, challenges and inspires.

It will also give you the opportunity to develop your Christian faith and interpersonal skills as well as giving you all the skills you require if you wish to continue a career with Richmond or use them in other areas.

The FT Programme allows trainees to progress into contracted employment with Richmond sooner than the previous Internship programme, see details below.

What courses are available?

Formerly our year-long internship programme, this new FT programme is made up of three separate training blocks as below, which can be applied for individually or as a whole year programme.

Summer Watersports Training Part 1 – Learning the Ropes

APPROXIMATE DATES 20 AUGUST – 08 OCTOBER

This course is a great opportunity to develop your personal sailing and windsurfing skills, as well as gaining qualifications required for further progression to becoming an Instructor and working on an RYA accredited waterfront.

QUALIFICATIONS AVAILABLE:

RYA Dinghy Sailing up to level 3
RYA Start Windsurfing up to Intermediate level
RYA Dinghy Seamanship Skills
RYA Powerboat up to level 2
RYA Safety Boat
International Certificate of Competence (ICC)
RYA First Aid Certificate
RYA Safe and Fun Certificate

Winter Chalet Hospitality Training

APPROXIMATE DATES 30 NOVEMBER TO 18 DECEMBER

This course provides an opportunity for less experienced individuals to join our quality team of Chalet Hosts where they might not otherwise be able to. This is a short course that allows the opportunity to progress to paid employment for the remainder of the ski season (20 December 2020 to end of April 2021) upon demonstration of sufficient capabilities and learning from the training weeks.

Summer Watersports Training Part 2 – Climbing the Rigging

APPROXIMATE DATES 13 MAY – 30 JUNE

This is where you are given the opportunity to qualify as RYA Dinghy Instructor. During the time leading up to the assessment week, you will have the opportunity to improve your skills and gain experience as an Assistant Instructor and ensure you meet the standards required for the pre-course assessment. Upon completion of this course and subject to you meeting the requirements, there is the potential for immediate employment as a watersports instructor for the remainder of the season (July to October).

QUALIFICATIONS AVAILABLE:

RYA Dinghy Instructor
RYA Sailing with Spinnakers
RYA Performance

In Summary...

The FT Programme provides a wealth experience including:

Introduction to hospitality and holiday industries, including catering in the winter
Customer service
Children’s work/Youth work activities
Health & Safety and Risk Assessments
Resort administration
Liaison with suppliers
Marketing/Social Media
Resort excursions and activities
Christian Ministry with adults and children/teens
Working as part of a Christian team, contributing to Bible study and prayer

The package whilst in resort includes

Accommodation and food in resort
Accident and Medical Insurance cover
Travel to and from resort
Special rates on holidays for family and friends
Summer: Use of watersports and activity facilities
Winter: A lift pass and provision of skis or snowboard equipment
Uniform

Apply to join the Richmond Fast Track Programme

Applications are now open for our 2021-22 Programme so apply now.

Application Deadline: 31 January 2021

Assessment Day: February 2021, exact date TBC

Do contact us for further information or if you have any questions by email to jobs@richmond-holidays.com or on 020 3004 2661.