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The Brewery is one of the UK’s most diverse arts centres. Each year we offer thousands of events ranging from performances to creative learning classes. Our wonderful building and garden is also home to cinemas, galleries, bars and café, which all combine to make us the cultural hub of South Lakeland. The Brewery is a vibrant and exciting environment to work and by joining our team you will receive great benefits including free tickets and discounted food for you plus a friend.
We are currently looking for new team members who want to provide excellent service to our customers.
Property and / or Litigation Solicitor Great opportunity to develop in the South Lakes. Full time, part time, flexible hours welcome. Salary negotiable. Please send your CV to graeme@gdasolicitors.co.uk
House Manager
Ensuring the comfort and safety of our customers while facilitating the smooth running of events right across the venue.
Catering Assistants
Serving food and drinks in a friendly approachable manner in all areas of the venue from our chilled out café to vibrant gigs.
Further information can be found on our website breweryarts.co.uk, by contacting Jenny on 01539 722833 Ext 277 / admin@breweryarts.co.uk or calling in at Box Office, open daily between 12-8pm breweryarts.co.uk | 01539 725133
CRAGWOOD ARE HIRING:
Looking for a career where you feel valued and can make a real difference to someone? If you are a people person, we want to hear from you. Cumbria View are recruiting Care and Support Workers in Kendal. Excellent rates of pay, paid travel time and mileage. No experience required as we provide full training. Contact us on 01539-735694 or email admin@cumbriaviewcare.co.uk to learn more, or visit www.cumbriaviewcare.co.uk
Junior Sous Chef Housekeeping Assistant Flexible shifts, company benefits, career opportunities, straight shifts only, great team. Live-in is available for the Junior Sous Chef position. E-mail your c.v. with covering letter to Albert Waldon at albert@cragwoodhotel.co.uk
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Full time Boat Builder / Yard Hand Some experience in custom boat building and restoration desirable, but not essential. For more information please contact Hamish on 015394 36660 / 07909 222 538 or forward your CV to hamish@pattersonboatworks.co.uk
Solicitor/Legal Executive/ Licensed Conveyancer We are looking for an experienced Property Fee Earner to join the busy team in Windermere. This is an opportunity for a highly organised team player who will be expected to handle a wide range of conveyancing matters. The successful candidate must have at least 3 years post qualifying experience, and Commercial knowledge would be advantageous. The hours are initially Part time with the possibility of full time. Closing Date: 15 / 11 / 2019
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Hotel & Catering Applegarth Villa & Restaurant WINDERMERE
Applegarth Villa, Windermere has the following positions:
CHEF This job will entail working 5 mornings 7.30am - 11.30am breakfast service and then 5 evenings 6pm -10pm with starter and dessert service. 40 hours per week with same 2 days off each week.
GENERAL ASSISTANT This job entails helping serve breakfast, room cleaning during the day and then 3 nights serving in our restaurant. 40 hours per week with the same 2 days off each week.
WEEKEND POT WASH Perfect for student. morning hours 8am-12pm and night 7pm-10pm.
All positions have excellent rates of pay and guaranteed hours in winter. Please send your C.V. to info@lakesapplegarth.co.uk or call 015394 43206 and ask for Kevin
A WEALTH OF OPPORTUNITIES AT THE LAKE DISTRICT’S FIRST RESORT We are looking to recruit the following roles: • Kitchen Porter – Full/Part Time (Live Out) • Receptionist – Full/Part Time (Live Out) • Bar Supervisor - Full Time (Live Out) We offer flexible working patterns and excellent company benefits, including complimentary Health Club membership (T&Cs apply).
To apply, or search for additional opportunities, please visit englishlakes.co.uk/jobs Low Wood Bay Resort & Spa, Ambleside Road, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1LP
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required to join our team A full time Kitchen Assistant to prepare packed lunches and help with the general cleanliness of the kitchen. 8.30am till 4pm on a 52 week contract, some weekend work. Pay £8.21 an hour. A clean driving licence preferred but not essential.
Please contact Mr N Kirkpatrick on 015394 46164 or email cgilmore@windermereschool.co.uk for more information. Windermere School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Windermere School Patterdale Road Windermere The Lake District LA23 1NW Tel: +44 (0) 15394 46164 www.windermereschool.co.uk
This person will be required to work within a motivated team, to help with the grading and packing of eggs and all aspects of work in our egg packing centre. 36 hours per week Monday to Friday.
Please apply in writing along with your CV to: enquiries@geldardfarmeggs.co.uk
Low Foulshaw Farm, Gilpin Bridge, Levens, Kendal LA8 8ET 015395 52247
Housekeeping Inspector £17,000 - £18,000 pro rata + mileage Part-time 20 hours per week OR full-time 37.5 hours per week
Responsibilities include: Ensuring we keep high standards in our cottages; Assisting with recruitment and looking after cleaners; Talking to and helping cottage owners; Making regular visits to our holiday cottages across Cumbria. Applicants must have: Excellent attention to detail; Able to work as part of a team and/or alone as required; A positive, ‘can-do’ attitude; Full UK driving license, own car and insurance for business use.
For more information, visit www.sallyscottages.co.uk/jobs To apply: Please send a CV and cover letter outlining how you meet the requirements of the job to katie@sallyscottages.co.uk. Deadline: 30th October; Interviews: 4th - 8th November
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How to write the perfect cv and find your ideal job
How to write a CV: The first thing to remember is that recruitment is NOT a screening in process, it’s a screening out process, so when you write a CV it needs to be good. With more than enough applicants for every role recruiting managers are looking for reasons NOT to interview you, so don’t give them any.
Your CV is your marketing tool and it’s pretty much all they’re going to know about you, if it’s not on there they’ll assume you don’t know it or haven’t done it. So here’s how to write a great CV and get to the top of the pile. • Using bullet points on a CV. Make it easy to read. Nothing puts a potential recruiter off more than pages and pages of prose. It makes picking out the key skills difficult so why bother if the other CVs are so much easier to work with? • How long should my CV be? Absolutely no longer than 2 – 3 pages max. By all means write a CV that goes on for 5+ pages, but understand it’s unlikely anyone will ever read past the first 2. • What font should I use on my CV? Keep the font to something easily readable like Arial and try not to go smaller than font size 11. • What do I write on my CV? Highlight your skills don’t just regurgitate your job description. For example: “Responsibility for maintaining spreadsheets” becomes “Skilled in the use of Excel, including the creation and maintenance of databases.” • How do I tailor my CV? You CV should be tailored it for every job you apply for, and I don’t just mean re-order your skills, I mean reflect the language of the recruiter in your CV. For example appraisals may also be known as annual reviews, development reviews, performance meetings etc. so when I submit my CV I’ll make sure it uses the same language the recruiter uses so they know I’ll be the perfect fit. • Where do I put education and qualifications on my CV? If they’re recent and relevant then stick them at the front, if not, it’s OK to put them at the end. And DON’T write a massive list of every in-house course you’ve attended; “Attended a wide range of in-house courses to develop both my personal and professional skills” will do just fine. • Do I include hobbies and interests on my CV? Try to include something interesting. “Socialising” and “Researching using the internet” are not going to impress anyone. • Should I include keywords on my CV? Online recruitment sites use key word search engines so here’s how to get more hits. Somewhere in the main body of your CV (not headers, footers or text boxes) write out a whole list of key words associated with your line of work, they don’t need to be constructed into a sentence. Once you’ve done that shrink the font size to 1 and colour them white. Obviously at this point you can’t read them but the search engines can. • How much detail should I put on my CV? Back up your claims. Don’t just say “Excellent organisational skills” what did you organise? “Excellent organisational skills demonstrated by the accurate management of the entire marketing scheduled for 2011” says so much more. • Should I include a personal statement on my CV.? No-one’s ever going to write “I’m a work shy layabout and hate working in teams”, so keep it short and punchy (2-3 lines) and focus on what you feel are your biggest selling points.
So where are all the jobs hiding? How do I find the perfect job? Now you know how to write a CV you now need to know how to find a job. In the current climate it’s easy to think there are no jobs out there, but there are, so here are a few ways you can find them. • Job websites. Obvious and easy, lots of jobs there but everyone knows it and is looking in the same place. Start with Employment-Pages.co.uk! Worth doing but good to find other ways to eliminate the competition. • Local papers; specifically Employent Pages! But not just the jobs section, check the editorial. Has a supermarket just got planning permission to build nearby? Has a local business just won an enterprise award? Look out for any articles that indicate any potential for employment and get in ahead of the game. • Build your network virtually. Online sites like LinkedIn are fabulous for building networks and I know of several successful recruiters who conduct their business entirely on there. Get your profile up to date and get some recommendations. • Build your network face to face. Ask people, talk to people, tell friends and family you’re job hunting, it’s amazing who knows who and how often this method turns up useful leads. • Should I use a rectruitment agency? Get the price off your head. Recruitment agencies will charge prospective employers anything between 15% and 25% of your starting salary. Most organisations are trying to reduce costs so do a spot of detective work. If the agency website describes a “Top financial services organisation in the Preston area” then start searching for exactly that on the internet. Most employers will put jobs on their own websites and if you can apply via that route then you’ll be saving them a lot of money and making yourself a more attractive prospect. • Shop windows. Do you need to work for a large employer? If not check out some of the local adverts in newsagent’s windows, many small local employers still use this route. • What do you love doing? The outdoors? Working with animals? Write a list of all the possible organisations that are connected with something you enjoy and start trawling their websites for jobs. • Volunteer. If you’re out of work then there’s no excuse not to do some volunteer work, even if just for a few hours each week. It will help you to develop new skills, give you the chance to meet new people and very often turn up connections that can lead to jobs. Plus it looks great on your CV, employers like to see people who’ve made an effort to keep themselves busy. • Listen to local commercial radio, manys the time I’ve been driving along and heard an advert from an employer looking to recruit. • Who’s bucking the trend? Even in a recession there are many employers booming, read the press, check the trade journals, find out who they are and go directly to their websites. Beth Pipe is a Learning and Development Professional and freelance writer. You can follow her at @cumbrianrambler on Twitter.