Perks of the Job

As well as offering a healthy work life balance, great training and career opportunities, straight shifts and meals on duty, we offer the following benefits:

Tip Scheme

Employee Referral Scheme
Receive a bonus for recommending a family member or friend

Birthdays & Work Anniversaries
We celebrate special days with gifts for you!

In-House Discounts:
25% Discount on food & drink: Afternoon, Tea, Lunch, etc. Discount applies also applies at Force Cafe & walkers Terrace, Ambleside

Evening Dining
2 to dine for £25.00 per person in the evening at any of our hotels, Briery Wood, Cragwood, Merewood Country Houses (bookings of 2 only)

Overnight Stays
Special rates for immediate family members

Fantastic Long Service Awards
Bonuses and extra holiday!

Social Events
Join our sports teams, BBQs and parties

Company Pension Scheme

Stays in The Lake District
We have a teamed up with a number of local hotels to offer discounted nights for 2 people

External Discounts
In collaboration with the great organisations above, we have arranged for offers and discounts at some of the local attractions and as well as a local gym

Briery Wood Country House Hotel, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1ES

• Excellent Basic Salary (Depending upon Experience)

• Equal Share of Staff Tips

• Opportunities to complete further NVQ Training available

Appleby Manor Hotel & Garden Spa, Appleby CA16 6JB

As an employee of Armathwaite Hall Hotel & Spa you are entitled to the following benefits…

TIME TO KEEP FIT!

• Free Spinning class once a week

• Free use of the Gym & One Instructors session per month

• Join the Spa WhatsApp group for any 1/2 price spa treatments becoming available

• Use of the Swimming Pool on Sunday nights between 7pm – 8pm

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

• Clay shooting competition twice a year • Archery competition twice a year

OTHER BENEFITS

• £150 Dinner, Bed & Breakfast rate for any of your family

• 2-4-1 Afternoon Tea for you and a friend (Monday to Friday)

• 50% discount on Brasserie Lunch

• 2-4-1 cinema tickets at the Ritz Cinema, Workington

• After 12 months service receive a £50 voucher every 6 months to spend in the hotel

• Pride of Britain Hotel friends & family rates UK wide • Free entry to the Lake District Wildlife Park

Armathwaite Hall Hotel & Spa, Keswick CA12 4RE

• Rotas issued 9 days in advance with sensible shift patterns

• Competitive rates of pay

• Stunning, Lake District location

• A wide range of in and out of house training

• Dinner for 2 and a bottle of wine on your birthday

• Half price membership at Pulse Health & Fitness

• 20% off beauty treatments

• Reduced rates at other Legacy & Best Western Hotels (we are a Premier Collection property)

• Staff Christmas Party

• Five Year Club with many additional benefits

• Team building events

• Exceptional attendance awards

• Overnight stay at the hotel after 1 years service

• Fourth HR - for holiday/day off requests and online payslips

• Hospitality Action - 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Castle Green Hotel, Kendal LA9 6RG

LIVE, WORK & PLAY IN THE LAKE DISTRICT

Work hard but really enjoy your days off? There's nowhere better to do that than in the beautiful Lake District. As well as the traditional hospitality jobs at Gilpin Hotel and Lake House, you can also be an accountant, an agri-scientist, an interior designer, a landscape gardener, a marketeer, and much more… the opportunities are endless!

LOVE & LAUGHTER - WE LOVE WHAT WE DO
Many of our guests come to Gilpin for very special celebrations, investing time, money, expectations, memories and feelings into their stay with us. Our job is to help create the magic, sowing the seeds for lasting happy memories with five star service, and a lot of love and laughter.

THE WORLD IS YOUR OYSTER - WE WILL TRAIN & DEVELOP YOU

You can start at whatever level is right for you, and immediately start learning about the work and our team spirit; everything you need will be provided in a combination of on the job training and via our online Gilpin Training Academy, with clear pay progression built in. If you want to prove yourself and become a manager, the opportunity is there – you can see for yourself what you need to do to progress, and if you wish to take it further this can lead to a degree or leadership course without needing previous qualifications. We don't pigeon hole and we support you to create your own career path - you might start off in one department and decide you want to try something in another department, For those that have a set career path in mind though, we'll support you to develop as far as you want to go. This is your future – our job is to train you & prepare you for whatever you do next.

Progress your pay as you develop your skills through our Skills Development (SD) Levels:

SD1: £10.50 per hour, and be eligible for £130 gratuities per month

SD2: £10.75 per hour, and be eligible for £150 gratuities per month

SD3: £11.00 per hour, and be eligible for £170 gratuities per month

SD4: £11.25 per hour, and be eligible for £190 gratuities per month

SD5: £11.75 per hour, and be eligible for £210 gratuities per month

SD6: £12.25 per hour, and be eligible for £230 gratuities per month

Deputy Head of Department, depending on experience plus performance-related bonus of £4,200 per year

Head of Department, depending on experience plus performance-related bonus of £6,000 per year

WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?

SOCIAL

Staff social events, activities and parties throughout the year.

FOOD

Home-cooked food for just £1 per meal. A breakfast of toast and cereal is free, and available at all times. We also have snacks and tasty treats available throughout the day.

SUBSIDISED ACCOMMODATION
Fantastic subsidised shared staff accommodation, some at the hotel, some in the countryside, and some in the centre of Windermere and Bowness. In all accommodation there is a shared kitchen and lounge area. We spring clean your room before you move in, meet you, show you around, and settle you in with a welcome pack, and check all the accommodation monthly to make sure everything is still lovely. Our staff accommodation ranges from mobile static homes to ensuite rooms in Bowness and Windermere (from £130 to £350 per month including bills). If you’re really trying to save and don’t have a lot of stuff, there are a few very small mobile static home rooms that we don’t charge anything for.

STAFF TRANSPORT

Free staff transport between Gilpin Hotel and Lake House and the staff houses in Crook, Windermere and Bowness.

GYM MEMBERSHIP

Free use of Choices Health Club in Troutbeck Bridge with gym, swimming pool, steam room, sauna and hot tub.

MYCUMBRIA CARD

We buy MyCumbria Cards for all of our team – old and new! With this you can get offers and discounts throughout Cumbria on food & drink, activities, shopping and more. We’ll also be introducing a scheme where you can get even more money off certain activities, so watch this space to go bike riding, canoeing, rock climbing, or relax with a lovely meal or go to the cinema…

ENGLISH LESSONS

We provide personalised English classes (while you’re paid) if you wish to gain confidence and ability to communicate in English. The aim is to motivate and encourage progression here at Gilpin as well as to gain confidence outside of work.

TREATS - DINING & HOTEL STAYS
Discounted rates in our restaurants, as well as amazing opportunities to stay at other Relais & Châteaux and Pride of Britain hotels from just £150 per night!

FRIENDSHIP & FUN

There are around 170 of us in Team Gilpin, but we’re not a big international hotel. We love what we do, and believe it’s important to have a friendly warm atmosphere behind the scenes as well as out front. We are family run with a strong team of managers who really look after, look out for and nurture our teams. We have a lovely, friendly, close knit team, where great friendships are made (often long term). We believe in enjoying what we do!

For more information see https://thegilpin.co.uk/join-our-team

The Gilpin Hotel and Lake House, Windermere LA23 3NE

Employee Assistance Programme: a 24-hour helpline to support you through any of life’s issues or problems

Free onsite parking

Free access to the fitness and leisure facilities

Free meals available, and available in a staff canteen

Onsite pub and restaurant discounts

Life Cover up to twice your salary after 6 months in service

Company Sick Pay after 6 months in service

Refer a Friend Bonus Scheme for Langdale leisure Limited colleagues

Online training platform for self-development

Access to Staff Website; a hub of information of business and colleagues news.

Uniform provided or a uniform budget offering

Spa discounts for you and a guest

Be a guest for the night free of charge! Stay in our Langdale hotel, B&B for one night

Monthly prize draw for staff nominated by guests

Monthly ‘Langdale Superstar’ prize draw for staff nominated by colleagues

Monthly prize draw for use of the Brimstone Spa Thermals

Discounts at Kendal Physio

Annual Flu Jab Vouchers

Trade Discount at B&Q

Staff Events for every occasion; welfare offering, seasonal and much more!!

The Langdale Estate, Great Langdale, Nr Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9JD

We understand that our staff are integral to everything we do, from the service we provide to our company values, so we wanted to give all Lake District Hotels employees some staff benefits to really smile about.

Please note, to access any of the following benefits you must have a Lake District Hotels Staff Benefits Card which can be requested from our HR Manager. Staff Benefits Cards can be acquired upon successful completion of your 3-month probation period.

Staff Discounts

We are proud to offer a fantastic range of discounts for staff across all 6 of our hotels and within the local area.

• Up to 50% off room rates across all 6 hotels. 50% off available from 1st November – 31st March. 25% off available from 1st April – 31st October. Excludes Christmas & New Year packages.

• Up to 50% off food for you and a friend across all 6 hotels for a maximum of 2 people, only available Sunday – Thursday. Discounts on Mizu only available at lunchtimes, drinks are not included

• Exclusive discounts at various tourist attractions across the Lake District

General Staff Benefits

• 28 days holiday per year which increases by 1 day every year after 5 years successful service (to a maximum of 33 days holiday per annum)

• Staff meals on duty

• Live-in accommodation available for hospitality which includes 3 meals a day, WiFi & laundry facilities

• Tips are shared between hotel staff every 3 months

Training & Development

We want our employees to be able to grow and continue to progress within their career path, so we give staff the opportunity to learn while earning.

• Apprenticeship training - work towards gaining nationally recognised qualifications up to level 6

• Accredited compliance training - learn and develop through our online training system

Staff Appreciation & Recognition

It is incredibly important to us that our staff are recognised and celebrated for their hard work and dedication to the company.

• Annual Employee Appreciation Awards Ceremony hosted by the company Directors to celebrate career milestones

• Annual Outstanding Employee Award and Quarterly Outstanding Employee Award

Health & Wellbeing

Live well and healthy, physically and mentally, during your time with Lake District Hotels. We can help you take care of private and personal matters.

• Well-being programme – staff have free access to our well-being app and one-to-one counselling service to support and guide them through challenging times

Other Exciting Opportunities

As well as having the opportunity to progress through your career, there are some other ways for our employees to earn more money while they work.

• Refer a Friend scheme – if your friend completes a successful 3-month probation period you will receive £250. If your friend is employed for 6 months you will receive a second payment of £250. Both the referrer and referee must be employed by Lake District Hotels to receive the bonus.

• Monthly Prize Draw to win 1 of 3 £50 Lake District Hotels vouchers

Lodore Falls Hotel & Spa, Keswick CA12 5UX

Storrs Hall is beautifully situated on the shores of Lake Windermere. The hotel has 28 bedrooms in the main house, and within the grounds 6 additional luxury suites and a unique boathouse, each with their own private hot tub.

Storrs Hall is a privately owned hotel and has been in the same family since 1997. The owner is committed to a programme of continuous development to make the hotel stand out.

The Hotel Management’s ethos is about the overall guest experience, creating a home from home feel.

The Storrs Hall team is a family, and not only do you get to work in a stunning location but look at the extra benefits;

• Competitive pay

• 28 days holiday, including bank holidays

• An equal share of staff gratuities each month

• En suite staff accommodation available if required

• Uniform provided

• Homemade meals on duty

• Staff discounts, as well as friends and family discounts

• Employee assistance programme – with 24 hour helpline with experts in law, personal finance, family matters and mental health

• Training and development

• Annual anniversary bonus

• Pension scheme

• Staff parties and social events throughout the year

• Birthday gift

• Car parking on site

• Employee referral bonus

• Varied shifts

Storrs Hall, Bowness-on-Windermere LA23 3LG