Work In Watersports

No matter which centre you are based at, there will be a Centre Manger who will be happy to offer advice or support should you require it. If you need to speak to anyone before starting your employment with Rockley Watersports, contact the HR department or the Operations Manager.

This can be arranged subject to availability however we will require prior warning in writing and there will be a charge for board and accommodation.

Throughout your time at Rockley Watersports your Centre Manager and a member of the Senior Management team will give formal and informal appraisals. These will provide you with the opportunity to receive feedback on your own performance and to make comments about your working environment.

Rockley Watersports is committed to the continual training and development of its staff. We provide each member of staff with a centre induction when they arrive on site. This includes an introduction to: the centre; centre staff; operating procedures; health and safety procedures; emergency and major accident procedures and fire procedures. Rockley Watersports staff also receive, as part of their ongoing training and development, a Rockley Watersports Training Manual.

You are required to have a full 10 year passport and non-EU passport holders may require visas. Lost, stolen or new passports will take a minimum of 2 weeks to replace.

For staff in France, we do not offer a foreign workers  insurance policy, this must be arranged by yourselves if you should choose. We do recommend that all our Instructors take out the RYA Instructor Indemnity Insurance available by calling the RYA on 0845 345 0400.  All staff members working in France need to have a European Health Insurance Card available from the Post Office or online. You will need to show this in order to receive hospital treatment should this be required.

All members of Rockley Watersports staff are provided with and required to wear a staff uniform. The uniform consists of: 2 Animal tee shirts and a Rockley polo shirt: a pair of Animal board shorts: an Animal rash vest: an Instructor bib and a Rockley fleece or Animal hoodie. The uniform will be issued when you arrive on site and you are welcome to keep it at the end of your season as a memento of your experiences at Rockley Watersports. For water-based staff buoyancy aids can be borrowed for the duration of the season. The catering teams will be provided with a full set of whites.

As a member of the Rockley Watersports staff you are allowed to use watersports equipment at the centres in your spare time subject to availability and authorisation. The use of powerboats is allowed at the discretion of the management. Should any damage incur during your usage of the equipment you will be liable to cover the cost of repair.

Details of French pay are included with this pack on a separate sheet. The cost of full board accommodation in France is already deducted from the amounts shown. Staff who work at Rockley Point and Rockley at Poole Park will be paid in accordance with the minimum wage. The normal working week in the UK is 40 hours. All staff will be paid four weekly in arrears in to your bank account.  For those working in France, 50 Euros will be paid in cash on a weekly basis and the remainder will be paid four weekly in to your UK bank account.