Seasonal General Assistants

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Seasonal General Assistants – Summer 2026

Location: Bowness-on-Windermere

Are you looking for a summer job in one of the most beautiful places in the UK?

Do you enjoy working with people, being outdoors, and doing something different every day?

We’re looking for enthusiastic General Assistants to join our team in Bowness-on-Windermere for the summer season. This is a fantastic opportunity to work right in the heart of the Lake District, surrounded by stunning scenery, iconic views, and the lively atmosphere of the lakeside.

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What you’ll be doing

Our General Assistants play a key role in ensuring our visitors have a great experience. Duties may include:

Crew work on our vessels
Assisting in the ticket office
Helping customers and supporting operations as a pier assistant
Providing friendly customer service and helping answer visitor questions
Keeping our pier areas safe, tidy, and welcoming

No two days are the same – you’ll be part of a supportive team helping thousands of people enjoy their day on the lake.

Hours and flexibility

We are recruiting for full‑time and part‑time positions.

The role includes some weekend work and occasional evening shifts to support charter sailings.

Why join us?

Work in a truly stunning location overlooking Lake Windermere
Be part of a friendly, supportive, and passionate team
Gain experience in multiple areas of operations
Meet visitors from all over the world
Enjoy a job that’s active, varied, and outdoors

Whether you’re a student looking for summer work, someone seeking seasonal hours, or simply wanting a role in a beautiful environment, this could be the perfect opportunity.

About the post

Thanks for your interest in working for Windermere Lake Cruises. Please complete all section on this form.

Press the submit form at the end of the process to send the completed form to our HR team. They will acknowledge the receipt of your form within a few days.

Before beginning, we recommend you look at the application form in PDF format so that you can get your responses ready for this form. At the end of this form, you will also have to agree to our privacy statement - it might be easier if you look at this now before starting to complete the form.

Which location would you like to be considered for? (tick all that apply)

Bowness

Describe what hours of work you are looking for. e.g. full time, part time (3 days per week)

About you

Full Name

First Name

Last Name

Home Address

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Correspondence address (if different to home address - optional)

Address 1

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Contact telephone number

About your education and qualifications

Please include the name of the education institution, subject and grade achieved. Just leave them blank if you don't have any qualifications at that level. (e.g. GCSEs - Kendal College - Business Studies (C), Geography (D))

GCSEs/O-Levels or equivalent

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About your current employment

Please give details of your present employment (or if you are unemployed, please give details of your last employer)

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Job title

Pay (e.g. salary/wages, bonuses etc)

Benefits (e.g. number of holiday dayes etc)

Reason for leaving (if applicable)

Position held (e.g. nature of work and your responsibilities)

Please give details of your notice period if any

Please give details of your availability (e.g. " only available from 1 March", "only available on Wednesdays")

Past employment

Please provide further information about your previous employment. You don't have to fill out all the boxes in this section, just use as many as you need.

Employer 1 (Include name & type of business, job title & reason for leaving)

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About your skills, knowledge & other attributes

You should use this important section to help determine whether you should be invited to the selection stage. You should show your suitability by: Matching every requirement set out in the job advertisement For each requirement give a specific, recent example of an achievement/action which shows how far you possess that skill/knowledge/attribute Be precise about what you did and what the outcome was. Use no more 200 words for each heading. Additional words will be disregarded.

Your skills, knowledge & other attributes

Referees

Please provide the name, address and occupation details of two people who have agreed to provide references.These must be people who know you well, are not relatives and one must be your current or most recent employer.If you have just completed full-time education please use a representative of your educational establishment.

Referee 1

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Occupation

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Referee 2

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Contacting your referees
Referees will be contacted once you have accepted a provisional offer and not before. By returning this application form you are giving your permission for us to contact both referees at the stated time.

About your right to work

Windermere Lake Cruises is committed to preventing illegal working and so promotes robust document verification as part of it's recruitment process. All information disclosed in this application form and any subsequent recruitment activities will be treated in the strictest confidence.

If you are successful in your application for employment with Windermere Lake Cruises you will be required to provide satisfactory proof of your right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment. Failure to produce the required documents is likely to result in the withdrawal of an employment offer. The production of false documents is a criminal offence and this will be reported to the police.

Are you free to remain and take up employment in the UK?

Yes

Are you subject to immigration controls?

Yes

If 'yes', please provide details

Declaration

Thanks for completing the form. In this final section we just need you to declare that you are happy to submit this form to us and you agree to our privacy notice that can be read in full here.

I declare that this application form has been completed by me and all the information I have given is true and to the best of my knowledge and belief. I understand that if I have given any information I know is false or if I withhold any relevant information it may lead to my application being rejected or, if I have been appointed, to my dismissal. I also confirm that I have read and understood the privacy notice.

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Contact information

015394 43360 mail@wlc.co.uk Winander House
Glebe Road
Bowness-on-Windermere
LA23 3HE Chat Now

Our office is open every day from: 9.30am to 4.30pm or you can ask any questions here.

Any questions?

If you need any guidance on completing the form (below) or simply want to chat about the roles available, please live chat (below), call us on 015394 43360 and ask for someone in our HR department.