Multiskilled Retail & Admissions Host - Chessington, Surrey

Chessington World of Adventures Resort is the UK's wildest adventure! With our Theme Park, Zoo, and our spectacular Hotel, there are plenty of roaringly exciting career paths available. We're also a part of the Merlin Entertainments family - associated with attractions like SEA LIFE, LEGOLAND Parks, Madame Tussauds and More! 

We're currently looking for Multi-Skilled... Retail & Admissions Hosts!

Location: Chessington World of Adventures, Surrey KT9 2NE
Hours: Full time & part time, fully flexible. Fixed term contract from March 2022 to November.  
Benefits: Hourly rate of up to £8.91, exclusive discount on our animal VIP experiences, ongoing training opportunities and a Merlin Magic Pass - 20 free tickets for you, your family and friends to enjoy all of our Merlin Attractions across the world, plus much more!

About the Role

Guests visit Chessington World of Adventures Resort for Britain’s wildest day out and Retail & Admissions plays a massive part in creating memorable experiences at our attraction. So, if you want to work in one of the parks most fun environments then this position could be for you!

Being in Admissions, you would be responsible for greeting and interacting with our Adventurers on arrival, ensuring they have an easy entrance and fun farewell to the resort, or perhaps issuing tickets and taking payment at one of the ticket booths.

Come the afternoon, you could be multi-skilled to work in one of our 11 retail units across the resort dealing with operating tills, cash handling, putting away deliveries, visual merchandising and helping to maintain a high level of hygiene throughout our shops whilst providing great interactive customer service to all of our shoppers.

Wherever you may find yourself in this multi-skilled role, you will ensure that you are giving everyone a warm welcome, guaranteeing that the guests are having the best possible day and supplying information about the Resort and providing any assistance that they may require.

Every day will be completely different, which means you get to meet people from ALL over the Resort!

About You 

What we are looking for:

• Highly motivated individuals with bags of enthusiasm & energy who have a Commercial mind and a Passion for customer service and interaction.
• You will have excellent communication skills, both with colleagues and adventurers 
• You must be goal driven and self-motivated to meet sales targets and you must be comfortable working both within a team and on your own
• You will have a fun, dynamic, friendly personality

What Next?

 If this sounds like something you could do, then complete our short application (no CV needed!)

You could then be in with the chance of an invitation to one of our hiring events where you could get the job on the day!

The Perks

We’re growing fast and alongside a fun and friendly environment, we offer a fabulous package and amazing prospects. These include access to our Merlin benefits page with discounts on over 1000 fashion and electronic retailers, restaurants, and travel, as well as 25% discount in our on-site retail shops and restaurants and 40% discount on LEGO. 

Everyone Matters at Merlin.
At Merlin we welcome the world to our magical attractions and resorts every day and we want to reflect that same multicultural mix inside our business too. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse workplace where people can be themselves, have the same opportunities and thrive together. Because at Merlin, everyone matters!
Together, we work to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, no matter their age, race, gender, disability or sexual orientation. Although we understand that we'll always be learning and growing, we aim to be the most inclusive and flexible employer in our industry.