working seasons with collett's mountain holidays

This site aims to bring to life the day to day experience of working a season with Collett's in the beautiful Italian Dolomites. It is essential you study this site in detail (and our main site at www.colletts.co.uk) before making an application. Working in one of the world's most spectacular alpine environments might turn out to be one of the most cherished experiences of your life, but only if you fully understand what we expect of you on a day to day basis.

What do we do?

Collett's is a small, independent holiday specialist, offering half-board, bed & breakfast and self-catering accommodation in three neighbouring villages, each one stunningly set in the spectacular Dolomites of North Italy. People come here to walk at high and medium level altitude, or go even higher on the celebrated Via Ferratas (high level scrambling routes on wires, ladders and bridges). Others come to paint or admire the flora… or just relax in alpine splendour. For more information about our product go to www.colletts.co.uk

What are our guests like?

On the whole our guests are easygoing and united by a passion of the mountains. In the main, they are British, from all walks of life and across a wide age range. They come mainly as couples, but also as groups of friends or families (sometimes with children), walking clubs or individuals. In recent years, we have built up a much valued 'Repeat & Recommended' clientele, which represents more than 50% of the 3000 visitors we welcome to the area each summer.

Who and what are we looking for?

Each year we recruit people to join our resort teams on a seasonal basis. Ideally, you will be available from mid-May to the end of September or early October. You must have a love of the outdoors, a genuine interest in (and enthusiasm for) new areas and the ability to contribute positively to a team environment. You must also enjoy people. A polite, sociable and obliging character is essential. Collett's is justly proud of the outstanding quality of its past resort teams and we owe much of our success to their hard work, attention to detail and, most of all, their friendly and engaging characters. If you are the type of person who naturally enjoys the company of other people and enjoys looking after people, whether as a cook or walking companion, then read on. See what we offer our guests here.

What do we offer?

As with most seasonal work within a holiday company, renumeration has a reciprocal nature. The pay represents a typical resort wage, and we endeavour to ensure all members of our resort team get as much from their time in the Dolomites as we get from their hard work. To this extent, we guarantee that, whilst some days are characterised by domestic and/or menial chores, such as kitchen assistance or room cleaning, others will be spent in the great outdoors and will be memorable for their enjoyment and exhilaration.

Most, if not all, members of our previous resort teams have cherished their time in the Dolomites. This, we believe, is due as much to the friendly working relationships, which develop within the team each year, as it is to the beauty of the area and the potential for walking and outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy it.

As for the package, on top of a weekly resort wage (between €120 and €160 a week), we provide your food, insurance, accommodation (room sharing with one other person is normal), as well as your travel expenses to and from UK. All members of our resort team are sub-contracted and get one day off per week.

What jobs do we offer?

Each of the following jobs has a page on this site to explain in more detail what it is all about. Please look at these in detail before contacting us again. Each season we need the following:

• Walk Organisers
  Remote snowfields, woodland trails and magical winter landscapes.
  Five days a week - Arabba, Corvara & Pedraces... Click here for more information
• Via Ferrata Organisers
  Spectacular all day itineraries in the valleys of one of the world's largest ski networks.
  Five days a week - Arabba, Corvara & Pedraces.
• Resort Artists
  Spectacular all day itineraries in the valleys of one of the world's largest ski networks.
  Five days a week - Arabba, Corvara & Pedraces.
• Chalet Hosts (Cooks & Chefs)
  Spectacular all day itineraries in the valleys of one of the world's largest ski networks.
  Five days a week - Arabba, Corvara & Pedraces.
• Office Assistants (Italian, French or German Speaking, absolute fluency not essential)
  Spectacular all day itineraries in the valleys of one of the world's largest ski networks.
  Five days a week - Arabba, Corvara & Pedraces.
• Resort Managers (Italian or German Speaking, absolute fluency not essential)
  The beautiful surroundings of the Val Badia Cross Country Ski Centre at Armentarola.
  Circular routes on idyllic woodland tracks.
  Two or three days a week - Corvara & Pedraces only.

How to apply?

We hope very much that we are still of interest to you and if so, please do not hesitate to call us.

In the first instance, we would be very happy to discuss over the telephone any application for work or to answer any further questions you might have. We would much rather hear from you in person than by email - Contact Phil Melia on 01763 289660 (0044 1763 289660 if calling from abroad).

We then normally ask you to send us your CV and a photo.

Successful applicants will be invited for an informal interview at our office in rural Hertfordshire, 45 minutes north of London.

Email Collett's