(Arriving) Skipper Giethoorn

Giethoorn
Horeca
Full-timePart-time
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Minimum 16 and maximum 40 contract hours per week

Will you become our tourist guide on the water of the beautiful Giethoorn? 

This year, Grand Café Henri Willig opened its doors in Giethoorn. Grand Café Henri Willig is part of the Henri Willig Group. The Henri Willig Group, also known for its organic Hooidammer cheeses, is a fast-growing, independent cheese maker, exporter and retailer that has been successful in the exclusive cheese segment since 1974. Quality, sustainability and innovation are our top priorities. More than 500 members of our Cheese Family are involved every day in making our award-winning cheeses, which we deliver daily to our customers in more than 40 countries as well as in our 37 own shops and 3 cheese farms. So now we have also added a catering activity to this and also offer our guests a cruise through beautiful Giethoorn.

What will you do as a skipper and tourist guide?

  • As Skipper, you will welcome our guests on our boat and tour Giethoorn and provide them with information about the beautiful village.
  • you sell and provide guests with drinks and cheese boards
  • actively recruit guests ashore

We are looking for a skipper who:

  • Preferably has experience as a skipper and/or with tourism and holds the Klein Vaarbewijs 1 (KVB1) or is willing to obtain it at short notice.
  • good command of the Dutch and English languages.
  • Likes to have a nice time with our guests in Giethoorn and enjoys contact with guests.
  • is flexibly available 2 to 5 days a week, preferably also a weekend day.
  • is stress resistant and a team player

We are also looking for full-timers, part-timers and students looking for a fun side job!

We offer our skipper:

  • A challenging and varied job at a beautiful location in Giethoorn.
  • An hourly wage from €15 gross depending on age and experience.
  • A job in which you work with nice colleagues and receive visitors from all over the world
  • Pension scheme
  • Employee discount on our cheeses
  • Reimbursement of travel expenses
  • Tipping
  • Holiday pay
  • Fun team outings
  • A job with personal responsibility and the space to think along and initiate matters
  • The opportunity to develop yourself with our own Henri Willig Academy
  • A permanent position with good performance

Have we piqued your interest?

Would you like to take up this challenge and put Henri Willig's Grand Café on the map in Giethoorn? Then apply now as Skipper and who knows, maybe you will soon be our new face and host/hostess on our canal boat!

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