(Arriving) Skipper

Giethoorn
Horeca
Full-timePart-time
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Minimum 8 and maximum 40 contract hours per week

Will you become our tourist guide on the water of the beautiful Giethoorn? At this beautiful location with Grand Café, Cheese Shop and ice cream parlour, we also offer our guests a Henri Willig canal cruise through 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 our cheese story and information about the beautiful village and surroundings.
  • you sell and provide guests with drinks and cheese boards
  • actively recruiting 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 this on short notice.
  • Good command of the Dutch and English language and the ability to entertain guests in a pleasant manner through storytelling.
  • 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 part-time 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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Pieter Bakels

Henri Willig is a fast-growing independent livestock farmer, cheese producer, retailer and exporter that has been successful in the exclusive cheese segment since 1974. Henri Willig has a strong position in the national and international market for Dutch cheese and organic cheese specialities. The total organisation comprises a livestock farm, 2 cheese dairies, 38 shops in the Netherlands, Germany and Austria, a Grand Café and a Webshop.