A hotel is a place where many different people pass and it is a world in itself, in which employees from different social categories live toghether.Working in a hotel during 4 months or more is a great opportunity to practice English,but first of all is a wonderful foray into British society.
Location
:
United Kingdom.The hotels are located in rural areas of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, there is to say places of tourist interest. The hotels are not in cities. This is a paid internship program, a great opportunity to practice the language and learn the operation of a hotel, receiving a financial compensation.
Duration and price
:
16
to
52
weeks
from 735 €
Deposit
:
200€
Accommodation
:
included
Food
:
included
Dates
:
all year long
Options
:
language course in Brighton
Age
:
from 18 to 30
Trabajo: el programa se desarrolla en una empresa o institución distinta a una ONG
Remunerado: tu esfuerzo tiene una remuneración económica.
Pensión completa: disponibilidad de alojamiento y comida
Internet : posibilidad de acceso a la red
Idiomas: Programa enfocado al aprendizaje y práctica de un idioma.
Aprendizaje: Contiene cursos o programas específicos de formación.
Requirements
The participant must be between 18 and 30.
Intermediate level of English must be demonstrable through a telephone interview.
Gratification
Usually the working day is about 40 hours a week,for example, so the participant must be prepared to work 8 hours a day and sometimes overtime, with at least one day off a week.
The minimum voluntary bonus is £ 4.98/ hour (gross) for young people between 18 and 20 years and 6.08/ hour (gross) for people of 21 years old and more. You will receive this amount every week or every 15 days and always on time. Most companies offer a greater bonus instead of the stipulated minimum. From the salary should be deducted the price of lodging, meals and taxes (17.5%) and Social Security (5%).
The participant has to pay a deposit of 200 € and send a copy of proof of payment to PUROMUNDO. This Deposit will be deducted from the final price which must be paid before the beginning of the practices.
Accommodation and subsistence The participants will stay in the hotel or a staff accommodation will be provided, usually it is a shared room with another staff member. The price of accommodation will be deducted from the participants’ monthly stipend: some hotels do not discount anything, others can deduct between £ 20 and £ 50 a week, depending on the type of accommodation and whether meals are included or not.
Dates
The program is available all year round, except from the second week of December to late January.
To start working from September and if you want a long stay, you should keep in mind that during the months October, November and December most hotels require industry experience and a level of English, since the Christmas season is high season and they need a qualified staff. However, these conditions are more flexible from February but remember that a demonstrable level of English is required.
Please also note that it is not usual to complete the program in the months of May, June, July and August, as this is when the hotels are busy and prefer to hire more staff until the end of the summer reason.
It’s not the typical English summer
Although English seems the main attraction for joining this program, work experience at the end will be more important than the English practiced.
Obviously your mission will not be to direct the hotel but in Spain exists a saying : “Those who were chefs before to become priests know what happens in the kitchen”, so you can be sure it will be a very interesting experience and you will learn how a hotel works and how British people work.
In addition, in spite of your filed or your profession, your curriculum will be appreciated for the ability you had to manage in a different working environment, and for your determination to learn to work.
After confirming the place of training the participant will receive a detailed plan of tasks to do during the day.
You will like it if…
If you want to work and learn at the same time, if you want to practice English in an environment where you have to speak English, if you think it’s time to slave away, if you want to know English society from a privileged point of view and if you have some British phlegm.
You will not like it if… If you’re thinking it’s a holiday, if you have little patience and you are in a bad mood when the sky is gray.
The role of the participant and the aim of the program
Kitchen helper
Room service
Waiter
Bartender
Reception
Laundry
Animators
Maintenance
General Assistance
Restaurant service, ets…(others available)
Depending on the profile of the participants, and taking into account their experience and language skills, they may work in a place or in another.
The receptionist is a job available just for those who have an excellent knowledge of language and experience.
The purpose of the program is that participants develop their working skills and at the same time improve the language, learning to deal with a new environment and a new culture.
Day by day After confirming the place of training the participant will receive a detailed plan of tasks to do during the day.
Climate The UK climate is mid-latitude ocean (Koppen climate classification Cfb). With warm summers, cold winters and abundant rainfall throughout the year. The main factor that influence the climate of the country are its northern latitude (ranging from 50º to 60º ), the proximity to the Atlantic Ocean and high water temperatures because the Gulf Stream. The weather can change dramatically from one day to the other but the temperature range throughout the year is relatively low.
The point of the convergence between the warm air currents from the tropics and cold air currents from the North Pole is located on the United Kingdom. The variation of atmosphere temperature creates instability and this is the main factor determining the changeable time of the country.
The edges of convergence between warm tropical air and cold polar pass over the UK. In that area, large temperature variations create instability and this is the biggest factor that influences the notoriously changeable and often unpredictable time in the country, where many types of weather can be experienced in one day.
Regional climates in the UK are influenced by the Atlantic Ocean and latitude. Northern Ireland, Wales and western parts of England and Scotland, closer to the Atlantic regions, are generally warm, wet and windy and temperature ranges are often more extreme. The east areas are usually drier, cooler and less windy but also experience greater daily seasonal variations in temperature.
Its northern areas are generally cooler and less humid than southern ones and in addition the temperature range is lower.
Although all the UK is largely under the influence of tropical maritime air masses from the southwest, different regions are more susceptible than others when different air masses fronts affect the country: northern Ireland and Western Scotland are the most exposed to the polar maritime air masses bringing fresh and humid air; eastern Scotland and north-west of England are more exposed to polar continental air masses bringing cold and dry air; the south and southeast of England are more exposed to tropical maritime air masses which bring warm and moist air.
Directions Once you confirm the exact destination of the practices, we will provide all the information on how to move to your destination hotel.
PRACTICAS REMUNERADAS
PRICES
Support 24 hours, 7 days a week
Management of paid internship(from 4 months to 1 year)
750 €
Insurance
40 €
INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM
Training certificates (on request)
Internship tutor in London
Accomodation and board
Liability insurance
Search of an adequate practical training
NOT INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM
Additional activities
Travel insurance
Trasportation to the hotel
Flights
OPTIONAL PROGRAM
PRICES
Language course in Brighton
126 €/ sem
Accomodation during the course/ single room HB
156 €/ sem
Important - Liability insurance+ Repatriation+ Work related accident. If you don't have an individual insurance, we have to include it in your invoice. You will receive all the details of your individual insurance policy once the payment has been cleared.
Requirements
The participant must be between 18 and 30
The minimum duration of the program is 4 months.
Intermediate level of English demonstrable through a telephone interview.
Documentation
Application in English
CV and motivation letter in English
Current picture
European Health Insurance Card or private insurance for the entire stay
Terms and conditions signed.
Visa This program is available to any participant with European nationality, so you will not need any visa
Management applications and deadlines.
1. The English participants complete the registration form and other required documents (CV, covering letter, medical form, terms and conditions...)
2. The participants will pay a fee of 200 € by bank transfer or by credit card through the accounting section of their private area and they will send a copy of the payment to PUROMUNDO if they use the bank transfer. This deposit will be deducted from the final price before the beginning of the practices.
3. The participants will be interviewed by phone or skype by our UK office in order to assess their level of English.
4. PUROMUNDO reports the result of the participants\' interview within 2 working days
5.Now the process of finding a suitable hotel for the participant begins. The participant must be available to conduct a telephone interview with the hotel manager.
6. PUROMUNDO will inform you about the interview\'s result when there are news from the hotel. If the interview goes well, PUROMUNDO will inform the participants how to organize the trip to the hotel. If the participants don\'t pass, more interviews will be organized
7. The participants must pay entirely, at latest, 20 days before the beginning of the program. The initial deposit will be deducted from this price.
Terms and gratification Usually the working day is between 35 and 40 hours per week, so the participant must be prepared to work 8 hours a day and sometimes overtime, with at least one day off a week. The participant may work during the weekends and take into account that the amount of work can vary from season to season
The participant has a monthly wage of £ 5.80 per hour (aged 22) in arrears and it will be the statutory minimum, deducting the price of lodging, meals and taxes (17,5%)
Sometimes the hotel provides the uniform to the participant, but we recommend you to wear black pants, white or black shirt, black shoes and black tie (only boys). The white uniform for the chef is normally provided by the hotel, but you should ask PUROMUNDO before to leave.
Assessment and guidance The organization will monitor your stay and it will be available to participants for anything you need. Health
You must bring with you the European Health Insurance Card or private insurance for the entire stay. The emercency room visits are free in case of accident or illness requiring admission to the hospital. In all other cases you must pay the expense. Private insurance must have the contract in English and a reference in the UK
Security
some things to consider:
Never leave your belongings unattended when traveling and try to bring your portfolio in an inaccessible place to thieves in the street.
Note that is illegal to carry self-defense spray (CS Gas) in UK. If the police stop you for possession of such a spray, you run the risk that a police file will be opened.
Cancellation
After the booking confirmation, in case of cancellation, the amount of 200 € will not be refunded. Cancellation is not possible after the program started. Changing the reserve is 50 €.
Tips PUROMUNDO
You will work in a hotel in a foreign country with its own concepts of education and formalism. Arm yourself with patience, flexibility and British phlegm.
Even if working in a hotel can be irrelevant for your future, consider by the first day that everything you learn can be useful for you. So, for example,you could take note of things you can add to your CV. Many of the executives who run companies that one day could hire you are English, so you can practice how to sympathize with them.
Important: Bring your regular clothes if you live in the northern Spain, and your regular clothes plus a couple of jackets and a raincoat if you\'re from the south. In any case, you will find there everything you need.
Matter of life or death: Most important of all, the basic, fundamental thing that you mustn\'t forget is that you have to look first to the right when you cross the street.
Code of conduct
You should always wear appropriate clothes according to your job.
The anti-social behaviour, including the use of alcohol or drugs, or any other hazardous substance is not permitted and may be grounds for dismissal.
It is of utmost importance that members of a group behave sensible and sober, showing respect for the customs and beliefs of the host country.
