Work for Parkdean Resorts

Introduction to Parkdean Resorts

At Parkdean Resorts, we don’t leave unforgettable moments to chance! With 66 distinct parks in unrivalled rural and coastal locations, we provide the perfect retreats for more than 3.5 million holidaymakers and 21,000 holiday home owners, through our 33,000 pitches nationwide. Our range of high-quality accommodation options including lodges, caravans, glamping, and camping, meaning there’s an option for everyone! Our amazing teams’ passion for offering the best possible experience to our holidaymakers has earned us at least one British Travel Award every year since 2010.

Unforgettable Moments

Creating amazing memories for our holidaymakers, holiday home owners and each other comes naturally to us – it’s in our DNA. We know how to have fun, to create great relationships and to inspire each other to be the very best version of ourselves and we do it all with a big smile on our faces.

We understand that people want a career with more life, where they can be themselves and be celebrated. You want to make great things happen at work and make some amazing memories along the way? You’ve come to the right place.

Amazing Opportunities

You bring the passion, we’ll bring the opportunities.

We pride ourselves on giving you the freedom to progress and develop internally in the way that you choose. We also pride ourselves on being able to offer you flexible shifts so you can work whilst not compromising your lifestyle.

Unrivalled Locations

Fancy joining us in paradise?

With 66 stunning locations, from coastal havens by Britain’s favourite beaches to lakeside retreats in scenic countryside settings, joining the family here at Parkdean Resorts means working in an environment like no other where your lunch breaks can be spent admiring the view and soaking in the rays.

Why we’re working with Rest Less

From the North to the South, Front of House to Housekeeping, we celebrate difference and work to ensure we are inclusive and have a diverse range of people across our parks. Every single personality brings something unique to the table and we encourage each other to be ourselves. Rest Less provides us with the perfect platform to reach out to talented individuals and further diversity our team.

Why work with Parkdean Resorts

Bring holiday happy to the nation with Parkdean Resorts. At Parkdean Resorts, we recognize that age is not just a number; it’s a testament to great accomplishments, lessons learned, and fantastic people skills. We celebrate the diverse backgrounds, skills, and perspectives that professionals like you bring to the table.

If you’re looking to join a people passionate, inclusive, and vibrant team, we would be thrilled to have you embark on this exciting journey with us. Are you ready to embrace a new chapter in your career? At Parkdean Resorts, we pitch in, we work hard, and we grow, challenging and inspiring each other to make great things happen every, single, day. We’re the people people, Parkdean people – we’re family, bringing holiday happy to the nation, together.

With over 250 different careers of all shapes and sizes to choose from, you can rest assured that the perfect role for you exists here at Parkdean Resorts from marketing to maintenance, sales to security, and accommodation to front of house.

We’re committed to providing every one of our team members a fantastic package of Parkdean Perks. That is our promise.

Contracts and flexible working patterns that allow you greater flexibility to balance work and homelife.
Social Connections – a diversity of relationships that create a sense of belonging, being cared for, valued and supported.
Annualise hour contracts give you the ability to have Christmas off so that you can be with your family.
50% off holidays at any one of our stunning locations.
25% off holidays for your friends & family.
30% park discount on food, drink & activities.
The option to bring your family to use the facilities on some of our parks when you are not working.
To enhance your wellbeing experience to allow you to be your best and most productive self through our physical, mental, social and financial wellbeing initiatives.

Access to our Health Assured App which not only gives you and your famiily access to free Employee Assistance Support, but also offers you a Netflix suite of wellbeing advice.

Find your perfect opportunity at Parkdean Resorts

Real-life stories

Changing your career track or transferring to a new company needn’t be daunting. We asked some of our valued team to tell us about their experiences of working at Parkdean Resorts. We hope they inspire you too.

Linda Gibbs - Owner Support Advisor

Linda Gibbs from Gosforth, Newcastle, has worked with Parkdean Resorts for nine years. In October 2021 she retired from her role managing Holiday Home Sales at Sandy Bay and Church Point Holiday Parks. However, after missing her work, she decided to come back out of retirement in March 2022 to work part-time as an Owner Support Advisor at the Central Support office in Gosforth.

‌“I always wanted to come back to Parkdean Resorts, I didn’t consider looking anywhere else, so I started keeping an eye out for part time vacancies – as soon as I saw a vacancy I applied. I think Parkdean Resorts is a fantastic company to work for, hand on heart. They are focused on their people, and they do really care.“

“I’d recommend working here to anyone, regardless of age. Our career progression opportunities here are fantastic, you can work in various teams, out on park, or in the office. There is a whole host of roles available depending on what you are most interested in. Hospitality is the best industry to work in – it’s holidays every day. Once you experience life at Parkdean Resorts you won’t ever go back!”

Kristie – Food Technical Manager

I work as Food Technical Manager in the Compliance & Safety Team and I’m over 50. I’ve worked at Parkdean for 3 years and joined during the pandemic. After a long career in retail working for Tesco and Ocado I moved to Cornwall as my husband move jobs and we relocated as a family. I worked for myself as a consultant with a retained contract at Café Nero. Once the pandemic started my contracts dried up as hospitality closed. The factories producing food closed and people going to coffee shops and eating out became something you only dreamed of. My car got locked into the repair shop and I couldn’t work and couldn’t travel anymore until the world opened up 3 months later and I could finally get my car back.

What this taught me, is the value of work and put a little bit of money away for that rainy day. Not just monetary value but socially and the importance of feeling part of something. I missed my friends, and I missed my colleagues. I missed the security of being paid and knowing I had some money to cover the bills but also spare to do the nice things in life.

I have numerous pensions, but as I took time out to have my children, my pension pot is not that full and the longer I work, the more I’m adding to it. I used my savings to cover expenses during the pandemic. I still have a mortgage, so I don’t have the financial resilience yet to retire.

I love working for Parkdean and feel like I have the best of both worlds in my job, I primarily work from home, so I can be there for my daughter, but I still travel to parks and to see our suppliers. I find the pace challenging and enjoy the stimulation of being part of a fast-moving organisation. I feel supported by my colleagues and line manager and enjoy the constant challenge. I enjoy using my experience to advise the business and support parks. I don’t want to lose touch with my subject and enjoy learning new skills.

This year I’ve overcome my fear of public speaking by taking part in the preseason training at Trecco and presenting online. Whilst I’ll always be nervous, the more I practice the more confident I become. I’m no way ready to retire and see my career flourishing at Parkdean.

Mags – Cleaner

After starting at Southerness in 2022, I realised quickly that the dynamic of the team on the park was of a very young age. We quickly identified this and turned the dial on some of our recruitment to attract an older dynamic towards our park. This did not only offer an element of maturity and experience to our team that was lacking but also allowed people to change the course of their career.

A great success story of this is our very own Mags. She joined our team after previously working in a factory production line and is loving the way that the park has changed her working environment and has totally helped her mindset. A proud Glasgow lady – we know how lucky we are that she chose to join us here at Southerness.

From a General Managers point of view having people like Mags in the team helps support the team not only in a professional capacity but also personally keeping all of our Accommodation Team in line.

Example roles at Parkdean Resorts

Accommodation Cleaner

Join our housekeeping team as a cleaner for a career with a little more sparkle! No experience? No worries! If you’ve got buckets of passion, positivity and Parkdean team spirit, we’ll give you a buddy and teach you everything you need to know to succeed in your new role.

We have various types of accommodation, and you’ll get to know them all back to front and inside out, working as part of a team to ensure they’re always spotless and comfortable for our guests.

Waiting / Bar Staff

Join our food and beverage team for a career with more life! No experience? No worries! If you’ve got pockets full of passion, positivity and Parkdean team spirit, we’ll teach you all the skills you’ll need to succeed in your new role.

Forget the desk bound 9-5 and enjoy the buzzing holiday park industry that has fantastic opportunities for growth, a work setting vibrating with positive holiday vibes and a close-knit team where you’ll feel like you belong

Guest Experience / Receptionist

Charismatic? A big people person? Then you would make a fantastic receptionist! Join our guest experience team and be the face and voice of Parkdean Resorts, ensuring our guests experience holiday happy every single time.

No experience? No worries! If you’ve got pockets full of passion, positivity and Parkdean team spirit, we’ll teach you all the skills you’ll need to succeed in your new role.

Parkdean Resorts brand values

Our holidaymakers and holiday home owners are at the heart of our parks, but it’s our people that bring their holidays to life; delivering amazing experiences, creating safe spaces for families, friends, and couples to escape and have fun. The variety of people who make up our UK-wide team is our strength; what unites us are our five values that we live and breathe in everything we do.

Belonging
We’re family with strong friendship groups across our parks. We offer a home from home where people feel safe and cared for – that’s why our teams are always friendly and approachable and why health and safety are always a top priority.

Pace
We make the most of every minute, squeezing in as much fun as we can and offering a range of activities to entertain our guests. From central support to our bars and restaurants, we strive to raise the standard for customer service and continue to make great things happen every day.

Care
We care about our guests, our environment, our communities and our people. We go above and beyond to make everyone feel well looked after. While they’re having fun on our parks, we make sure everyone stays safe and has an unforgettable time. Because we truly care about making their holiday one to remember.

Difference
From the North to the South, Entertainers to Housekeeping, we celebrate difference with a diverse range of people, customers, guests and locations across our parks. Every single personality brings something unique to the table and we encourage each other to be ourselves.

Value
You can’t put a price on happiness, but we’re proud to deliver outstanding value for all. We’re a decent bunch and we respect each other, because the real value is in our people and what they bring to our parks

Parkdean Resorts diversity statement

To strive for an increasingly inclusive culture where we thrive on the diversity of our people, harnessing the insight and strength of difference.

Commitments for 2023:

Assess the current diversity of our workforce and advance equality of opportunity by reducing under representation within identified grades and roles.
Celebrate D&I within our EVP to attract a workforce that reflects our local and customer communities.
Increase innovation and informed decision making through recognising and acting upon the value that different cultures and perspectives bring to our business.
Provide training and awareness to empower our people and create an inclusive environment.
Embed more flexible working practices that provide everyone the opportunity to reach their potential and enhance their experiences with us.
Measure and develop inclusivity of culture through building an annual Culture Amp D&I survey.