Windermere Lake Cruises is the largest tourist attraction in Cumbria and employs a wide variety of permanent, specialist and seasonal staff.

As well as offering an impressive range of roles, all our employees enjoy great benefits, flexible working practices and get to work in a stunning location in the heart of The Lake District. If you’d like to work on and around England’s largest lake, have the enthusiasm to provide a world-class service and provide a unique customer experience then please get in touch.

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Current positions available:

Boat Hire Assistant (Summer Season 2025)

Our self-drive boats are great for anyone wanting to explore Windermere under their own steam. Join our team in Bowness, Waterhead (near Ambleside) or Lakeside who can share their passion and enthusiasm for the area whilst keeping visitors from around the world safe and happy.

The role includes:

• Working in a small but busy team
• Based Bowness, Waterhead or Lakeside
• Giving tuition and safety advice to customers
• Hiring the fleet of electric self-drive boats
• Assisting with the cleaning, maintenance and upkeep of the boats and piers
• Full time positions available
• Weekend work is part of the role
• Applicants must be 18 years or older

Closing date for applications is 31st March 2025.

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How to apply

To apply for Windermere Lake Cruises positions, please complete our generic application form.

You can mark on the form which position you are interested in or leave it blank and we'll consider what roles would be best for you.

Any questions?

If you need any guidance on completing the form or simply want to chat about the roles available, please live chat (below), call us on 015394 43360 and ask for someone in our HR department.

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