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Fairground Worker Careers

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WORK ENVIRONMENT:-

Being a fairground worker, you will be based in the traveling fairground or permanent theme park. Your duties and responsibilities will include:

  • administering and managing rides frequently as a teams part
  • proclaiming over community address system
  • performing safety checks on the rides earlier than opening the park
  • carrying out small repairs
  • wide-ranging cleaning work

With the traveling fair, you will be engaged in taking apart the rides and new attractions, packing equipments for transport and placing the rides at the subsequent site.

QUALIFICATION, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:-

You will normally not require any qualification to handle the rides or attractions at the theme part or fairgrounds, but most of the employers will give preference if you are 18 years old or more. You can also begin at the age of 16 on the children rides.

An LGV driving license will be helpful if you are performing the work in the traveling fair.

TRAINING DETAILS:-

Once you have started working as a fairground or theme par, you will generally be given training on the job together with more qualified staff. Your training will basically cover the areas like health and safety and customer service.

You can take a NVQ in Mechanical Ride Operations (Level 2). If you are have experience in catering, customer care and sales it will be beneficial.

With knowledge and managerial duties, you can work towards Leisure Management NVQ (Level 3).

SKILLS and KNOWLEDGE:-

  • excellent customer service skills
  • safety awareness
  • capability to remain cool and handle emergencies
  • knowledge in handling money
  • ability to pursue the rules and regulations
  • practical and mechanical skills

SALARY AND OTHER BENEFITS:-

Fairground workers (theme park workers) are probably to begin on the salary which is based around the National Minimum Wage.

Salary might be less if lodging facility is given. Undersized family-owned theme parks and fairs present lesser salaries than superior, corporately-owned parks.

WORKING CONDITIONS:-

Your work will comprise long hours and basically it will comprise of evenings, weekends, and shift work. You can also be appointed for the holiday period. If you are doing the job on the long term contract, you might reside on site in a mobile home and tour the countryside with the fair.

Your work will normally include taking apart and accumulating equipments, which will basically involve carrying and lifting.

DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES:-

You will get many jobs in principal theme and Leisure Park in the United Kingdom, where nearly 20,000 inhabitants are employed. There are also various hundred minor parks.

With experience you can step forward to the administrative management position, especially in the superior parks. You can shift to other types of work in the fair or theme park, for instance, doing a job in the cookery outlet or shop, safety work, clean-up and in some situations, taking care of and administering animals.

Jobs for the larger theme parks are publicized all the way through the home press, Directgoy (Job seekers page) and Job center. You can also get in touch with the fairs or parks straightforwardly. Various theme parks are the members of the BALPPA; go through the website for all the necessary details.

  • British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions
  • Directgoy (Job seekers Page)
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