Retail Team Leader

Pgl Travel; Weymouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading adventure experiences company in Weymouth is seeking a Retail and Bar Manager. This role involves overseeing retail areas, ensuring captivating service and creativity in displays. The ideal candidate will have a strong retail background, excellent leadership and communication skills, and a passion for engaging with guests. This position offers £13.78 per hour, a full-time contract from February to November 2026, and generous benefits including 20 days annual leave and opportunities for career growth.

Benefits

20 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays

Paid volunteering days

Career development opportunities

24/7 access to Wellbeing Hub

Family friendly policies

Discounted PGL breaks

Qualifications

• Strong background in retail.
• 3+ months experience in retail and/or bar role.
• Experience in supervising a team is a bonus but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the on-site retail and bar areas, providing excellent service.
• Ensure stock is kept organized and visually appealing.
• Manage effective stock management and cash handling.

Skills

Leadership abilities

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Creativity

Problem-solving skills

Commercial awareness

Job description

Responsibilities

You’ll oversee our on‑site retail and bar areas, providing a friendly and welcoming service to our young guests, families and other visitors. You’ll ensure your team keeps these areas stocked, organised and visually appealing, encouraging creativity with shop & bar displays to keep them fresh and fun. You’ll maximise productivity and profitability through effective stock management, spending incentives and cash handling. You’ll share your marketing ideas to enhance our retail environments and oversee a fun programme of entertainment for our guests using our bar areas during their stay.

Qualifications & Core Values

A strong background in retail. Excellent leadership and communication skills. Creativity and commercial awareness. You’ll need great interpersonal skills to assist and engage with our guests, leadership ability to inspire and lead your team, and confidence and problem‑solving talent to resolve any issues that stand in the way of achieving your targets through delivering excellent guest experiences. We’re looking for individuals with 3+ months experience within a retail and / or bar role. Experience of supervising a team is a bonus, but not essential for this position as management training will be given. Above all, it’s our core values of FUN, SAFETY, QUALITY, INCLUSIVITY, TEAMWORK and RESPECT that unite us.

• Earn £13.78 per hour (our pay system is benchmarked and fair)
• Full Time Part‑Year Permanent Contract from February – November 2026

Benefits

Use your creativity and commercial expertise for good PGL is a world where children achieve the ‘impossible’. Our residential adventure camps create extraordinary breakthroughs through active and life‑affirming experiences in the great outdoors. But that’s not all… we’re part of something bigger. We’re powered by PGL Beyond, a group of inspiring companies with a shared purpose to deliver enriching and transformative experiences to the next generation. Will you join us?

• On top of your 20 days annual leave (+ 8 bank holidays), you’ll also enjoy your birthday off, have paid volunteering days to help worthwhile causes and the option to purchase additional holiday.
• A career with ongoing growth, aided development, mentoring, multiple pathways and opportunities to work across different UK or French locations.
• 24/7 access to our Wellbeing Hub alongside our Employee Assistance Program.
• Sector leading family friendly policies and a contributory pension.
• Access to our financial wellbeing platform where you can borrow or save directly from your salary.
• Free/discounted PGL breaks for your family & discounts at 800+ retailers.