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It's a lovely site, lovely mansion but not without its issues. The staff accommodation needs a really good overhaul inside the mansion and out and especially the shacks. The food is absolutely atrocious especially with the amount you have to pay to get kids portions and told no to extra, hot water goes down a lot in the mansion and nobody really care, most of the seniors only care about themselves, management doesn't care much for you either, work your butt off for nothing. It all seems very cosy and nice but a lot of the staff especially the returners tend to become very cliquey without you realizing, a lot are absolutely lazy gits who seem to get away with it somehow and there's only a handful that you meet are ok. It is a lovely place and it could be better but when people don't want it to be better then they keep it where they like it and won't let it grow, such a shame. Just watch your back with the smiles 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Job is made out to be so much more than it is , you don’t get credit given where it should be , a lot of seniors and managers behaved extremely inappropriately and it gets laughed off rather than dealt with, staff are extremely rude to another and i would not recommend working here i worked here for 2 years and leaving was the best decision 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
How the managers deal with issues.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Not as diverse or equal as they make out it is.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
extremely stressful and can take a toll on your mental health

They didn’t care about you we worked so much hours a day - Seniors and returners could get away with anything but some apprentices didn’t , it is genuinely not diverse or equal And they do not follow the safety rules that they’d force us to follow.Food timings are badand it’s literally in the middle of nowhere ,might seem super friendly but staff don’t even get along with each other , they’d include whoever they wanted.And for last they say you get your own accommodation but make you share with people ,pretty old , not taken care off and manteinance would never fix issues unless it’s visitors

The training process was great and I have become a great instructor thank's to JCA. However, the living conditions for instructors are sometimes precarious, sometimes the food given to us was leftovers. I was promised a room with my partner when applying and we were separated into gender dorms for the duration of our contract, which is often proven noisy and packed with other members of staff. Moreover, the shift patterns were sometimes exploitative (16 - 20 consecutive days working from 8am to 10pm without any day of rest). 

Having worked in an office for 25 years I decided to take the plunge into something completely different. I stumbled upon jca Condover Hall while making a delivery and was blown away at the site and wanted to join. I spoke to a member of staff who told me to look on getupandgo Jobs site where I could apply to become an apprentice. I signed up got the job and never looked back.

Loved the job and training you meet lots of people and learn a lot of new skills , however the food was often inedible (small budget problems)  and the accommodation wasn’t the best at times. The hours are also long and the pay is low. Overall it was a great experience for the core of the job itself and I’d recommend giving it a go for the experience because it really is like no other job 

I could not praise JCA more for everything they have helped me with. Before I came to JCA I was shy and really in my shell but with the environment and the job itself it brings out the inner child in you and with that all your confidence. JCA has been an amazing experience and it was sad when I left.

I worked here for one season. The management is very toxic, and you work all hours of the day. You pay for your food and accommodation, it is horrible. They would make you work from 8 in the morning until 9pm or even later. The work culture in all is horrible. 

Less stressful than Kingswood and Manor but run by numpties whilst i was there. Food was ok for the first month after that is becomes a chore. Living accommodation was terrible! Small, cramped, old, very unreliable wifi. Be prepared to live in the JCA bubble which has pros and cons.

Bar on site is a plus but the local pub is better

I loved working for JCA, the lifestyle, the co-workers, the excitment of the job itself. It was a summer to remember and gave me some excellent skills that I now carry with me, as well as furthered my passion for outdoor activity instructing.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Chef 14 salaries reported	£14.50 per hour
Residential instructor 17 salaries reported	£7.55 per hour
Sous chef 3 salaries reported	£28,000 per year
Security officer 1 salary reported	£14.50 per hour
Line cook 1 salary reported	£14.50 per hour

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