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🟢 Actively Hiring · Posted 25d ago ⏳ Closes in 66 days UK Corridor 🛡️ UK Work Eligibility 🏢 FULL_TIME

Travel Consultant Wigan

Salary Range
£21,000 - £21,000
£1,750 - £1,750 / mo

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Location Base
Wigan, England
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
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Position Overview & Specifications

We are currently recruiting for Travel Consultants to join our Wigan team. We’re looking for talented sales persons with previous sales and customer service experience, within the travel industry preferably, will consider no travel experience if you have previous sales experience and have travelled to a variety of destinations.

You’ll be responsible for advising and supporting customers with their travel plans and booking, whether that be cruises, package holidays by flight, rail or coach, UK breaks, Ski holidays, touring, as well as helping them with any ancillary services that will ensure they have the best possible experience. Your main focus will be delivering outstanding customer service, helping to grow business in your local area, and being the best advocate of Worldchoice Travel.

Responsibilities:

· Selling all aspects of travel, face to face, via telephone or email.

· Achieving individual sales targets and contributing to your store achieving its’ targets

· Maximising every sales opportunity through excellent customer service and offering ancillary products

· Booking package holidays and offering dynamically packaged holidays and cruises, using our in house systems

· Booking tailor made travel itineraries to suit your customers' needs

· Delivering the highest standard of service at all times to exceed customers' expectations

· Offering advice, guidance and suggestions to customers, using your experience and learning from in-house and business partner training

· Work well as part of a team to ensure an efficient operation within the store

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From £21,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Company events
  • Company pension
  • Employee discount

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

  • Commission pay

Application question(s):

  • Must be able to work Saturdays on a rota basis.

Experience:

  • Customer service: 2 years (required)
  • Travel or sales: 2 years (required)

Work authorisation:

  • United Kingdom (required)

Shift availability:

  • Day shift (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: WC Wigan

Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

1

Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

2

Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:

🇬🇧 Skilled Worker Visa (Tier 2)

Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.

🏛️ Settlement (ILR) Pathway

Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.

⚖️ Official regulatory reference: UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) & Home Office Sponsor Register.

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Recruitment Insights

Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Travel Consultant Wigan roles across Worldchoice Travel's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:

1. Domain Competency

Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.

2. Behavioral & Leadership

STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.

3. Compensation Alignment

Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £21,000 - £21,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.

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