The search is on to find youngsters who can spot a perfect all-round entertainer when they see one. And who know just what they’re looking for when it comes to personality and charisma.
Does your child ask too many searching questions? Will they make a great interviewer?
Haven Holidays are looking for children aged 9-12 who can help them pick the new team of FunStars to entertain families on their 35 holiday parks around the UK.
The Junior Judges will join a panel of assessors to pick more than 350 Haven FunStars for the 2011 season. They will be expected to put their questions to FunStar hopefuls as well helping potential candidates to actively demonstrate their ability to interact with youngsters.
Auditions for the FunStars will be held around the country in January and children interested in acting as judges at the events can download an application form from www.haven.com/juniorjudges
They will also be expected to submit a video clip of themselves to show just how good they are interviewing people – will they take on the interview style of Lord Alan Sugar or the more quirky charm of Graham Norton?
Selected Junior Judges will need to be available to attend the FunStar auditions. They can look forward to a VIP day and go home with a goody bag including a voucher for a free holiday – so they can see the successful FunStars in action.
Unlike previous years when Haven was looking for FunStars who could sing and dance, this time the company is looking for bubbly, fun people who have great rapport with children.
Jamie Thomson, Entertainments Manager for Haven said: “In 2011 the FunStars will be adopting more of a ‘holiday host’ role and their main aim will be to create the holiday magic for our guests. They will be doing some entertainment in team shows but they will also have a greater role in running the children’s clubs and making sure all our guests have fantastic holidays. For those with the right qualities we are also offering more opportunities to take up permanent positions rather than being a seasonal job.”
Haven decided on getting children involved in selecting the FunStars as part of a new drive to connect with customers. They are introducing a new children’s club specially for 9-12 year olds and thought this would be the best age range to help assess the new Team.
The role of Junior Judge is ideal for any youngster perhaps interested in going on later to make a career in hospitality. A Haven spokesperson said: “They can ask those coming along to the auditions anything, such as ‘say a joke’ or ‘make up a funny story’. We thought it would be great to get a children’s perspective on what make a great FunStar.”
The auditions will be held in Glasgow (January 10th); Manchester (January 11th), Birmingham (January 12th), Bristol (January 13th), Norwich (January 14th) and London (January 17th).
For full details about FunStars and the auditions visit www.funstarsonline.co.uk
The new initiative also comes as Haven is launching a new kids’ club especially for children aged 9-12.
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