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Employment
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  Current vacancies at the AELTC

Full Time
 Cleaner – Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum
 Kitchen Porter – Members’ Dining Room

Equal Opportunities
The Club is an equal opportunities employer and has developed policies and procedures that comply with current equal opportunities legislation.

The Club is committed to policies and procedures that promote equal opportunity in the workplace, regardless of sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, nationality, ethnic origin, colour, creed, age, disability or religious or political belief. The Club welcomes job applications from all sections of the community and we do not discriminate on any grounds other than the ability to carry out the task.

  Temporary employment for Wimbledon 2009

There are a number of positions available for people to work at the 2010 Championships in the following areas:

 Catering
 Court Attending and cleaning services
 Data collectors
 Drivers
 Security


Ball boys and ball girls
Supplied from local schools. Not individually recruited.

Catering
F.M.C. Ltd is the official caterer to The Championships. Their address is: Church Road, Wimbledon, LONDON, SW19 5AE.

They are looking for managers, chefs, team support, food service assistants, silver service, plate waiting and bar staff. Staff are required for the dates of The Championships and for a set-up period beforehand. Hours of work and pay are by arrangement. Applicants must provide evidence of the relevent documentation entitling them to work in the UK. Applicants should be self confident with good communication skills and enjoy a challenge.

Court attending and cleaning services
Leisure Support Services is the provider of cleaning and court attendance services at both the Qualifying Tournament and The Championships. A range of roles are available from May through to August, including: supervisors, administrators, team leaders, court attendants, day cleaners and night cleaners. Shifts are available for the pre-event period, the Qualifying Tournament, The Championships and the post-event period.



Data collectors and other temporary support services staff
There are a number of vacancies for Data Collectors and for other general Support Services staff. Applications are invited from EU citizens or from those who hold a valid permit to work in the UK. Candidates for the Data Collector vacancies must have excellent tennis knowledge and playing experience (a minimum rating of 3.1 is required), good communications skills, self confidence and the ability to work effectively under pressure.


Drivers
The AELTC runs a transport service for players and officials during The Championships. All applicants must have at least five years driving experience, a manual licence and a good knowledge of central and S.W. London.

Lawn Tennis Association
Since 1920, the LTA has worked in partnership with the AELTC to stage The Championships. The LTA do not recruit specifically for The Championships, however they often have exciting job opportunities that are advertised throughout the year. For further details on positions with the governing body for tennis in Britain please visit LTA Online at www.LTA.org.uk

Security
G4S Security Services (UK) is the official provider of security to The Championships.

Umpires
There are 330 umpires (chair umpires and line umpires) officiating at The Championships. Around 60 of these officials are from overseas and the remaining 270 umpires are members of the Association of British Tennis Officials (ABTO).

If you would like to train to become an official, please contact
LTA Officiating
National Tennis Centre
100 Priory Lane
Roehampton
London SW15 5JQ
or email: officiating@LTA.org.uk

Please note that LTA Officiating do not recruit umpires specifically for The Championships. Significant training and experience working at other events is essential before umpires can be considered to officiate at The Championships.


PLEASE NOTE: Many people apply to several organisations for tournament work, which is quite understandable. However, if you accept a job with one organisation but then decide to accept a position, for whatever reason, with another, it would be greatly appreciated by all concerned if you would let all relevant parties know of your plans. It causes a great deal of unnecessary extra work, especially close to the start of the event, for organisations who suddenly find they do not have the full complement of staff they thought they had recruited.