Your Co-op Travel is to recruit 30 new staff after its busiest month of trading since the pandemic began.
The 76-branch agency chain, the retail brand of Midcounties Co-operative‘s travel group, saw average weekly sales in January surge by more than 300% on December and 110% compared with November.
A series of recruitment events are due to be held the West Midlands to bolster the agency’s branch staff and Walsall head office team with travel consultant, assistant store manager and trainee roles available.
An event will be hosted at Your Co-op Travel’s Walsall branch on 10 February between 5.30 – 8.30pm, while the agency will also take part in Wolverhampton Jobs Fair on 16 March at 10am at Molineux Stadium and the Birmingham Careers Fair on 8 April at Jury’s Inn Broad Street at 10am.
Natalie Turner, head of branches for Your Co-op Travel, said: “The recruitment events are an opportunity for passionate people who have worked for a travel company, or have their own travel business and are looking for a new challenge, to drop in for a chat about our current vacancies, how to apply and to go over the interview process and the benefits that come with being part of a co-operative society.
“The knowledge and expertise of a talented travel advisor is more in demand now than ever. There has never been a better time to join us.”
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