What you'll gain

Make new friends, walk in amazing places and know that you’re helping people – just three of the great reasons that people are motivated to volunteer. Leading for HF Holidays enables you to be part of an outstanding team, helping to deliver exceptional holiday experiences to more than 60,000 guests every year. We couldn’t do it without you.

We provide our volunteers with

All accommodation, food and transport
First aid training every three years
Additional training opportunities
Pre-planned walk routes that are risk assessed
All resources, from maps to equipment
A dedicated office team to support all aspects of the holiday
The flexibility to choose to lead different holiday durations, from a 3-Night short break to a 14-Night Trail

By getting involved you get

To discover more of the great outdoors
To explore new destinations or revisit old favourites
To choose where, when and how often you lead
To learn new skills
To keep fit and active
To make new friends with similar interests
To help people achieve their goals

The HF Holidays company values

As a Co-Operative, we’re a little different to most other holiday operators. As a volunteer walk leader for HF Holidays, you’ll be part of a Society whose mission is ‘to provide shared holiday experiences, which inspire friendship, fun and an active enjoyment of the great outdoors.’ At our heart are five core values:

Trusted - ‘We do the right thing’

We act and communicate with honesty, openness and integrity
We encourage constructive discussion and challenge to find the best solutions
Everyone is treated fairly, respected and valued

Collaborative - ‘In working together we achieve more’

We put people at the heart of what we do
Our teams have a common sense of purpose and a shared vision
We communicate and co-operate, sharing best practice, skills, information and ideas

Exceptional Experiences - ‘Our standards are exceptional because we care’

We go the extra mile to provide all our guests with memorable and high-quality holiday experiences
We value our heritage; and continue to be enthusiastic about evolving our holidays to meet the changing aspirations of our guests
We walk in other’s shoes to find the best way to deliver on expectations
We all have a part to play in delivering exceptional service; both within HF Holidays and to all our external guests and connections

Ownership - ‘We take responsibility to make things happen’

We empower our people to make decisions
We have clear responsibilities and deliver what is expected of us
We take personal accountability for seeing things through

Inspiring, Passionate & Fun - ‘We love what we do and do what we love’

We inspire people to travel and walk the world and are passionate about the great outdoors
We create an environment where working or volunteering for us is a fun and rewarding experience
We embrace new opportunities and celebrate success

Contact us

Our Leader recruitment team are happy to answer any queries you may have if you can't find the answer on our website. Just send them an email: leaderrecruitment@hfholidays.co.uk