A NEW vacancy at Pontins’ holiday park in Prestatyn was posted online on December 1 – the day after the site immediately closed for good.

Prestatyn Sands Holiday Park, which opened in 1971, was confirmed as shut on November 30.

The following day, Britannia Hotels, which owns the Pontins holiday parks, advertised a position of a security/CCTV assistant at the site.

This vacancy has since been removed from Britannia Hotels’ website, but still appears on other jobs sites such as Indeed.

It reads: “Due to expansion, we are looking to recruit a security/CCTV assistants for both parks. Your main duties will include:

  • “Walk the fenced premises to provide a proactive security presence,
  • “Operating and monitoring all surveillance security systems in an efficient manner and in compliance with the operating procedures, legislation, and best practice.
  • “Recording all events, incidents and actions taken in a clear, legible, and accurate written format.
  • “Maintaining all signing-in/out procedures at the gate.
  • “Providing efficient and courteous radio and telephone answering service and deal efficiently with all enquiries.”

“This is a full-time, 40-hour week role, working on a rota system covering eight-hour shifts throughout the day/night at one location, ensuring that the site is always protected and secure.”

Rhyl Journal: Prestatyn Sands Holiday ParkPrestatyn Sands Holiday Park (Image: Newsquest)

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A former employee at Prestatyn Sands told the Journal that this is likely because the site will still need to be watched despite it being closed to the public.

But, the ex-employee added, the use of the phrase “due to expansion” in the advertisement felt like “just another kick in the guts”.

Another new vacancy at Prestatyn Sands – maintenance team member - was also shared on jobs websites last weekend, though on Britannia Hotels’ site, it says that this was posted on November 1.

Britannia Hotels has been asked for further comment.

Meanwhile, North Wales-based Lyons Holiday Parks is looking to offer employment opportunities to those who have lost their jobs due to the park’s closure.

Lyons is also holding a drop-in recruitment session at Lyons Robin Hood, Rhyl, on December 8 from 10am-2pm.

James Davies, MP for Vale of Clwyd, said he was informed by the Home Office that the park will not be used to house asylum seekers.

Pontins said that customers whose bookings will be affected by the park’s closure will be contacted and refunded.