ATCA/ATSA jobs
On the civillian side, the best way is normally to write direct to the Manager of Air Traffic Services/Senior Air Traffic Control Officer of the airport(s) you are interested in working at.
Alternatively the RAF recruit and train ATCA's.
Whilst NATS aren't hiring some of the smaller independent regionsal may be hiring, so a speculative letter and or CV could be useful.
There are no qualifications as such but you do need a fairly good educational background, with spoken and written English a priority. You need to be able to add up the time (easier said than done) quite well, and have a good telephone manner and react calmly under pressure. An ability to multi-task is usually useful.
Many ATCA/ATSA's I've know have had an RAF or Air Cadets Background, and although being 'an enthusiast' isn't a prerequisite an 'interest' in aviation certainly comes in handy.
Good Luck.
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