Part Time

JOB PURPOSE
Here at National Trust for Scotland’s beautiful Brodie Castle we are looking for energetic, friendly, and confident individuals to join our amazing welcome team this summer. No previous experience is needed, we would just love to hear from people who can interact and chat with our guests and make them feel welcomed and valued from the minute they arrive until we wish them farewell. This role is vital in providing an amazing welcome in all areas of the offer here at Brodie Castle, helping our visitors have a fantastic experience and create wonderful memories.

Based in the Castle, Welcome Centre or Car Park, your role is to make a great day out truly exceptional for our guests. You’ll help us maximise all charity income opportunities through excellent customer service, product knowledge and taking a pride in everything we do, as well as inviting visitors to support our work through membership.

This role also includes conducting guided tours of the Castle for groups of up to 25 people. You will shine a light on the fascinating history of the Brodie Family and the Castle they lived in through warm and enthusiastic story telling.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide excellent customer service to all who choose to visit.
• Be responsible and proactive. Ensuring all day-to-day tasks are completed as instructed.
• Welcome customers to the property by providing information on the site and facilities.
• Lead tours of the Castle and Grounds which tell the stories of the past, present and future of Brodie Castle.
• Help manage car park arrivals, process payments and give site orientation
• Work with the Visitor Services Managers and property staff to deliver targets and other KPI’s.
• Handling cash accurately and processing sales.
• Working closely with the Visitor Services Manager and property staff to ensure perpetually high levels of accuracy are maintained for stock inventories.
• Actively drive-up selling opportunities through strong product knowledge and an excellent customer service with a strong focus on membership and retail.
• Working with the Visitor Services Manager and property staff to ensure high standards of display, preparation, serving and merchandising at all times.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

To maximise visitor enjoyment of Brodie Castle by delivering the highest standards of housekeeping, and customer care across public facilities.

Background

Brodie Castle and Estate is situated in the parish of Dyke and Moy, Morayshire and boasts thousands of visitors each year. The castle has been in the care of the National Trust for Scotland since 1979 and opened its doors to the public for the first time in 1980. Within Brodie Castle there are historic interiors of exceptional quality, which contain fine plaster ceilings and collections of international significance.
Brodie Estate is also home to The Playful Garden which contains a fascinating menagerie of characters inspired by the castle’s quirky and colourful history, including Scotland’s biggest bunny sculpture.

The post-holder is responsible, with the support of the Housekeeping and Holiday – Let Supervisor for delivering the highest standards of housekeeping across public facilities and staff office spaces.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The Key Purposes of the post will be met by ensuring all public facilities and office spaces are cleaned and presented by the highest possible standard.

General Housekeeping:
Undertaking the routine cleaning and housekeeping of domestic and display areas of the property, including but not limited to:
• Vacuuming, sweeping, polishing of floors
• Dusting/polishing of fittings such as panelling, stairs, and doors
• Dusting/wiping of sills, skirting’s, door-frames, and window frames
• Cleaning of windows
• Cleaning of lavatories, sinks, staff-rooms etc
 Supporting the use of the property for functions and events by:
o Protecting vulnerable collections;
o Assisting with functions furniture set-up and striking;
o Clearing and cleaning before and after the event.

Holiday Let Accommodation (the Laird’s Wing and other holiday cottages):
Undertaking occasional support in servicing of let accommodation of the property, including but not limited to:
• Vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, polishing of floors
• Dusting of surfaces, fittings, furniture, ornaments, doors
• Cleaning of windows
• Changing of bed linen and towels, and making of beds
• Cleaning of bathroom/toilet areas and fittings
• Cleaning of (let) kitchen/scullery areas and equipment
• Checking functionality of lighting, heating, TV/radio etc
• Replenishing of welcome/hospitality trays, and consumables
• Checking of collections and domestic inventories during changeover – specifically in the Laird’s Apartment.

JOB PURPOSE
Robert Smail’s Printing Works is an operational letterpress printing works, established in 1866 and handed down through 3 generations of the Smail family before coming into the care of the National Trust for Scotland in 1986. Smail’s is rare within the Trust in that it is a working, industrial heritage site and unique within the UK, being the last fully operational letterpress printing works on its original site, using original equipment and heritage skills to produce letterpress products today.
This role exists to maximise our visitors’ enjoyment of National Trust for Scotland managed sites by maintaining excellent standards of service, optimising opportunities to generate income, and ensuring that the site and its assets are safe and secure.
Specifically, to ensure the smooth and safe operations in Admissions, Tours, Retail, and Events activities making the property the best possible place to visit and work.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

To provide a consistently high standard of visitor care at all times
 Welcoming all visitors to the site and processing their bookings, admissions, retail or catering purchase in a friendly, efficient and knowledgeable manner.
 Welcoming visitors with special needs / impairments and providing a high level of service in accordance with the Disability Discrimination Act.
 Welcoming International visitors and groups, aiding with specific needs in a warm and efficient manner.
 Stock-rotation and merchandising to promote and maximize sales in the shop.
 Answering visitors’ queries about the site, education facilities and the local area.
 Providing information about the site, its history, contents, offers and merchandise.
 Promoting National Trust for Scotland brand to include our Membership scheme, events, upselling other properties and any promotional campaigns, being proactive in the selling of Membership and Gift Aid.

JOB PURPOSE
To maximise our visitors’ enjoyment of Preston Mill & Phantassie Doocot by maintaining excellent standards of service, optimising opportunities to generate income and ensuring that the site and its assets are safe and secure.
Specifically, to ensure the smooth and safe operations in Admissions, Tours, Retail, Catering and Events activities making the property the best possible place to visit and work.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
To provide a consistently high standard of visitor care at all times
 Welcoming all visitors to the site and processing their bookings, admissions, retail or catering purchase in a friendly, efficient and knowledgeable manner.
 Welcoming visitors with special needs / impairments and providing a high level of service in accordance with the Disability Discrimination Act.
 Welcoming International visitors and groups, aiding with specific needs in a warm and efficient manner.
 Stock-rotation and merchandising to promote and maximize sales in the shop.
 Answering visitors’ queries about the site, education facilities and the local area.
 Providing information about the site, its history, contents, offers and merchandise.
 Promoting National Trust for Scotland brand to include our Membership scheme, events, upselling other properties and any promotional campaigns, being proactive in the selling of Membership and Gift Aid.

JOB PURPOSE
To maximise visitor enjoyment through the presentation of an appropriate selection of verified facts and anecdotes relating to the property’s history/design/contents/function; uphold excellence in visitor care; promote the value of the work of the Trust including membership; and assist with the general health, safety, and security of the property. Please note that the job involves some physical activity in the form of periods of standing, walking and being stationed outside. There may also be a requirement to assist in Bessie’s Café at busy times.

Some flexibility will be required as to when hours are worked and regular weekend working will be expected.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
This role will assist the property team in delivering a high-quality visitor experience at Culross Palace including, but not limited to:
 To provide excellent customer service.
 To take guided tours around the Palace.
 To develop a working knowledge of the history of the site and being able to relate that to visitors in a friendly and engaging way.
 To greet all visitors and provide refreshments as appropriate.
 To be responsible and proactive. Ensuring all day-to-day tasks are completed including responding to customer enquiries, answering the telephone, cleaning, recording statistics etc.
 To assist in organisation and safe running of events.
 To handle cash accurately and processing sales across all platforms
 To ensure perpetually high levels of accuracy are maintained for all transactions and data recording.
 To actively drive-up selling opportunities through strong product knowledge and an excellent customer service to maximize sales of admission tickets, membership and donations.
 Cash reconciliation duties including end of day and administration tasks.
 To take responsibility for your own development and learning.
 Taking booking enquiries and process appropriately.
 To follow the property’s quality standards including wearing of uniform.
 To ensure the health and welfare of property staff, volunteers and visitors by adhering to the Trust’s Health, Safety and Environment policies and guidelines.

JOB PURPOSE

Responsible for the delivery and ongoing administration of the award-winning formal learning programme for schools & further education groups. Support the wider team with the development and delivery of informal learning and events.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
Visitor Experience
 Deliver daily high quality informal and formal learning programming.
 Provide excellent customer service while working with internal and external customers.
 Develop strong historical knowledge of site and wider area.
 Be responsible and proactive. Ensuring all day-to-day tasks are completed including bookings, record keeping and reporting figures, preparation and basic administration as required.
 Delivering our public tours and undertaking retail duties when required.

Financial Responsibility
 Cash reconciliation duties including start and end of day tasks.

Health and Safety
 Adhering to the National Trust for Scotland Health and Safety and Environment policies and guidance.
 Wearing of personal protective equipment as required by National Trust for Scotland policy.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE

Qualifications
 No formal qualifications required.