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Part Time

KEY PURPOSE

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, 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 visitors to the site and processing their admission/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 aiding with specific needs.
• Welcoming groups in an efficient and warm manner
• 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.
• Occasional guiding duties: booked group visits or Museum/ Cottage highlight tours for general visitors.
To maintain excellent standards of site and personal presentation at all times

• The general ongoing operational cleaning of all areas as necessary, toilet cleaning, emptying waste bins and as appropriate vacuum cleaning, mopping, sweeping, dusting, and polishing when required.
• Ensuring site is ready to open and
• Welcome visitors by the set opening time.
• Wearing correct uniform, name badges, or PPE as required.
• Reporting all issues of damage and wear and tear, promptly to your Line Manager
• Working in harmony with other departments; housekeeping, gardening, grounds maintenance and site repair employees/contractors.
Financial Responsibilities

• To adhere to all financial procedures to include till operation and banking and safeguarding of monies

Retail/Catering/Events/Cashier duties

• To ensure good housekeeping of catering kitchens, serveries, back and front of house areas and including dishwashing
• To ensure that retail merchandising is in accordance with NTS policy.
• To assist in achieving site retail/catering/events targets and KPI’s.
• To actively upsell products and services to facilitate the visitor’s enjoyment.
• To actively feedback visitor comments to line managers to develop and improve offer, service, operations.
• To work flexibly across departments and sites as needed.
• To assist with the set-up, stewarding and break-down of events in liaison with the functions and events manager.
• To assist with hospitality events. This includes evening events and staff may be asked to work through into the night hours.
Health and Safety
• To ensure site meets with Health and Safety legislation in liaison with your department manager.
• To ensure that visitors vacate the site at close of business and that the site is secured at end of day.
• To use personal protection equipment as provided and directed by your line manager.

KEY PURPOSE

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, 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 visitors to the site and processing their admission/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 aiding with specific needs.
• Welcoming groups in an efficient and warm manner
• 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.
• Occasional guiding duties: booked group visits or Museum/ Cottage highlight tours for general visitors.
To maintain excellent standards of site and personal presentation at all times

• The general ongoing operational cleaning of all areas as necessary, toilet cleaning, emptying waste bins and as appropriate vacuum cleaning, mopping, sweeping, dusting and polishing when required.
• Ensuring site is ready to open and
• Welcome visitors by the set opening time.
• Wearing correct uniform, name badges, or PPE as required.
• Reporting all issues of damage and wear and tear, promptly to your Line Manager
• Working in harmony with other departments; housekeeping, gardening, grounds maintenance and site repair employees/contractors.
Financial Responsibilities

• To adhere to all financial procedures to include till operation and banking and safeguarding of monies

Retail/Catering/Events/Cashier duties

• To ensure good housekeeping of catering kitchens, serveries, back and front of house areas and including dishwashing
• To ensure that retail merchandising is in accordance with NTS policy.
• To assist in achieving site retail/catering/events targets and KPI’s.
• To actively upsell products and services to facilitate the visitor’s enjoyment.
• To actively feedback visitor comments to line managers to develop and improve offer, service, operations.
• To work flexibly across departments and sites as needed.
• To assist with the set-up, stewarding and break-down of events in liaison with the functions and events manager.
• To assist with hospitality events. This includes evening events and staff may be asked to work through into the night hours.
Health and Safety
• To ensure site meets with Health and Safety legislation in liaison with your department manager.
• To ensure that visitors vacate the site at close of business and that the site is secured at end of day.
• To use personal protection equipment as provided and directed by your line manager.

Purpose of the role – how it adds value.

To contribute to the management of Brodick Country Park & Goatfell, in line with the Trust’s objectives for conservation, access and enjoyment, and meeting health and safety and other policies and standards. To help deliver targets of invasive species control through stem injection and herbicide spraying in semi natural woodlands within Brodick Country Park and conifer removal and treatment on the Goatfell Property.

Key Responsibilities:

To undertake practical invasive non-native species control from within Brodick Country Park and Goatfell.

To assist with practical countryside and property management where applicable.

To supervise volunteers undertaking practical conservation tasks.

Work within the property’s ‘Safe System of Work’ (the system for managing Health & Safety).

The role

Providing a first-class customer service and consistently high-quality food service experience to all visitors at Highland Wildlife Park (HWP) and by providing information and assistance and ensuring an environment that is engaging and well maintained.

Some of the things you’ll do:

Provide first-class customer service by maintaining a positive, welcoming environment, proactive and helpful attitude to all visitors at all times, meeting or exceeding our Customer Service Standards.
Ensure work areas are maintained to the highest health, safety and hygiene standards
Ensure all areas are clean and clear, storerooms are well stocked and organized at all times, all kitchenware/equipment is clean and stored appropriately
Assisting with the smooth running of the kitchen production areas
Assisting with basic food preparations
Operate the tills efficiently and assist with the counting and recording of monies to agreed standards.
What we’re looking for:

Good achievement in standard grades (or equivalent), including English and Mathematics.
Food Safety and Hygiene (level 2 certification) or willingness to obtain? Valid driving license (tours & presentations only)
Accurate numerical reasoning skills and attention to detail.
Engaging customers empathetically to provide information, upsell products and deal with queries.
Providing first class customer care and service, including dealing with customer queries.
Please see the role profile for further information on what the role involves and essential/desirable criteria.

Reporting to the Volunteer and Visitor Experience Manager, the Marketing and Administration Support officer will support the marketing activities of the Trimontium Trust as well as diverse administrative and organisational activities. This will involve working closely with the rest of the staff, particularly with Trimontium’s marketing coordinator in addition to the Volunteer and Visitor Experience Manager. The Marketing and Administration Support Officer will be expected to liaise with the travel industry, to engage with marketing outlets for the heritage sector (print and digital), support the development of marketing plans, campaigns and initiatives, have optimal digital skills and be able to engage and work with a variety of volunteers in an inclusive and supportive manner.

This role will particularly support the HALO lab and HALO programmes through targeted marketing campaigns, administration duties, aiding in facilitating HALO offerings and supporting volunteers.

Celtic Football Club is currently seeking Tour Guides on a on a permanent basis, to work flexibly as and when required to join the Visitor Centre at Celtic Park.

Reporting to the Head Tour Guide, our Tour Guides work to deliver the highest standard of stadium tour experience for our guests. They are tasked with representing the Football Club in a professional and friendly manner at all times, and are required to interact well with all of our guests – both locals and tourists alike. Tour Guides also assist with some of the logistics of our daily operations, including the set-up and breakdown of the tour route (both daily and pre/post match).

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
To perform stadium tours to a high standard, representing Celtic Football Club in the best possible manner and interacting positively with our guests.
To adapt well to any changes which may present themselves, such as areas of the tour route potentially being closed due to other activity ongoing at the stadium.
To continually add to their individual knowledge base, both with regards to Celtic Football Club and the sport as a whole. This will include familiarising themselves with any changes to the contents of our display cabinets prior to speaking to the public about them.
To help with the daily set-up/breakdown of the tour route, as well as full pre/post match setup/breakdowns of our operations. This will also include other logistical aspects as required.
To ensure continual vigilance regarding the Health and Safety of their tour groups. Likewise, any concerns relating to Health and Safety must be identified, appropriately dealt with and flagged to the correct departments.
Proactive awareness of good Safeguarding practices.
To assist with any other needs of the business, as required.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Essential

Strong knowledge of the history of Celtic Football Club and Scottish football.
Previous experience working with the public.
Administration skills.
Desirable

Strong grasp of literacy and numeracy; foreign language skills.
Previous experience of public speaking.
Previous experience working within the tourism and/or hospitality sectors.
Strong knowledge of wider football and sport.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
The successful candidate must be able to work flexible hours, including weekends, as required. You must also be able to work match days at home (pre-match, if required) and when Celtic are playing at away or neutral venues.

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) is a 5-star visitor attraction in the heart of Edinburgh and one of the world’s leading botanic gardens. The Botanics Trading Company Ltd is looking to recruit a Weekend Sales Assistant (Sunday) to join our Botanics Shop team based in the John Hope Gateway.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate excellent customer service skills, have experience of working in a fast-paced retail environment, be friendly and outgoing, have good attention to detail and the ability to work as part of a team. Plant knowledge is desirable.

To apply please email recruitment@rbge.org.uk with:

your CV
a covering letter outlining the skills, knowledge and experience you’d bring to the post
a completed equal opportunities questionnaire, available from our website

Closing date: 17:00 GMT on Monday 30 October 2023

Interview date: TBC

If you haven’t heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume your application hasn’t been successful on this occasion. No recruitment agencies please.

Contract: Fixed term 18-month, annualised hours
(Part time 30 hours; 4 days per week)

Dundee Science Centre is currently looking for an experienced and motivated individual to join our team to fulfil the pivotal role of Visitor Experience Leader in a part time capacity.

As part of a team of 4 you will lead and co-ordinate the day-to-day visitor operations within Dundee Science Centre and across 3rd party sites to ensure an environment that is engaging, secure and provides an excellent visitor experience. You will champion visitor engagement and ensure all visitors have an enjoyable, safe, and inspiring experience. You will be a key holder and perform Duty Manager functions, on a rota basis.

As Visitor Experience Leader, you will be responsible for planning and organising work, dealing with visitor enquiries, problem solving, inducting new staff into the organisation, banking, carrying out first aid and procurement and managing the operational team on a daily basis.

We are looking for someone with the relevant knowledge and operational experience, with a proven track record of successfully leading and inspiring a team and who wants to work in a fast-paced environment and make a difference to society by supporting the work we do at Dundee Science Centre.

Weekend and evening work will be required, to apply for the post, please submit your CV and a covering letter, outlining why you think this is the role for you!

KEY PURPOSE
To ensure that the garden, grounds and related policies of gardens are managed and maintained as nationally recognised gardens of outstanding historical and horticultural importance; contributing to the properties’ overall conservation and development, and its enjoyment by visitors and supporters.

This is an exciting and varied role within the Visitor Services Team, primarily based at the Tenement House as part of the Tenement House, Holmwood and Weaver’s Cottage cluster. We are looking for energetic, cheerful, and talkative individuals to join our team this season.
Working at all 3 sites will be required on a rota basis, but the role will be primarily based at The Tenement House. Through engaging and informative interactions, you’ll help share stories about these iconic sites and build support and understanding for the National Trust for Scotland.

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.
This role is primarily a catering role however the VSA role also covers admissions, membership & retail. This role is on a rota basis and the expectation of a normal working week will include weekend working (both days).

We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and talented customer focused individuals to join our team at House of Dun.

House of Dun is a fabulous place for tourists and locals to soak up the atmosphere of old Scotland. Staff should be passionate about delivering outstanding customer experiences to our visitors and guests and able to maximise opportunities to generate income. It’s important that Visitor Service Assistants (VSA’s) ensure the property and its assets are safe and secure. Furthermore, we’re looking for team workers who are also able to use their own initiative and are driven to make a difference.

This role is about creating a 5-star visitor experience and providing outstanding customer service. We are looking for people who have experience or a keen interest in Catering.