Part Time

Cleaner (part-time)

Starting 1 December 2024

What we do? Buccleuch is a diverse and innovative business with a passion for sustainable land use in rural Britain. We are dedicated to supporting the communities we live and work within, providing approximately 500 local jobs, respecting the environment, and contributing to rural culture through our heritage for generations to come. Our teams carefully manage complex economic, community and environmental considerations across a range of sectors, for the benefit of people and places.

The role? We are looking for a Cleaner to assist primarily with our holiday accommodation turnovers, as well as cleaning our estate office for a few hours each week. Your responsibilities will include the usual cleaning tasks such as vacuuming, mopping, emptying bins, polishing surfaces, sanitising toilets/bathrooms, and laundering of bedding and towels.

Working hours will be 15 per week, including weekends, but the exact days and times will vary depending on accommodation bookings, therefore, a good degree of flexibility is required.

The person? Hardworking and detail-oriented, you will take pride in maintaining the highest of standards in our holiday properties, ensuring a welcoming and comfortable stay for our guests. Candidates must have a valid full UK driving licence.

Why work for us? We offer excellent benefits including private health cover, six weeks of holiday, gym and shopping discounts, cycle to work scheme, and wellbeing related support and resources.

Interested? To apply, please email your CV and covering letter to the Recruitment team at recruitment@buccleuch.com.

The closing date for applications is 18 October

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Trustee Vacancies

Provan Hall Community Management Trust are seeking new Trustees.

Provan Hall is an A listed medieval building located in Auchinlea Park, which sits at the heart of Easterhouse, Glasgow. It is the best example of a medieval fortified house in Scotland with records of its existence dating back to the 1470s. The building has recently undergone a £3m restoration by Glasgow City Council that will safeguard this important heritage asset as a new hub for heritage learning and engagement, and a visitor gateway to the Seven Lochs Wetland Park.

Following its restoration, Provan Hall is managed and operated by independent charity, Provan Hall Community Management Trust. The aim of the Trust is to engage and inspire local people to value and take part in caring for their local heritage and to put Provan Hall on Scotland’s tourism map. We are an ambitious organisation with a community heart. We aim to provide opportunities that connect local people and visitors to Provan Hall through inclusive and creative means of heritage interpretation, activities and volunteering. To develop our sustainability, we generate income through venue hires, a gift shop, by acting as a filming location and through donations.

Provan Hall Community Management Trust formed in 2017 during the building’s restoration and we opened Provan Hall in September 2023 to the public. Since 2023, we have made strides in developing our resilience and sustainability for the future. We have high hopes for continuing to develop our community engagement and initiating our tourism strategies. This is an exciting time to join our Trust in the early stages of our building operation, to help lay strong foundations for a bright future.
The board of Provan Hall Community Management Trust would like to hear from anyone who feels they have skills, knowledge or experience that can support our vision and specifically, we are seeking skills in the following:

Finance
Tourism
Heritage/museums
Fundraising
Marketing and Comms

Number of meetings per year: 4 – 6
Daytime meetings

Support and opportunities:
-Induction to Provan Hall Community Management Trust including meeting staff, tour of the building, briefing of previous reports etc.
– Training available via our industry memberships on Trustee responsibilities and governance.

Website: www.provanhall.org
Social media:
FB: @ProvanHallTrust
IG: @provan_hall
X: @ProvanHall

To apply, please send your CV with one side of A4 cover letter expressing your interest in the role to christine@provanhall.org.

Visitor Services Assistant – Collections Care

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

To help maximize 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 provide an efficient, reliable service and high standards in collections care and general cleaning at the property.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

As directed by the Visitor Services Manager to carry out a wide range of collections care duties including:

In line with current NTS best practice, clean and care for the collection of furniture, books, artworks, glass, ceramics, metals, textiles, other objects and historic interiors.

Ensure all public areas are kept clean and tidy.

Work with your line manager to allow visitors to interact directly with the objects on display whilst ensuring that their condition is monitored and maintained.

Keep up to date and accurate conservation records.

Help to ensure the NTS Integrated Pest Management regime is in place and monitored.

Help to ensure Emergency Plans and related equipment is up to date

Work with conservation volunteers and take an active role in staff and volunteer training in liaison with your line manager.

Work with other staff to plan and deliver ‘conservation in action’ programmes and other public engagement activities and, where relevant, contribute content to social media.

Ensure collections care, cleaning and conservation materials are available, properly maintained and stored.

Deliver excellent customer care (internal and external) to foster a friendly and inviting atmosphere for visitors, staff and volunteers.

Support the Trust’s obligations to minimise impact on the environment, through e.g. efficient use of water/heat/light, recycling and the disposal of waste, considered use of transport

To actively feedback visitor comments to develop and improve conservation and visitor experience.

To assist with the set-up, stewarding and break-down of events in relation to collections.

To ensure the site meets with Health and Safety legislation in liaison with your line manager.

To use personal protection equipment as provided and directed by your line manager

To maintain excellent standards of site and personal presentation at all times, working with other Property staff, the Regional Team and contractors.

Assist with collections care at other cluster properties, if required.

Cleaner (part-time)

The role? We are looking for an experienced Cleaner to help us to deliver a consistently clean and welcoming environment to our visitors. You will be responsible for maintaining exemplary cleanliness standards across all areas of the park with duties including emptying bins, cleaning toilets and other public areas, mopping floors and sweeping the grounds.

You will work 8 hour shifts, starting at 10am and finishing at 7pm, on a four on, four off rota basis.

The person? You will be a skilled and experienced Cleaner with high professional standards and a ‘can-do’ approach to work. Reliable and hardworking, you will able to work as part of the team as well as on your own.

Why work for us? We offer excellent benefits including private health cover, six weeks of holiday, gym and shopping discounts, cycle to work scheme, and wellbeing related support and resources.

Interested? To apply, please email your CV and covering letter to the Recruitment team at recruitment@buccleuch.com.

The closing date for applications is 10 October

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Visitor Events Assistant

Thank you for your interest in the post of Visitor Events Assistant (part time) with Historic Environment Scotland (HES), based at Longmore House, Edinburgh. This is a fixed term position until June 2025.

The HES Events Team develops and delivers a pan-estate programme of visitor events across the Properties in Care. The events range in scale from the 10,000 attendee Spectacular Jousting at Linlithgow Palace, through outdoor theatre and musical performances, to re-enactment and living history events. As Visitor Events Assistant you will assist the Events Team in all aspects of developing, planning and delivering events across the Historic Scotland estate, including attendance at events.

For full details of the job and how to apply, please visit our website. Please note that the deadline for applications is midday on Wednesday 16 October.

Visitor Services Assistant (Casual)

The role? We are looking for Visitor Services Assistants to assist guests and support our exciting schedule of events, including our ghoulish Halloween Trail and exhilarating Bowhill Duathlon. As well as helping with events you will welcome visitors, deal with queries, and assist with catering. Working with the Visitor Services team, you will provide excellent customer service, ensuring that all visitors fully enjoy their time at Bowhill.

The person? You will be friendly, enthusiastic and great with people. Ideally with customer facing and catering experience, you will be comfortable communicating with a wide range of people and go above and beyond to meet customers expectations. Hours will vary depending on our events schedule, therefore, candidates will require a good level of flexibility.

Why work for us? We offer excellent benefits including gym and shopping discounts, and wellbeing related support and resources. Our colleagues tell us they are proud to work here and value our commitment to their wellbeing.

Interested? To apply, please email your CV and covering letter to the Recruitment team at recruitment@buccleuch.com.

The closing date for applications is 8th October.

Weekend Food & Beverage Assistant

Dalkeith Country Park is a truly special place. On the outskirts of Edinburgh, our beautiful 1,000-acre Estate is home to Restoration Yard’s gorgeous restaurant. The catering team are passionate about creating memorable moments, whether our guests are with us for a spot of lunch, coffee & cake, or celebrating their wedding day. As well as our beautiful restaurant we also have the Coffee Shop, Larder, Cabin and many other pop-up outlets throughout the year to cater for our wide range of guests.

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to help our team to provide an exceptional service to our guests during the busy weekends, ensuring a professional and relaxed dining experience that exceeds expectations.

What skills are required? With a passion for providing great customer service you will be a hardworking, confident, friendly and welcoming team player who can work effectively in a fast-paced environment and communicate effectively with others. You should have experience in a similar role, a positive attitude, and great people skills.

Why work for us? Unlike many hospitality businesses, we work mostly in the daytime, offering a healthier work life balance and sociable hours to fit around your life. Our colleagues tell us they are proud to work here and value our commitment to their wellbeing.

If you want the opportunity to develop while working in a fun environment with like-minded people, then we want to hear from you! Experience in a similar role is essential. Find out more about what we do and about working for us at www.restorationyard.com.

Interested? Please email a copy of your CV and covering letter to the Recruitment team at recruitment@buccleuch.com to apply.

The closing date for applications is 11 October.

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Business Support Administrator

RBGE is a world leading botanical institute and international visitor attraction taking positive action for plants and people; from local communities across Scotland, to more than 40 countries around the world. Our priority is to tackle the biodiversity crisis and the climate emergency, and to support the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. Our work builds on our 354-year history as a scientific botanic garden and centre of education with internationally important botanical collections, and extensive international partnerships. Our four Scottish gardens – Benmore, Dawyck, Logan and ‘The Botanics’ in Edinburgh – comprise one of the richest plant collections on earth.

This role is part of our business support team, with a focus on providing key administrative support to our Science Directorate team in particular. You’ll carry out a wide range of duties including diary and inbox management, travel and itinerary planning, meeting co-ordination, room bookings, distribution of relevant papers and subsequent minutes etc. You’ll be responsible for keeping key science management information up to date, provide administrative support to the wider science management team, and cover for other business support colleagues during period of absence.

You’ll need strong administrative experience gained within similar roles, excellent communication and time management skills with the ability to multitask and prioritise as necessary, as well as meticulous attention to detail.

Applications are particularly welcome from racial and ethnic minority groups, and other protected characteristics who are underrepresented at RBGE. We are a flexible employer and offer a variety of working patterns to suit the needs of our staff and the organisation.

To apply, please visit our website.

Closing date: midday (BST) on Friday 4 October 2024
Interview date: Interviews will be held in October 2024, date TBC

Administrative Assistant/ Receptionist

Purpose of the role
To provide a high quality, professional administrative service for staff and students, and to take responsibility for our reception area, providing a warm welcome for visitors to the college.

Main Duties and Responsibilities
• As first point of contact for students and the public, answer queries and redirect where appropriate.
• Provide an administrative service to support Cross College services

Maintaining computerised records for:
• Ordering stationary and supplies, including requisitioning on behalf of departments
• Maintaining inventories and stock taking
• Lending system for lockers and key fobs
• Administrative systems
• College Office email in-box

Support Cross College Administration by:
• Minute taking during staff meetings
• Assist with the administration of project work
• Photocopying, Collating Handouts, Booklets, Printing and Laminating.
• Cash Handling and Card payments and recording transactions
• Dealing with outgoing mail
• Carry out additional duties as identified by Line Manager

To apply, please complete the application form, a completed Criminal Convictions Form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form all of which can be found www.nac.ac.uk/work-for-us and send to Pauline King, HR Officer- paulineking@nac.ac.uk.

Visitor Assistant

Role Profile:

As the face of V&A Dundee, our Visitor Assistants facilitate a world-class experience for our visitors, in a safe, secure and accessible environment, supporting our vision to inspire people through design. Working across our galleries, welcome areas and ticketing positions, our Visitor Assistants will:

Put the Visitor journey at the heart of everything that they do, creating a positive and memorable experience for all visitors and providing a tailored welcome as they arrive at the museum.

Greet visitors proactively as they enter our galleries, offering assistance and being present and available to answer queries and share knowledge and stories.

Be immersed in and develop a deep understanding of our building, objects and exhibits, to speak confidently and engagingly about these with our visitors.

Take pride in the museum’s appearance, see every day through the eyes of a visitor and question everything that does not look, or work perfectly.

Contribute to the commercial function of the museum, by upselling exhibition tickets, promoting museum programme and event attendance, encouraging donations and engagement with the retail and catering offer.

Duties and Responsibilities:

To be a confident, proactive, approachable and visitor focused individual, helping visitors to engage with the museum and collections, whilst maintaining a consistent, engaging and professional manner at all times.

To develop an extensive knowledge of the museum’s layout, exhibitions, activities, and the surrounding local area, to provide tailored service of the highest standard.

To encourage visitor participation with a broad range of public programmes available at V&A Dundee, such as educational and family activities.

To be a responsible and visible presence for an area of the museum on a daily basis, actively walking the galleries, carrying out invigilation duties and ensuring the safety and security of the exhibitions, objects and visitors.

To work comfortably as part of the team, developing an understanding for the importance that each colleague plays in delivering the overall visitor experience, and communicating confidently to ensure this is achieved.

Ensure that the museum is always presented to the highest standard, carrying out light cleaning, tidying and maintenance duties as required.

To be security conscious and diligent, ensuring in depth knowledge and co-operation with all museum security procedures.

To be able to respond quickly and efficiently to all incidents, near misses and emergency and evacuation procedures, by clearing and securing areas when necessary and ensuring the safety of visitors and colleagues by reporting issues through the appropriate channels.

To promote equality, diversity, and inclusion within the museum, ensuring that visitors and colleagues are treated with respect and dignity, and to actively contribute to developments that support the museum strategy for widening access.

To be committed to and promote health and safety, ensuring familiarity with all the museum’s health and safety policies and procedures.

To be always presentable and approachable, wearing the uniform pieces provided whilst in all public areas.

To attend training courses as required.

To comply with all the museum’s HR, retail, cash and stock handling procedures.

To carry out other ad hoc duties, instructions or reasonable requests required by the business by the Management team within the Visitor Operations Department.

To find out more click the link below to view on our website.

Part-time Pastry Chef

Dalkeith Country Park is a truly special place. On the outskirts of Edinburgh, our beautiful 1,000-acre Estate is home to Restoration Yard’s gorgeous restaurant, The Kitchen. The catering team are passionate about creating memorable moments, whether our guests are with us for a spot of lunch, coffee & cake, or celebrating their wedding day. As well as our beautiful restaurant we also have the Coffee Shop, Larder, Cabin and many other pop-up outlets throughout the year to cater for our wide range of guests.

The role? We are looking for a Pastry Chef to join our busy kitchen team on a part-time basis, working closely with the Head Chef to produce quality pastries and puddings and ensure exceptional standards of service are maintained, supporting other sections as required. You will prepare pastries, desserts and all sweet related dishes for our food outlets, as well as catering for weddings and corporate events. Part-time hours will be three days per week, but we are open to applications from those looking for a different working pattern.

The person? With a passion for all things sweet, you will be hardworking with an eye for detail and able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment. You should have worked in a similar role with proven skills in menu creation, stock management and controlling costs to maximise profit margins. Food hygiene certification, along with experience in baking, pastry preparation and decoration, is essential.

Why work for us? Unlike many hospitality businesses, we work mostly in the daytime, offering a healthier work life balance and more sociable hours to fit around your life. Our colleagues tell us they are proud to work here and value our commitment to their wellbeing. We offer a range of benefits including 6 weeks’ holiday, gym and shopping discounts, cycle to work scheme, private health cover and wellbeing support and resources

How to apply? Please visit our website at www.buccleuch.com/work-with-us/ and click on the Pastry Chef role to download an application pack and find out more about the role. If you decide that this is the role for you, email recruitment at recruitment@buccleuch.com with your CV and covering letter.

The closing date for applications is 27 September.

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Visitor Services Assistant – Food and Beverage

JOB PURPOSE

Located at 215-217 Sauchiehall Street, the original Willow Tearooms building has undergone an extensive restoration in a bid to return the building to its former glory of when it originally opened in 1903.

Mackintosh at the Willow operates as a social enterprise creating training, learning, employment and other opportunities and support for young people and communities.  

As well as our iconic, fully licensed tearooms, roof terrace & street café; we also have meeting and events rooms, a creative learning and education department and an exciting exhibition and retail store.

We are proud of our fantastic afternoon tea’s and dining menus – from lunch to private dining. We are currently in Glasgow’s top 30 restaurants on TripAdvisor and continuing to grow our offering. If you’d like to join our team, read on below!

Join Mackintosh at the willow and work in a professional kitchen, training under full-time chefs (alongside our head chef) and learn more about the industry. You will have the opportunity to further develop or learn new basic cookery skills and work in a fast-paced environment alongside our talented kitchen team.

You will assist in key duties such and food preparation, waste management, stock replenishment and following safe food practices. All levels & experience will be considered!

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

Control of section and service to a high standard

Share knowledge of the menu & offerings

Providing a friendly and efficient service

Share knowledge of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Margaret Macdonald & Catherine Cranston (training provided)

Work as part of a team and skill share

Carrying out basic cleaning tasks

Adhering at all times to allergen controls

Adhering at all times to health and safety requirements

Taking and Placing customer orders

Handling cash & credit card machines

Bar tasks; pouring, serving and clearing drinks

Effective verbal communication.

Ability to work cooperatively with others.

Events set-up & table resets

Cleaner (part-time)

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Visitor Events Assistant

Visitor Services Assistant (Casual)

Weekend Food & Beverage Assistant

Business Support Administrator

Administrative Assistant/ Receptionist

Visitor Assistant

Part-time Pastry Chef

Visitor Services Assistant – Food and Beverage

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