Seasonal

JOB PURPOSE

To provide operational coordination and supervision of visitor services (including Food & Beverage, Retail & Admissions, Holiday Accommodation) in line with the Trust’s policies, priorities, performance standards and targets to contribute to the enjoyment of the property by visitors and members, and help ensure commercial, financial and conservation objectives are achieved.
The Visitor Services Supervisor at a Trust property plays a pivotal role ensuring that the management objectives are achieved through excellent customer service, and with delegated responsibility for all visitor services areas and duty management is very often the “face” of the Trust to visitors and suppliers. As such, they directly influence public perceptions of the Trust and are crucial to developing and maintaining the property’s local / national reputation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

Supervising / undertaking the day-to-day operation of visitor services areas to ensure an excellent visitor experience. This includes supervision of:
 F&B (main area of focus) – food preparation and baking, menu development, costings, stock management, food safety management system, tearoom serving and seating areas.
 Retail & Admissions – ticketing & membership sales, stock management, visual merchandising.
 Holiday Accommodation – cleaning and setting up property in advance of guest arrivals, stock management, liaising with external laundry service.
 Line management of Visitor Services Assistants and supervision of Visitor Service Volunteers.
 Ensuring property social media is managed to generate interest, engagement and help drive visitor numbers.
 Health & safety and emergency procedures.
 Security and maintenance of the property.
 Duty management and oversight of the property.
 Deputising for the Visitor Services Manager on-site and off-site as required.
Responsible for day to day financial administration at the property, including:
 Ensuring completion of daily cash / till reconciliation.
 Weekly reports and reconciliation.
 Completion of banking and all cash handling processes.
Supporting the Visitor Services Manager with:
 Recruitment; induction; development; and management of all visitor services employees and volunteers such that they understand and are equipped to fulfill their roles to the standards required and that they feel valued, respected and supported.

Working closely with other supervisors / managers across the property to deliver a programme of visitor events, which increase visitor numbers, drive secondary spend and support overall property targets.

Instil a Health & Safety culture across the property, ensuring the team work within the property’s ‘Safe System of Work’ to reduce risk of incidents and accidents to employees, volunteers and visitors.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE

Qualifications
 No formal educational qualification required (but see “Experience” below).
 A full, clean driving license for driving in the UK.

Skills, Experience & Knowledge
Essential
 Significant previous experience of working in an operations role in the hospitality industry – including supervision of staff and / or responsibility for specific activities.
 Food preparation / baking in a commercial kitchen environment.
 First class customer service skills.
 Excellent organisational, administrative and time-management skills with the ability to prioritise and re-prioritise workload to meet changing demands.
 Proven sales skills with the ability to achieve targets.
 The ability to think and act quickly when confronted with emergencies.
 Competent user of Microsoft Office products.
 An understanding and commitment to the aims and objectives of the National Trust for Scotland.
 Access to own transport.

Desirable
 Food Hygiene Qualification.
 A formal qualification in Heritage Management, Hospitality, Tourism or Event Management.
 Previous event coordination / management experience.

DIMENSIONS AND SCOPE OF JOB

Finance Management
 Share responsibility for achieving property budget together with the Visitor Services Manager.
 Monitor commercial performance and adjust activities to capitalise on sales opportunities and run a cost-effective operation.
 Supervise daily till operations, reconciliations and reporting.

Tools / equipment / systems
 Access to laptop and relevant online people management, training, financial monitoring and stock ordering systems, including NTS intranet and Microsoft 365.
 EPOS tills and chip and pin machines.
 Fully equipped kitchen.
 Use of internal finance and banking systems.

Performance indicators and targets
 Weekly, monthly and annual sales and cost of sales targets.
 Food compliance standards and record-keeping.
 Visitor enjoyment reviews and ratings from visitor surveys and visitor feedback.

JOB 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 Food & Beverage activities at Threave Garden & Nature Reserve, 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.

To maintain excellent standards of site and personal presentation at all times
• 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 instances of damage and wear and tear issues promptly to your line manager;
• Working in harmony with other departments; housekeeping, gardening, grounds maintenance and site repair employees/contractors.

Financial Responsibilities (where applicable)
• To adhere to all financial procedures to include till operation and banking and safeguarding of monies: to implement amendments to standard procedure as instructions may dictate.

Food & Beverage duties (where applicable)
• To ensure good housekeeping of kitchens, serveries and back of house areas.
• To ensure that merchandising is in accordance with NTS policy.
• To assist in achieving site catering 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.

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.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE
Qualifications
• No formal educational qualification required.
Skills, Experience & Knowledge
Essential:
• Ability to work within a team or independently, with minimal supervision to a high and safe standard.
• Ability to be flexible, in particular to adapt working patterns and tasks to meet day-to-day property needs.
• Ability to adjust pace to match customer flow without compromising quality of service.
• Excellent front of house persona – warm, welcoming, patient and understanding.
• Genuine belief in the value of good customer service.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrable time management skills and the ability to prioritise.
• Ability to be proactive and to take the initiative as required.

Desirable:
• Demonstrable experience in a customer-facing role or hospitality role, delivering impeccable customer care through excellent inter-personal skills.
• Experience in EPOS style till operation.
• Excellent cash handling skills.
• Excellent selling skills – adaptable to customer type and product.

JOB PURPOSE
To maximise visitors’ enjoyment at 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 or retail 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 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, guidebooks, events, upselling other properties and any promotional campaigns, being proactive in the selling of Membership and Gift Aid.

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 instances of damage and wear and tear issues promptly to your line manager.
• Working in harmony with other departments; gardening, grounds maintenance and site repair employees/contractors.

Financial Responsibilities (where applicable)
• To adhere to all financial procedures to include till operation and banking and safeguarding of monies: to implement amendments to standard procedure as instructions may dictate.

Retail/Cashier duties (where applicable)
• To ensure good housekeeping of the museum and back of house areas.
• To ensure that retail merchandising is in accordance with NTS policy.
• To assist in achieving site retail/admissions/membership 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 and break-down of events in liaison with the Visitor Services Manager.
• To assist with Heritage Hospitality events. Staff may be asked to work through into evening 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.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE
Qualifications
• No formal educational qualification required.

Skills, Experience & Knowledge
Essential
• Excellent cash handling skills.
• Excellent “front of house” persona – warm, welcoming, patient, understanding.
• Excellent selling skills – adaptable to customer type and product.
• Demonstrable excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise.
• Flexible, helpful outlook to customers and colleagues.
• An understanding and commitment to the aims and objectives of the National Trust for Scotland.
• Living the values of the National Trust for Scotland and encourage colleagues to do the same
o The ability and willingness to understand others’ perspectives and to consider the impact of your actions on them and to adapt your actions as necessary.
o The ability and willingness to learn and try new things, to be flexible and step outside of your comfort zone.
o An open and honest way of communicating, ready to ask others for their ideas and to be open to hear and consider different points of view.
o A pro-active approach to taking initiative and to driving forward ideas and projects designed to improve daily operations and deliver an exceptional visitor experience.

Desirable
• Experience in storytelling and a passion for Scottish heritage and history
• Demonstrable experience in a customer-facing retail-based role and or a catering based role, delivering impeccable customer care through excellent inter-personal skills.
• Demonstrable experience in sales or ticket/event/admissions – ideally in a heritage/tourism context – with experience and confidence undertaking till-work and cash handling/reconciliation.
• Experience in EPOS style till operation.

The National Wallace Monument is seeking an experienced freelance actor or live performer to portray William Wallace during events, activations, and special visitor experiences at one of Scotland’s most iconic landmarks.

This is a unique opportunity to bring Scotland’s national hero to life for audiences from around the world, delivering powerful, engaging, and historically informed performances that enhance the visitor experience.

We’re looking for a male performer who can:

• Deliver short scripted and unscripted performances as William Wallace
• Interact confidently with visitors of all ages in character
• Support event days, private events and seasonal activities
• Bring authenticity, presence, and passion to the role
• Represent the Monument with professionalism and enthusiasm
• Work with the onsite team to ensure all visitors receive a friendly welcome and excellent service.

Along with storytelling, performances may include Q&A sessions and photo opportunities.

JOB 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.
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 instances of damage and wear and tear issues 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: to implement amendments to standard procedure as instructions may dictate.

Retail/Catering/Events/Cashier duties
 To ensure good housekeeping of catering kitchens, serveries and back of house areas.
 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 events coordinator.
 To assist with Heritage Hospitality events. 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

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE
Qualifications
 No formal educational qualification required.

Skills, Experience & Knowledge
Essential
 Demonstrable experience in a customer-facing role, delivering impeccable customer care through excellent inter-personal skills.
 Demonstrable experience in a catering based role, delivering impeccable customer care and food safety standards.
 Demonstrable experience in sales or ticket/event/admissions – ideally in a heritage/tourism context – with experience and confidence undertaking till-work and cash handling/reconciliation.
 Experience in EPOS style till operation.
 Excellent cash handling skills.
 Excellent “front of house” persona – warm, welcoming, patient, understanding.
 Excellent selling skills – adaptable to customer type and product.
 Demonstrable excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise.
 Flexible, helpful outlook to customers and colleagues.
 An understanding and commitment to the aims and objectives of the National Trust for Scotland.
 Living the values of the National Trust for Scotland and encourage colleagues to do the same:
o The ability and willingness to understand others’ perspectives and to consider the impact of your actions on them and to adapt your actions as necessary.
o The ability and willingness to learn and try new things, to be flexible and step outside of your comfort zone.
o An open and honest way of communicating, ready to ask others for their ideas and to be open to hear and consider different points of view.
A pro-active approach to taking initiative and to driving forward ideas and projects designed to improve daily operations and deliver an exceptional visitor experience.

Desirable
 Experience in storytelling and a passion for Scottish heritage and history

The Key Responsibilities, Scope of Job, and Required Qualifications, Skills, Experience & Knowledge reflect the requirements of the job at the time of issue. The Trust reserves the right to amend these with appropriate consultation and/or request the post-holder to undertake any activities that it believes to be reasonable within the broad scope of the job or his/her general abilities.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be a part of the seasonal Visitor Support Team at Floors Castle, one of Scotland’s most iconic country houses. We are looking for an outgoing, confident and flexible person to fill a seasonal position, primarily working in our Admission Kiosks.

If you are passionate about excellent customer service, keen to learn more about the fascinating history of the Scottish Borders, and interested in joining our team, then we want to hear from you. Roles available from 3rd April to the end of September.