Seasonal

Stockworker (Temporary for 6 Months)

Background

The Highland Folk Museum is an open-air living history site based in Newtonmore in the Scottish Highlands. We have 35 historic buildings across an 80-acre site which showcase life in the Highlands from the 1700’s to the 1950’s. The museum is divided into four main areas – Aultlarie Croft, a 1930s working farm, Balameanach (Middle Village) with a developing community of re-located buildings, the Pinewoods, and ‘Baile Gean’ the Museum’s unique re-construction of an early 1700s Highland Township.

Job Purpose

You will be responsible for the care of a variety of livestock and crops and assist in the day to day running of the working croft during the museums closed season.

You will work as a member of the wider museum team and ensure that all activities are carried out safely and in line with High Life Highland’s Health & Safety policies.

This role will include bank holiday and weekend working on a rota basis.

For more information on the role and how to apply, please visit out website by clicking on the link below.

Destination Assistants – Catering

Scottish Canals is looking for Destination Assistants – Catering at the Falkirk Wheel & Horse Box!

We are looking for passionate, enthusiastic, and motivated individuals to join our team and work with us over our Summer to Autumn 2024 season.

Our pace, personality and people make us amongst Scotland’s top visitor attractions. If you’re interested in tourism, travel, international visitors, events, food & drink then this could be the perfect job for you.

This position is during daytime hours and flexible to accommodate work life balance.

From welcoming thousands of international visitors, serving customers and spending time both in and outdoors, our Destination Assistants enjoy a wide range of fun and exciting responsibilities.

You will be integral to our customers having a 5-star experience to remember. The role will involve customer service, cash handling, barista coffee service and the preparation of food. Ensuring pride in the cleanliness and surroundings you will work in. You must be flexible to work in our various outlets including Airstream, ice cream area and coffee pods and with a personal and engaging attitude, precision for café and food displays and ensuring our customers are informed and enlightened by your professional and informative attitude.

Full uniform and training will be provided.

Key Duties include:

Preparing and serving hot and cold drinks such as coffee, tea, and speciality beverages.
Cleaning and sanitising work areas, utensils, and equipment.
Cleaning service and public areas.
Describing menu items, adhering to food and hygiene and allergen standards and suggesting products to customers.
Serving customers and taking orders.
Welcome, engage an inform our customers to exceed expectations.
Distributing stock supplies.
Receiving and processing customer payments.
Assisting with set up and delivery of events.

To be successful you will have:

Excellent interpersonal skills
A real enjoyment for dealing with the public
A confident, friendly, welcoming, helpful, engaging nature
The ability to deliver a professional service to customers
The drive and willingness to work across various disciplines within catering
Good time management and organisational skills
The ability to work well under pressure
A sense of own initiative with the ability to work effectively as part of a team
A flexible approach to the role

Previous experience in a similar role is welcomed, but not essential.

This role attracts a salary of £12.13 per hour which is pro-rated to the length of the contract. You will work on a rota which may include weekends and bank holidays.

Storyteller

The Real Mary King’s Close is buried deep beneath Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. On their fully guided tour, guests follow Edinburgh’s past residents in these underground alleyways and hear the real stories of the people who lived, worked and died there. Join us to experience over 400 years of history and unlock the secrets of Edinburgh’s only preserved 17th-century street.

An opportunity has arisen to contribute to the further success of this attraction and we require a Storyteller to join our team. Through our exceptional, bespoke training program you will have the skills to deliver memorable and enjoyable guided tours, deliver exceptional guest engagement across the attraction and work as a team to provide guests with a friendly welcome.

Using a mix of expert knowledge and humour you would be hosting, creating and delivering a memorable experience for every guest. You should have experience of performing to and engaging with an audience, working with the public and proficient use of till systems.

We are looking for team members with sparkle and passion, that are genuinely interested in providing high quality guest service and telling the stories of our unique attraction. A team playing attitude is a must.

We are passionate about our attraction and are looking for the right people to help us drive our business forward in a competitive marketplace. In return, we offer:

· Flexible working options with a variety of shifts patterns

· Mental health first aiders on site as well as access to 24/7 Employee assistance program

· Free breakfast club

· Wellness committee – monthly wellness events for team

· Continued training for personal development

· ASVA passes

· Matching the Real Living Wage Foundation

· Discounts in retail and café offering

· Plus more…

Contract: 12-30 hours per week available. One month Fixed Term Contract from the 1st October 2024. Weekends & Bank Holidays included. You must be available at weekends, early mornings, late nights and bank holidays

Salary: Starting rate of £11.44 per hour which can increase to £12.00 per hour following training completion.

A full Job Description can be downloaded from our website.

If you wish to apply we ask that along with your CV and cover letter please include a 30 second video telling us about yourself and why you want to work with us.

If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, then unfortunately, on this occasion, you will not have been selected for an interview – but we wish you well in your future career.

The closing date for this post is Sunday 22nd September 2024.

Need more inspiration to apply? Here’s what our current team think about working here. In our April 2024 survey: 97% of team can count on their colleagues for support when needed.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Halloween Events Assistants

This October we have a host of SPOOKTACULAR Halloween happenings taking place at Dalkeith Country Park & Palace! From the Curiously Creepy Pumpkin Patch, the Scary Scavenger hunt and Eerie Prisoner’s in the Palace, we have a wide programme of spooky events and activities and need enthusiastic and energetic individuals to help us engage and delight visitors.

• Are you friendly and professional?
• Can you demonstrate great people skills and the ability to interact confidently with a wide range of customers?
• Do you enjoy going the extra mile to ensure visitors have a great experience?

This is a seasonal contract starting now until the end of October; varied part-time shifts are available and will include weekends. While customer service experience would be helpful, it’s more important that you can demonstrate a positive attitude and are great with people.

Interested? To apply, please email your CV and a covering letter to recruitment@buccleuch.com.

The closing date for applications is 23 September.

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Event Team Member

Who are we?
Welcome to Conifox Adventure Park, were fun meets creativity! Just 20 minutes from Edinburgh City Centre., on the outskirts of Kirkliston, we’re a rapidly growing hub of excitement, attracting over 250,000 visitors each year. With our indoor activity centre, outdoor adventure park, and our vibrant seasonal events, we’re all about creating a space for playing together, building community and making unforgettable memories, www.conifox.co.uk.

The Role:
Are passionate about delivering a great Halloween experience and helping us spread joy, fun, and adventure? At Conifox, we live by our values of trust, respect, positivity, service, and fun.

If you’re ready to dive into a dynamic role that combines delivering outstanding customer service and making our Halloween an event to remember.

This role requires you to be available on the following event dates: October 5 (training day), 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27 & 31.

• Deliver a high a level of customer care at all times to all guests throughout the
Halloween event.
• Giving guest a warm welcome and checking tickets.
• Direct and supervising guests throughout the event and addressing any inquiries.
• Assisting in the delivery at hospitality outlets as required, full training will be
included.
• Maintaining a high level of cleanliness throughout the event.
• Assisting in the sale of retail merchandise.
• Assisting with car parking duties.

What we need from you
You will need endless amounts of energy and enthusiasm as you assist in bringing our Halloween event to life. You must enjoy interacting with guests and delivering outstanding customer service.

Must-haves:
• Be available for all events dates including the training day.
• Previous event experience is required.
• Must have customer service experience and have a genuine passion for delivering
great service.
• Hospitality experience would be advantageous.

What’s on Offer
• Team Spirit: Join a fast-growing, energetic team that’s shaping the future of
Conifox events.
• Great Perks: Enjoy a competitive hourly rate, and a superb working environment.
• Tasty Discounts: Enjoy a 50% staff discount on food and beverages at Conifox
Cafe.

Ready to join the Events Team? Send your CV to – mark@conifox.co.uk before the closing date of Sunday 22 September 2024.

Halloween Pumpkin Mascot

The Role:
Being our Halloween Pumpkin Mascot is an essential part of our Halloween event experience. Having the skills to emulate the characteristics of our pumpkin mascot is the secret to truly engaging with our visitors and making the event an event to remember.
As a member of the events team, you must be passionate about delivering a great Halloween experience and helping us spread joy, fun, and adventure?

This role requires you to be available on the following dates: October 5 (training day), 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27 & 31.
• Demonstrate an outgoing performance personality with an ability to interact with
guests.
• Be in character at all times when in contact with guests.
• Represent the Conifox in a professional and appropriate manner at all times,
inside and outside the mascot costume.
• Be athletic and physically fit to wear a costume and perform for the duration of
the event.
• Assist the vents team in any other duties assigned to you by the Events Manager.
• Assisting in the maintaining a high level of cleanliness at all times.

Must-haves:
• Be available for all events dates including the training day.
• Previous event experience is required. Must have customer service experience
and have a genuine passion for delivering great service.
• Previous mascot or acting experience is preferred.
• Previous experience in delivering outstanding customer service.

Ready to join the Events Team? Send your CV to – mark@conifox.co.uk before the closing date of Sunday 22 September.

Visitor Services Assistant – Food and Beverage

JOB PURPOSE

As a member of Culloden Battlefield’s F+B team, you will be working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment serving a large range of international and local guests. You will work as part of a larger, multi-department team to ensure an unforgettable visitor experience every time.

This role is key to the visitor experience; your role is to put smiles on faces and ensure our visitors have an amazing visit.

REQUIRED SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & ATTRIBUTES

Essential

A warm, friendly and outgoing personality.

Previous experience in a catering or customer-facing role, delivering impeccable customer care and food safety standards.

Be responsible and proactive. Ensuring all day-to-day tasks are completed including record keeping and reporting figures, cleaning, preparation and basic administration as required.

To provide consistently excellent customer service when dealing with high volumes of customers

Cash reconciliation duties including start and end of day tasks, must have experience handling cash accurately and processing sales

Be able to take responsibility for your own development and learning.

Have a flexible approach to working hours and days including working weekend and Bank Holidays as appropriate.

To work across departments when necessary, supporting the wider Culloden cluster

Adhering to the property’s quality standards including but not limited to the wearing of uniform, being well presented with a good standard of personal hygiene.

Ensuring health and welfare of property staff, volunteers, and visitors by adhering to the Trust’s Health, Safety and Environment policies and guidelines. This includes working within the property’s “Safe System of Work” (the system for managing Health & Safety).

Ensuring Safe systems of work are implemented effectively within all activities

Actor

The Edinburgh Dungeon is a 75-minute interactive theatrical tour where our guests are transported back in history and recounted tales of Edinburgh’s murky past by one of our many infamous characters. You could therefore find yourself taking on the role of the Judge, The Torturer, a member of Sawney Bean’s family, The ‘Foul Clenger’, Mary Queen of Scots, or even the ‘Witch Pricker’, amongst others.

Each character delivers a short, scripted show, which is crafted to be interactive so improvisation will also form a key part to your performance. As well as maintaining strong characterisation throughout each show, you’ll also be operating and controlling special effects during your performance, to enhance the whole experience.

At peak times, you’ll be performing shows every 8 to 10 minutes and as this is a dungeon after all, you’ll be working in dark, somewhat confined spaces.

These roles are seasonal offering both full-time and part-time hours. You’ll need to be flexible with working hours and days. This role may include working both Saturday and Sunday, plus a Friday evening late shift every fortnight, for our special event ‘Dungeon Lates’ experience.

Qualifications & Experience

A background in performance and character acting with some formal performance training
Very strong characterisation skills
Strong vocal ability (ideally with a Scottish accent, or the ability to portray one convincingly)
Someone able to learn scripts quickly and take direction
The ability to improvise and react to the public, but remain in character
Stamina and the ability to perform shows in quick succession, whilst maintaining a focused high-quality performance

Benefits

Monthly Bonus based on customer satisfaction
25% discount in our retail shops and restaurants
40% off LEGO online
Merlin Magic Pass – giving you free tickets to all our attractions worldwide for you, your family, and friends every year
Employee pricing up to 55% off cinema tickets
The cell doors are open and ready to welcome you…

Guest Services Team Member

Join our team as a Guest Services Team Member at the newly refurbished Loch Ness Centre!

Join us as we walk guests through 500 million years of Loch Ness history. Our guests will be delving deeper into the real places, people, stories, and scientific research that has turned Nessie into an iconic Scottish legend.

As a member of our guest services team, you will deliver outstanding experiences for our guests ensuring their time with us is a memorable one.

Using your vibrant personality, you will greet and host our guests giving them the warmest of welcomes and a reason to return.

When you join the team at The Loch Ness Centre we will invest in your career.

We offer:

Cash back on your medical costs
An additional day off for your birthday
Shopping discounts and much more…
Contract: Fixed term contracts available from August to September with variable hours available per week.

Salary: £12.00 per hour

For a full job description please visit The Loch Ness Website

Need more inspiration to apply? Here’s what our current team think about working at the Loch Ness Centre in our April 2024 survey: 89% of team can count on their colleagues for support when needed.

We look forward to reviewing your application!

Cleaner

Do you have an eye for perfection? Are you looking for a part-time seasonal job at Edinburgh Dungeon?

Step into the shadows and join our team of dungeon dwellers! Help us ensure our dark, riotous attraction is always presentable and spotless for our guests. We strive to provide outstanding service and meet the highest standards in cleanliness and presentation—no cobweb left behind!

It will be your responsibility to ensure the attraction is litter-free, clean, hygienic, and ready for our guests. You’ll also be tasked with cleaning staff areas and the visitor and staff toilets daily.

This is a part-time, seasonal role. Hours: 15 Hours per week (5 days a week including weekends) ideally 9am – 12pm. Flexibility is essential as availability of work will vary throughout the season and will include bank holidays, school holidays and weekends.

Qualifications & Experience
Someone who works to a high standard and has great attention to detail
Comfortable handling cleaning products and chemicals (training is given though)
Cleaning experience is preferable but not essential
Able to work independently and use initiative
Have a friendly personality and be confident

Benefits
Alongside making our attraction sparkle, you’ll also receive:

Monthly bonus scheme based on customer service targets
25% discount in our retail shops
40% off LEGO online
Merlin Magic Pass – giving you free tickets to all our attractions worldwide for you, your family, and friends every year
Employee pricing up to 55% off cinema tickets

Catering Workers

Scottish Canals is looking for Destination Assistants – Catering at the Falkirk Wheel & Horse Box!

We are looking for passionate, enthusiastic, and motivated individuals to join our team and work with us over our Summer to Autumn 2024 season.

This position is during daytime hours and flexible to accommodate work life balance.

From welcoming thousands of international visitors, serving customers and spending time both in and outdoors, our Destination Assistants enjoy a wide range of fun and exciting responsibilities.

Full uniform and training will be provided.

Key Duties include:

To be successful you will have:

Previous experience in a similar role is welcomed, but not essential.

This role attracts a salary of £12.13 per hour which is pro-rated to the length of the contract. You will work on a rota which may include weekends and bank holidays.

Seasonal Prep Chef (until end of October)

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 Store and Restaurant. We have an exciting seasonal opportunity in our daytime catering operation for a Chef to work full-time over the busy summer period and be part of an amazing team who create memorable moments, whether our guests are with us for a spot of lunch, coffee & cake, or celebrating their wedding day.

Our offering consists of a 100-seat beautiful restaurant with an additional 80 outdoor covers. To cater for our wide range of visitors, we also have the Coffee Shop, Larder, Cabin and many other seasonal outlets throughout the year. In this full-time role you will support Chefs in preparing food for our various outlets, including our food truck and pizza pop-up, whilst maintaining the highest standards of hygiene. In addition to normal daytime operations, you will assist with weddings and other events, producing quality food to a high standard.

What skills are required? With a passion for food, excellent knife skills and high standards of hygiene, you will be a hard-working team player who can work effectively in a fast-paced, high volume environment. Candidates must have relevant experience and will ideally have food hygiene/allergen certification.

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

While this is initially a seasonal role until October there may be an opportunity to extend. 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 Jose Dalto, Head Chef, at recruitment@buccleuch.com.

The closing date for applications is 12 August.

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