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2x Visitor Services Assistants

Organisation: Surgeons’ Hall Museums

Salary: £18,720.00 per annum.

Location: Surgeons' Hall Museums, Edinburgh

We are seeking 2 part-time Visitor Services Assistants to enhance our ground-breaking museum. Reporting to the Visitor Services Supervisor the primary duties and responsibilities will include:

Opening and closing the museum

Supervising the museum, maintaining the safety and security of visitors, volunteers, and the collection

Welcoming visitors, taking money, and issuing tickets

Handling cash

Issuing tickets to visitors

Cashing up at the end of day

Transferring monies to Finance Department

Selling books, posters, and other stock

Recording the number of visitors

Recording shop sales and keeping stock of shop items

Daily front of house housekeeping, i.e. Leaflet replenishment and wiping cases.

Answering or taking enquiries to pass on to volunteers and staff

This post requires experience of using standard systems (MS Word, Excel, and Outlook) as well as previous experience of cash handling.You will have good organisation, verbal and written skills and a knowledge of/interest in the history of surgery and medicine is desirable. A good level of education with at least credit level Standard Grade English or equivalent is required.

Application Deadline: Monday 19/05/2025