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Join our team as an Evening Duty Manager at The Real Mary King’s Close

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.

We are currently looking for an Evening Duty Manager to join our team over summer. You must be a natural leader who is ambitious, flexible, reliable, and possess excellent communication skills whilst enjoying working as part of a team. The role is varied and you need to be a fast thinker and work well under pressure.

Our attraction’s success revolves around our guests and you’ll spend every day finding ways to do things better, for them. Our guests will expect very high standards, so everything we do will be geared towards giving them an outstanding experience every time they visit.

We are looking for someone that has a guest focused approach. You will be passionate about our standards and implementing our ways of working, ensuring that the attraction operates within procedure at all times.

We’re looking for an individual who has a flair for guest service, has strong communication skills, has a friendly attitude towards colleagues and guests.

In return, we will invest in your career. We offer:

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
LGBT+ friendly workplace
Plus additional benefits as part of the Continuum Attractions team…
Contract: 35 hours per week available. Fixed Term (June – September) Contract. Weekends & Bank Holidays included.

This role is late nights only – finishing time would be 11:30pm. Shifts would mainly be 4:30pm – 11:30pm.

Salary: £12.66 per hour

A full Job Description can be downloaded from our website.

Need more inspiration to apply? Here is what our current team have to say about working at The Real Mary Kings Close (figures from our April 2024 engagement survey): 92% of our team are proud to work for The Real Mary Kings Close so we can guarantee you will be joining a passionate team!

We look forward to reviewing your application!

Application Deadline: Sunday 12/05/2024