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Seasonal

3 October – 1 November

With a host of SPOOKTACULAR Halloween happenings taking place at Dalkeith Country Park, we are looking for enthusiastic Visitor Services Assistants to work across our Fort Douglas Adventure Playground and Coffee Cabin.

The role? Working as part of a team to create memorable experiences for our Halloween visitors, no two days are the same in this varied role. You could be:

• Serving hot drinks, snacks and treats in the Coffee Cabin
• Welcoming visitors to Fort Douglas Adventure Playground and processing admissions
• Sharing information about our attractions and answering visitor questions
• Assisting with our Spooky Scavenger Hunt and other Halloween activities.

This is a seasonal contract running from 3 October to 1 November, with a mix of daytime and evening shifts, including weekends.

About you? We’re looking for people who are:

• Friendly, approachable and enthusiastic
• Confident interacting with visitors of all ages
• Calm and positive during busy periods
• Reliable, flexible and keen to learn.

Previous customer service or hospitality experience would be beneficial, but it’s not essential as full training will be provided. If you enjoy working with people and want to be part of a fun and supportive team during one of our busiest seasons, we’d love to hear from you.

How to apply? Please email your CV and covering letter to recruitment@buccleuch.com.

The closing date for applications is 18 September, with interviews taking place from 21 September.

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Contract Type: Casual

Grade: FCLW

Salary: £13.64 per hour

Hours: N/A

Location: Rothes Halls, Glenrothes

Job Reference: ON000634

We are OnFife and we know how valuable creativity is to our communities. Whether we’re helping people learn or making them laugh – we’re here to bring people together and make them feel good. Our spaces are some of Fife’s favourite places – from historic buildings to mobile libraries, award-winning new destinations to much-loved community hubs. Museums, theatres, galleries, libraries, and archives – we offer them all. We’re built on strong values, and those values make us who we are – Fearless, Inviting, Fair and Exciting.

We’re a Real Living Wage employer, and we offer a local government pension scheme, generous holiday allowance and flexible working opportunities. We have a dedicated training scheme offering professional development opportunities and you can also access our employee discount scheme which offers local and national savings and a range of employee benefits.

The Role

We have an great opportunity to join our operational team as a Catering Assistant at Rothes Halls on a casual basis. You will be part of the onsite catering team undertaking bar duties primarily, although this will extend to support in our busy café area. The role includes serving food and beverages, recording payments, restocking, maintaining cleanliness and hygiene standards and wider team support. You will ensure all working and public areas are kept safe and provide visitor engagement and support to a high level.    

The role will involve working on casual basis including evenings and weekends for covering our Shows.

You can view the full job spec here.

About You

You’ll have previous experience in a similar bar and hospitality role with a knowledge of health and safety requirements, understanding the workings of a catering environment is desirable. You will be a team player who will be energetic, with good literacy and numeracy skills and have a positive and flexible ‘can do’ attitude. You’ll take pride in your working environment and provide a professional and courteous service to visitors.  

How to Apply

If you would like to find out more information about this role before applying, please contact Caroline Livingstone the Assistant Venue Manager for an informal chat. Please email Caroline Livingstone on Caroline.livingstone@onfife.com. When you’re ready to apply, please complete our application form and equal opportunities form and return them to the HR team at hr.fct@onfife.com

The closing date for applications is 17th September 2026

Interviews will take place on Friday 25th September 2026 at Rothes Halls

OnFife is an equal opportunities employer.

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