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An amazing opportunity has become available at one of the UK’s leading tourist attraction and leisure brand businesses.

Are you passionate about building a career in the tourism & leisure industry, with a focus on guest experience? If so, then this could be the role for you.

We are currently looking for a full time Operations Duty Manager to join our team at the newly refurbished Loch Ness Centre. 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.

You will work on a rota which includes mornings, evenings and weekends and you must have 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:

Get money back on your medical costs (such as opticians and dental treatments)
Shopping Discounts
An extra day off for your birthday if it falls on a working day!

Salary: £25,000 per annum

Contract: Full time, fixed term (May – End of October). (working 40 hours, weekends and bank holidays included)

A full job description can be found on the Continuum Attractions website.

ABOUT THE ROLE

After a challenging few years, the college is seeing an increase in visitors. We have students from Wisconsin staying with us, language school students from all over the world and other clients who hold conferences, meetings and weddings. However, with this increase in visitors comes a growing need to provide an excellent standard of service to ensure they have a great experience at Newbattle.

To enable us to achieve that excellent service, we are recruiting ‘casual’ housekeeping and catering staff. Experience is not essential, as full training will be given, and you can choose to work either in housekeeping or catering or both.

The hours are flexible, but there will be shift working – early mornings, evenings and weekends. We offer a good rate of pay £10.90 per hour plus holiday pay. This is a good opportunity for anyone who wants a ‘casual’ contract with flexible hours.

Catering Assistant

Daily cleaning duties in kitchen and dining area.

• Carry out, under supervision, preparation of food eg vegetable preparation,
baking, finishing off meals.

• Assist with the serving of meals.

• Inform the Chef Manager or Cook Supervisor of any fault or malfunction in any
equipment or machinery in the kitchen.

• Undertake any other duties that the Chef Manager or Cook Supervisor consider
necessary to ensure the smooth running of the kitchen and meal service.

Housekeeping Assistant

• Undertake all domestic duties as directed by the Domestic Team Leader

• Participate in maintaining physical security of College buildings and contents

• Inform the Domestic Team Leader of any faults or malfunctions in any
equipment or machinery

• Undertake any other duties that the Domestic Team Leader considers necessary
to ensure the delivery of a high quality responsive service

For an informal chat, please contact Joyce Clark on 0131 663 1921 or e-mail joyceclark@nac.ac.uk

Closing date – ongoing

Hours: Days available will range from 2 – 4 days per week and will include weekends. Daily shifts will be from 5 – 8 hours per day.
Duration: Fixed Term (April/May – September).
Pay: £10.90 per hour.

Our Visitor Experience department is now looking for a Seasonal Visitor Assistant and Evening Guide who is enthusiastic, with a smart appearance, excellent communication skills and a passion for customer care.

The job is based in our Visitor Centre and on board Britannia. The position can be physically demanding as you will be standing throughout the duration of your shift.

Company benefits include:

– 10% employer pension contribution (no employee contribution).
– 33 days pro-rata annual holiday entitlement.
– Enhanced long service holiday entitlement.
– Life Assurance.
– Performance and loyalty payment scheme.
– Complimentary tickets.
– Employee Assistance Programme.
– Staff discount in the Gift Shop, Royal Deck Tea Room & The Lighthouse Restaurant & Bar aboard Fingal Hotel.
– Free car parking for staff.
– Uniform provided.
– Full training.

Responsibilities include:

– Providing a warm welcome to visitors.
– Interacting with visitors throughout their tour.
– Helping visitors use their audio handset.
– Work as a guide at Britannia’s exclusive evening events and private tours (£40 per event).
– Any other Visitor Assistant duties as required.

If you feel you have the personality, skills and experience we are looking for, then we would love to hear from you.

To apply please send your CV and a short covering letter to: recruitment@tryb.co.uk

Colin Purnell
Visitor Experience Manager

Closing date: 31 March 2023

No agencies please.

The Glenturret Distillery is recruiting Visitor Attraction Associates.

Location: The Glenturret Distillery – Crieff
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full time/Part time
Salary: £20,592.00 full time (Part time position pro rata)

We are recruiting for full-time and part time Visitor Attraction Associate positions. This will be on a fixed term contract until October end 2023.
In this role you will be working:
5 days out of 7 with some weekend work.

This is a crucial role within the team, you will deliver industry leading customer service; handle sales and cash; guide visitors around the Glenturret working distillery; warmly greet the visitors, efficiently operate the reception area to promote the Glenturret Brand providing guidance on questions and upselling products alongside assisting in the shop. The ability to work together as a team and have exemplary communication skills are imperative.

Regardless of your experience within tourism if you’re eager to bring on board your communication skills and proactivity, we want to hear from you!
We find that colleagues get the most from their time at Glenturret Distillery when they are the most engaged versions of themselves. And we pride ourselves to be a vibrant work environment welcoming and attracting a diverse range of people.
About you:

The position requires excellent communication skills, and a friendly and accommodating attitude. You have exceptional customer service skills or willingness to swiftly acquire them to become truly visitor focused.
You are great with a range of different people and are a keen team player who enjoys working with and supporting others.
You’re passionate to facilitate an environment where our visitors feel welcome and comfortable; whilst possessing the confidence to actively approach and engage with visitors to understand their needs.
Don’t feel you meet all the criteria? We welcome you to apply even if your experience doesn’t match perfectly. With your transferable skills, you could be the right candidate for this, or other opportunities that we have.

Required Skills:
Must fall into the required shift pattern as deemed suitable to meet business requirements.
Have a flexible approach to the role.
Detail conscious.
Able to work from own initiative.
Excellent time management skills.
Good communicator.
Welcome visitors with special requirements/impairments, providing a level of service in accordance with the Disability Discrimination Act.
Provide information about the Distillery – the history, merchandise, process, offers.
Visitor attraction always presented as an outstanding venue to visit, maintaining a high standard of cleanliness and organisation in both customer and non-customer facing areas.
Complete all training deemed appropriate to ensure effective job performance.
All systems and procedures laid down by each department are followed with detailed accuracy.
Aware of the daily business needs by referring to the appropriate communication channels.
Maximising every opportunity to upsell on experiences and products tailored to the visitors’ needs, ensuring they have the best experience possible.
To build relationships and delight our visitors with a highly engaging and interactive experience within all areas that showcases Scotland at its best.

What we offer:
Fantastic career and development prospects.
• 37 days holiday per year. (Pro rata)
• Double matched workplace pension.
• Death in service assurance
• Uniform supplied.
• Generous on-site discounts within The Glenturret gift shop, The Lalique Boutique,
The Glenturret Café, and The Lalique Restaurant.
• Performance and Company bonus.
• Free onsite parking.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Discount on gym membership.
• Access to the Glenturret Branded Portal offering external discounts in numerous
retailers, travel, entertainment, fashion, health and beauty, food, and drink.
• Access to an employee assistance programme.
• Use of the Association of Scottish Visitor Attraction membership cards (ASVA).

We are working hard to understand our organisation better and to foster a culture that recognises and values different backgrounds, mindsets, skills, experience, knowledge and expertise. By having greater diversity, we believe that we will be a stronger and better organisation and ultimately will be able to inspire more futures. We therefore welcome applications from those who bring difference.
To apply for this opportunity please email a current CV along with a covering letter to:

recruitment@theglenturret.com

Deanston Distillery – Tour Guide (seasonal – Full time/Part-time)

Distell International Limited are one of Scotland’s leading Scotch Whisky producers. We are looking to recruit confident and personable individuals as Distillery Visitor Centre Tour Guides to communicate the story of Deanston single malt whisky, conduct tours of the distillery and serve in the distillery shop.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Tour Guide

Department: Deanston Distillery Visitor Centre

Working as part of the Distillery Visitor Centre Team, you will be required to ensure the highest levels of customer service by welcoming, informing and enthusing our visitors during their visit of the distillery, consistently delivering a memorable and enriching experience.

Main functions (accountabilities):

Include but not limited to:

 Demonstrate a pride and passion for Deanston Distillery, Scotch Whisky and other Distell brands
 To engage visitors in the Deanston Distillery Scotch Whisky Experience accurately, informatively and emotionally.
 To support the development of the Deanston Distillery Visitor Centre (DVC) through the Scotch Whisky Experience, the DVC Retail Store and The Coffee Bothy (TCB)
 To help provide a coordinated and professional level of service to our customers at point of contact.
 To ensure that the DVC is clean and functional at all times (including visitor reception area, retail store, cafe, tasting room, toilets, storage cupboards etc.)
 To work within the standards of Deanston DVC’s health and safety policy.
 To carry out other reasonable duties/tasks as required to deliver and meet the objectives of the DVC. This will include working at weekends, occasional evening work in the corporate and online facilities.

Qualifications and Experience: This position requires an enthusiastic outlook and a flexible approach to work. Great people skills and an ability to follow instruction to ensure the highest level of team performance are key attributes required to maintain and develop our unique Brand Heritage Experience at Deanston Distillery.

Key Performance Measurements
 Delivery of the Deanston Distillery Scotch Whisky Experience.
 Consistently high customer feedback via visitors book, website, social media etc.  All communications with the Assistant Manager, Visitor and Retail Team are maintained and fulfilled within the appropriate time lines.

Relationships:
Internal: Deanston Distillery, Sales, Marketing, Customer Services and Finance.
External: The general public; external vendors and suppliers; local community organisations

Key Skills 1. To demonstrate a pride and a passion for Deanston distillery and Scotch Whisky in general. 2. To display confidence with face-to-face contact with visitors within the distillery visitor centre experience including distillery tour, distillery shop and distillery corporate facility. 3. To demonstrate an appetite and enthusiasm for learning, continually developing your own knowledge of Deanston distillery and Scotch Whisky as well as furthering your own levels of customer service. 4. The ability to communicate the above knowledge and entertain visitors, delivering an authentic Deanston whisky experience. 5. To display a high degree of flexibility, adaptability and ability to work within a close team. 6. A flexible approach to hours of work over a seven day working week is required and some evening work will be integral to this role.

Qualifications and Experiences: Whisky knowledge is not a necessity for the position as our training will take care of explaining the uniqueness of Deanston’s single malt whisky, its history, its people and the skill of the scotch malt whisky process itself. Ideally we are looking for people with an enthusiastic outlook, a flexible approach to work and great people skills to help us build and develop our new whisky experience at Deanston distillery. An ability to speak an additional language would be a distinct advantage. It is expected that the successful candidate will be a team player with a “can do” attitude and who thrives on a busy workload.

If you are interested in applying for this job, please send your cv and cover letter to info@deanstondistillery.com

2022 was a phenomenal year for our charity and its parks as we launched a new Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) strategy pledging to reverse the decline of at least 50 species by 2030.

At our Highland Wildlife Park, we saw our polar bear cub (Brodie) take his first steps outside, welcomed the arrival of three snow leopard cubs, continued our fantastic work on the saving the critically endangered pine hoverfly and had a very successful first breed season of our Scottish Wildcats with 22 kittens being born… and that’s just in one year!

If you would like to get involved, come and work on the wild side and help protect, value and love nature.

We are looking for a Seasonal Retail Sales Assistant to join our team at Highland Wildlife Park. In this role you will be helping with cover for our peak Spring and Summer period,the role is expected to last 6 months and include part time, variable hours, with some weekend work. Read on to find out more!

The role

Providing a first-class sales and customer service experience to all visitors at RZSS Edinburgh Zoo and by providing information and assistance and ensuring an environment that is engaging and well maintained.

Some of the things you’ll do:

Provide first-class customer service by maintaining a positive, welcoming environment, proactive and helpful attitude to all visitors at all times, meeting or exceeding our Customer Service Standards.
Operate retail systems efficiently and effectively to both sell and upsell products.
Ensure all front of house areas and other RZSS retail outlets are maintained to the highest standard, ensuring stocks are regularly replenished, all areas are clean and clear, all products are displayed and merchandised as directed.
Operate the tills efficiently and assist with the counting and recording of monies to agreed standards.
Occasionally provide assistance in other operational areas including events, car parking and driving visitor passenger vehicles.

What we’re looking for:

Good achievement in standard grades (or equivalent), including English and Mathematics.
Accurate numerical reasoning skills and attention to detail.
Engaging customers empathetically to link or upsell our products.
Use of electronic cash till.
Providing first-class customer care and service, including dealing with customer queries.
Previous work in a range of retail activities.

Please see the role profile for further information on what the role involves and essential/desirable criteria.

2022 was a phenomenal year for our charity and its parks as we launched a new Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) strategy pledging to reverse the decline of at least 50 species by 2030.

At our Highland Wildlife Park, we saw our polar bear cub (Brodie) take his first steps outside, welcomed the arrival of three snow leopard cubs, continued our fantastic work on the saving the critically endangered pine hoverfly and had a very successful first breed season of our Scottish Wildcats with 22 kittens being born… and that’s just in one year!

If you would like to get involved, come and work on the wild side and help protect, value and love nature.

The role(s)

Visitor Experience Assistants:
Various seasonal roles

Catering Assistants:
Various seasonal roles

In these roles you will provide a first-class customer service experience. As Catering Assistant you will work to provide a consistently high-quality food service experience to all visitors at RZSS Highland Wildlife Park, Our Visitor Experience Assistants provide information and assistance, ensuring an environment that is engaging and well maintained.

Some of the things you’ll do:

Provide first-class customer service by maintaining a positive, welcoming environment, proactive and helpful attitude to all visitors at all times, meeting or exceeding our Customer Service Standards.

Visitor Experience

Ensure all work areas are maintained to the highest standard, ensuring stocks are regularly replenished, all areas are clean and clear, all products are displayed as directed.
Operate admissions systems efficiently and effectively to both sell and upsell products.
Operate the tills efficiently and assist with the counting and recording of monies to agreed standards.
Respond to unexpected situations in a professional manner and seek advice and support from line manager when required.??
Catering:

Ensure work areas are maintained to the highest health, safety and hygiene standards
Ensure all areas are clean and clear, storerooms are well stocked and organized at all times, all kitchenware/equipment is clean and stored appropriately
Assisting with the smooth running of the kitchen production areas
Assisting with basic food preparations
What we’re looking for:

Good achievement in standard grades (or equivalent), including English and Mathematics.
Accurate numerical reasoning skills and attention to detail.
Engaging customers empathetically to link or upsell our products.
Providing first-class customer care and service, including dealing with customer queries.
Food Safety and Hygiene (level 2 certification) or willingness to obtain
What you’ll get in return:

Competitive salary / hourly rates
Friendly and fun working environment
Free staff transport (from Inverness and local area)
Discount in both retail/catering
Opportunity to observe the work of our animal keepers first hand
Free admission to Edinburgh Zoo and other BIAZA listed UK zoos
Free admission to other local attractions (ASVA listed)
Full training provided
Additional benefits for permanent staff including employer contributory pension scheme access to a healthcare plan and supplemented Highlife Membership
Shortlisting of applications and interviews for this position will take place while the advert is live; the advert will close once a successful candidate has been found. Interested candidates are therefore encouraged to submit applications as quickly as possible.

£9.50 – £10.50 per hour depending on experience

The Kitchen at Restoration Yard is a gorgeous restaurant in the stable yard area of Dalkeith Country Park, a beautiful 1,000-acre space owned by the Duke of Buccleuch. The team ensure that every guest receives a friendly welcome and the highest standard of service.

We are looking for F&B Assistants/Waiters to work in our fast-paced restaurant at weekends and during the busy Easter period. You will be responsible for a busy section of the restaurant, ensuring a professional and relaxed dining experience for our guests. You will be confident and able to work independently, with the ability to communicate effectively with the kitchen and management team.

• Do you have experience of working in a restaurant?
• Can you demonstrate a passion for customer service?
• Are you able to thrive in a fast-paced environment?

If you want the opportunity to develop while working in a fun environment with like-minded people, then we want to hear from you! As a daytime operation we offer sociable hours to fit around your other commitments although weekend working is essential to cover our busiest times. We have a variety of seasonal, full-time and part time shifts available depending on your availability.

Interested? Please email a copy of your CV and covering letter to recruitment@buccleuch.com.

The closing date for applications is 20 March.

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We are looking for a professional and experienced individual to assist our Catering Supervisor in overseeing our catering team during the 2023 season.

As well as carrying out food preparation, you will assist with stock management, place orders, carry out supervisory tasks to support the catering team and ensure that high standards are maintained in our Cabin and Tearoom. If you have a passion for providing outstanding hospitality, then we want to hear from you!

• Can you demonstrate excellent customer service skills?
• Do you have a flexible approach to work and a ‘can do’ attitude?
• Are you a team player with the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people?

Hours and shifts will vary and will include weekends. As Drumlanrig Castle is not accessible by public transport, access to your own transport is essential.

Interested? Please apply by emailing a copy of your CV and covering letter to recruitment@buccleuch.com.

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This Easter we have a full programme of events taking place at Dalkeith Country Park over the holidays ranging from storytelling, duck races and scavenger hunts. Not to mention the endless adventures that can be found in Fort Douglas!

We want to hear from enthusiastic and energetic ‘bunnies’ to help create magical moments for our young visitors. Working closely with our Events Team you will take part in a range of ‘egg-citing’ activities ensuring that you engage and delight our Easter visitors.

• Are you patient, upbeat and friendly with the ability to make children feel comfortable?
• Can you demonstrate the maturity required to care for the wellbeing of our visitors?
• Do you feel excited about getting into character to become our Easter Bunny?!

Hours of work will vary and will include weekends. While customer facing experience would be desirable, it’s more important that you can demonstrate a positive attitude and are great with people.

Interested? Please email a copy of your CV and covering letter to recruitment@buccleuch.com.

The closing date is 17 March.

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This Easter we have a full programme of events taking place at Dalkeith Country Park over the Easter holidays ranging from storytelling, duck races and scavenger hunts. Not to mention the endless adventures that can be found in Fort Douglas!

We want to hear from enthusiastic and energetic individuals to help us deliver our programme of events and activities. You will enjoy getting creative, keeping our young visitors engaged with storytelling and a range of ‘egg-citing’ Easter activities!

• Are you friendly with a professional approach to work?
• Can you demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to interact confidently with a wide range of people?
• Do you have strong customer service skills and understanding of the individual needs of our visitors?

Hours of work will vary and will include weekends. While similar experience would be desirable, it’s more important that you can demonstrate a positive attitude and are great with people.

Interested? Please email a copy of your CV and covering letter to recruitment@buccleuch.com.

The closing date is 17 March.

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Do you love having fun and, more importantly, do you enjoy helping other people have fun? Are you a people person with an inner-child desperate to be let loose?

We are Conifox Adventure Park, a fun family-owned attraction located in Kirkliston, 20 minutes from the centre of Edinburgh. We are experts in fun: whether you are racing down slides in our huge indoor Activity Centre, racing go-karts in our Adventure Park or scaling our Tartan Titan, officially the world’s longest inflatable obstacle course.

Our events team create and deliver immersive events and amazing experiences. We want to bring families together to get active and create memories. No two days are the same; we have family music festivals, Halloween scare mazes, pumpkin festivals, Scotland’s biggest immersive Christmas Santa Experience and all the fun of Tartan Titan, spanning 600m of obstacles and challenges, visitors will need to jump, bounce, crawl and slide their way to glory!

We are seeking a detail-oriented and motivated individual to join our team as an Event Production Assistant. The successful candidate will be responsible for building sets and setting up events, ensuring that everything is executed flawlessly and on time. This role requires a strong work ethic, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

Key Responsibilities:
• Assist in the planning and preparation of events
• Build and set up sets and staging for events, ensuring that everything is secure and meets safety standards
• Ensure that all equipment and supplies needed for the event are in place and ready to go
• Liaise with vendors and suppliers to ensure timely delivery of goods and services
• Manage and coordinate the event set up, ensuring that everything is executed according to the plan
• Provide support during events, including troubleshooting issues as they arise
• Break down and remove sets and equipment after the event
• Ensure that all equipment is properly stored and maintained
• Assist with event cleanup and restoration
Qualifications:
• Experience in event production, stage design, or related field is a plus
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Ability to lift heavy objects and work in physically demanding environments
• Knowledge of basic carpentry and construction skills is preferred
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation
• This position may require working evenings and weekends, depending on event schedules. The Event Production Assistant will report to the Event Production Manager and work closely with other members of the event production team to ensure that every event is a success.