Jobs

Visitor Services Assistant

Organisation: The National Trust for Scotland

Salary: £19,760 pro-rata, per annum

Location: Tenement House

JOB PURPOSE
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated individual to join our visitor services team at The Tenement House. This is an exciting opportunity within the heritage industry and the ideal candidate must be passionate about our vision for the future and what we do every day as a business: bringing people together and providing them with the greatest visitor experience.

Holmwood is a masterpiece of one of Scotland’s most brilliant architects and someone who profoundly shaped the city itself: Alexander Thomson. We are looking to inspire our visitors with its amazing architecture and design. You should be passionate about delivering outstanding customer experiences and tours to our visitors and guests and able to maximise opportunities to generate income. It’s important that Visitor Service Assistants (VSA’s) ensure the property and its assets are safe and secure. Furthermore, we’re looking for team workers who are also able to use their own initiative and are driven to make a difference.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
To provide a consistently high standard of visitor care at all times
• Welcoming visitors to the site and processing their admission/retail or catering purchase in a friendly, efficient and knowledgeable manner;
• Welcoming visitors with special needs / impairments and providing a high level of service in accordance with the Disability Discrimination Act;
• Welcoming International visitors and aiding with specific needs.
• Welcoming groups in an efficient and warm manner
• Delivering tours (all training will be provided), and answering visitors’ queries about the site, education facilities and the local area;
• Providing information about the site, its history, contents, offers and merchandise;
• Promoting National Trust for Scotland brand to include our Membership scheme, events, upselling other properties and any promotional campaigns, being proactive in the selling of Membership and Gift Aid.

Application Deadline: Friday 04/02/2022