Hospitality and Catering

The Kitchen at Restoration Yard is a gorgeous restaurant in the stable yard area of Dalkeith Country Park, set in a beautiful 1,000 acre country estate. We are looking for an experienced Supervisor with high professional standards to join the team.

In this role you will work closely with F&B managers to ensure service runs smoothly, creating a welcoming atmosphere that will exceed guest expectations. You will ensure exemplary standards of cleanliness and compliance with licensing legislation/cash handling procedures. With the ability to support and motivate others in the team, you will have a hands-on approach, ensuring the opening and closing of the restaurant and other food outlets in line with company procedures. We are a daytime operation with working hours including weekends and occasional evening cover to help with functions and events.

About you? With solid hospitality experience and good leadership skills, you will be energetic, positive and warm with an excellent eye for detail. With high standards, your proactive approach will allow you to tune into customers needs and deliver outstanding service. You’ll enjoy a fast pace of work, have the drive to take ownership and will demonstrate a process driven approach to work, ensuring procedures are adhered to. As a confident communicator, you will keep the team up to date and ensure they are adequately trained to allow them to fulfil their roles while developing their skills.

There are lots of reasons why you’ll want to work with us; we are an awesome team, supportive and fun, and we value our people. Dalkeith Country Park is a truly special place. On the outskirts of Edinburgh, this beautiful 1,000-acre estate is home to our gorgeous courtyard, The Kitchen, a stylish and contemporary eating experience, as well as The Larder, Cabin and other pop-up food and beverage outlets throughout the year.

Interested? Please send your CV and covering letter to Gillian Heath, Head of Food & Beverage, at recruitment@restorationyard.com.

The closing date for applications is 12 February.

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£12 per hour depending on experience

With gorgeous views of the Orangerie our self-service Coffee Bar, set in the stable yard area of Dalkeith Country Park, is the perfect spot for our customers to enjoy a coffee, delicious cake, or a light lunch. We are looking for an experienced Supervisor to join the team to ensure every guest receives the warmest of welcomes and the highest standards of service.

In this supervisory role you’ll ensure the smooth running of the Coffee Bar, exemplary standards of cleanliness and compliance with cash handling procedures. With a passion for coffee, you will motivate and encourage the team, sharing your desire to provide a perfectly handcrafted quality beverage. We are a daytime operation with working hours including weekends and occasional evening cover to help with functions and events.

About you? With solid hospitality experience and strong supervisory skills, you will be passionate, positive and energetic with an excellent eye for detail. With high standards, your warm and friendly approach will create a laid back and relaxed atmosphere. You’ll enjoy a fast pace of work, have great energy and the drive to take ownership.

There are lots of reasons why you’ll want to work with us; we are an awesome team, supportive and fun, and we value our people. Dalkeith Country Park is a truly special place. On the outskirts of Edinburgh, this beautiful 1,000-acre estate is home to our gorgeous courtyard, The Kitchen, a stylish and contemporary eating experience, as well as The Larder, Cabin and other pop-up food and beverage outlets throughout the year.

Interested? Please send your CV and covering letter to Gillian Heath, Head of Food & Beverage, at recruitment@restorationyard.com.

The closing date for applications is 12 February.

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Scottish Canals is looking for a Boat Master to join our friendly team at The Falkirk Wheel! 

We are looking for a passionate, enthusiastic, and motivated individual to join our team and work with us.

If you’re interested in boating and working at one of Scotland’s top visitor attractions, then this could be the perfect opportunity for you.  The boat crew are front line customer service staff, welcoming visitors and leading them through The Falkirk Wheel boat trip experience.  

Our pace, personality and people make us amongst Scotland’s top visitor attractions. From welcoming thousands of international visitors, serving customers and creating memorable experiences. 

Full uniform and training will be provided.

Key Duties Include:

Ensuring compliance with the requirements of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency for the operation of the vessels and also for the maintenance of their Boat Master Licence
Being aware of, and adhering to, the contents of the Domestic Passenger Ships Safety Management Code.

To be successful you will have:

Must possess MCA Boat Master License (Tier 2, Level 1) or have fulfilled all training requirements to qualify for MCA Boat Master examination to take place.
Current ML5
Excellent interpersonal skills
A real enjoyment for dealing with the public
A confident, friendly, welcoming, helpful, engaging nature
The ability to deliver a professional service to customers
Comfortable dealing with an audience of visitors; including presenting to an audience 
Good time management and organisational skills
The ability to work well under pressure
A sense of own initiative with the ability to work effectively as part of a team
A flexible approach to the role
Crew member experience

This role attracts salary of £26700 per annum plus 11.25% variable hours allowance and £850 outdoor working allowance. You will work on a rota which may include weekends and bank holidays.

This year Scottish Crannog Centre is moving to a new site! We are opening a new museum in Spring 2024, showcasing an Iron Age village, hand-built by our team of craftspeople, apprentices and staff, and a new museum building and café, designed by us for us.

Our aim is to become a national treasure, loved and admired by all, with social justice at its heart. To achieve this, we constantly reflect, converse and challenge ourselves to deliver work that matters, has impact, and benefits the diverse communities that the museum serves. This is not project work, but core to our mission and vision as a museum. We aim to create an organisation where there are a thousand fingerprints and a thousand voices involved in all we do.

As a multi-award-winning museum delivering best practices in visitor experience, we are looking for a dedicated, enthusiastic and caring individual to join us and help us develop our new café. The successful candidate will also be involved in the daily running of the site, will get to work with the Iron Age collection, and to explore further interests with additional training opportunities. We have both full and part time positions available, and will work with you to find what fits you best.

For this role, full training will be received when you start.
You just need to be someone who wants the world to be a better place!

It would be helpful to know that you have:

– Some experience working in a café or catering environment
– An interest in taking an active role in making our museum the best place it can be.
– Good communication skills and efficiency, working quickly and calmly as part of a team.
– Friendly, confident and able to build a rapport with colleagues, customers and suppliers.
– A can-do attitude and ability to take and build on feedback to grow and develop.

In this role you will:

– Train with local company Glen Lyon Coffee to gain experience and confidence as a Crannog barrister.
– Complete a Level 2 Food Hygiene and Safety certification.
– Delivering excellent customer service to museum visitors, building relationships with visitors through conversation and active listening.
– Serve food and drinks and deliver information about the Crannog Centre to people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, as part of our mission to welcome anyone who comes to visit us.
– Support on hygiene standards, working with the café manager to ensure cleaning and general upkeep of the café and kitchen areas.
– Help shape the food and drink on offer, and the visitor experience of the new café and museum, working with our Director of Operations.
– Work flexible hours, such as extended hours in the summer and shorter hours in the winter, including weekend and evening work.
– There is the potential to provide shop cover if needed.

Please apply with a copy of your CV and a supporting letter outlining your experience to date in this field and why you are the best person for the role to Museum Director Mike Benson. mikeb@crannog.co.uk.

If you have any questions regarding a disability or health concern, please be aware we are a Disability Confident Leader, and will do our very best to support you. If you would like to speak to someone before submitting an application, send an email to Rachel Backshall – rachel@crannog.co.uk.

This year Scottish Crannog Centre is moving to a new site! We are opening a new museum in Spring 2024, showcasing an Iron Age village, hand-built by our team of craftspeople, apprentices and staff, and a new museum building and café, designed by us for us.

Our aim is to become a national treasure, loved and admired by all, with social justice at its heart. To achieve this, we constantly reflect, converse and challenge ourselves to deliver work that matters, has impact, and benefits the diverse communities that the museum serves. This is core to our mission and vision as a museum. We aim to create an organisation where there are a thousand fingerprints and a thousand voices involved in all we do. We are a Fair Work Employer, a Disability Confident Leader and Young Person’s Guarantee Employer.

As a multi-award-winning museum delivering best practices in visitor experience, we are looking for a dedicated, enthusiastic and caring individual to join us as our café manager to develop our new café. This will involve working with the gardening team to incorporate produce grown around site into the weekly menus, maintaining a very high standard of food and customer service, and additional management tasks. We can offer a part time or full time position, which we can discuss with you to make sure the role meets your needs.

For this role, you must have experience of working in a busy café or catering environment.

You will also need:

– An interest in taking an active role in making our museum the best place it can be.
– Good communication skills and efficiency, working quickly and calmly as part of a team.
– Friendly, confident and able to build a rapport with colleagues, customers and suppliers.
– A Driving License (due to the location of the museum).
– A can-do attitude and ability to take and build on feedback to grow and develop.

You will be:

– Responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the café and day-to-day management of the café team. Your leadership will set the tone for the whole café team.
– Playing a key role in creating a fantastic experience for our visitors.
– Responsible for working with a varied range of sustainable and local suppliers to order and maintain supplies, in conjunction with the finance department.
– Maintain cleanliness and hygiene, working with the local PKC officer to make sure the café is the best it can be.
– Responsible for opening and closing the café and reporting to the Operations Director.
– Train with local company Glen Lyon Coffee to gain experience and confidence as a Crannog barrister.
– Serve food and drinks and deliver information about the Crannog Centre to people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, as part of our mission to welcome anyone who comes to visit us.
– Lead on hygiene standards, responsible for the cleaning and general upkeep of the café and kitchen areas.
– Be creative!! We need your ideas and passion to help shape the food and drink on offer, and the visitor experience of the new café and museum, working with our Director of Operations.
– Work flexible hours, such as extended hours in the summer and shorter hours in the winter, including weekend and evening work.

Please apply with a copy of your CV and a supporting letter outlining your experience to date in this field and why you are the best person for the role to Museum Director Mike Benson. mikeb@crannog.co.uk.

If you have any questions regarding a disability or health concern, please be aware we are a Disability Confident Leader, and will do our very best to support you. If you would like to speak to someone before submitting an application, send an email to Rachel Backshall – rachel@crannog.co.uk.