Visitor Services

Thank you for your interest in the post of Guide with Historic Environment Scotland based at Stirling Castle. This is a full-time, permanent post, working 35 hours per week (five days out of seven) which will include weekends and public holidays.

You will provide the highest standard of customer care to visitors, and you will also be responsible for enthusiastically providing information and assistance, where appropriate. You will be responsible for ensuring visitor safety at all times, whilst maintaining the high standards of presentation and professionalism that Stirling Castle prides itself in.

JOB PURPOSE
The main purpose of this role is to clean and maintain standards in the holiday accommodation situated at Brodick Castle. The post holder will provide an efficient, reliable service and high standards in housekeeping based on the needs of the property. Areas will also include but are not limited to; holiday accommodation, visitor restrooms, café’ and castle, ensuring that these areas are cleaned and maintained to the highest standards, to make the property the best possible place to visit and work.
Occasional evening work may be required as well as supporting other departments on site depending on operational need at the time.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
The post holder is responsible for always providing a consistently high standard for visitor care which includes a wide variety of housekeeping duties in connection with the well-being and care of the property. Besides the focus on the area housekeeping the role supports other areas such as admissions, catering, retail, functions and events etc. in response to the needs to the business.

• Changeovers in the holiday accommodations.
• General cleaning of surfaces (e.g. windowsills, skirting boards and doors) and the vacuuming/cleaning of floors as appropriate and cleaning of the public areas, offices, meeting room, retail, café areas, public and staff toilets and entrances to the Museum and other areas as required.
• General maintenance, include things like replacing bulbs, function and event set ups, small DIY repairs.
• Contribute to major deep cleaning tasks during certain periods of the years.
• Empty and clean bins and remove waste to designated area, including the separation of waste, i.e. recycling, and any other duties which are in line with our green policies.
• To use cleaning materials appropriately, as instructed and economically; to inform Line Manager when stocks are low.
• To ensure that tools and equipment are in good working order, reporting any faults to Line Manager.
• Reporting losses/breakages, wear and tear and repairs required immediately to your line manager.
• Wearing correct uniform, name badges, or PPE as required.
• Follow Trust policy regarding Health and Safety, Environmental Sustainability, and Collections Care;
• Report to Line Manager any defects seen which are likely to affect public experience and security.
• Only use approved cleaning materials and in accordance with manufacturers printed instructions and COSHH regulations. Chemicals should never be mixed with other chemicals.
• Ensure Safe Systems of Work and guidelines are implemented effectively within the role.
• The postholder is required to attend the Trust’s training programs to maintain and improve on their technical skills.
• Deliver excellent customer care (internal and external) to foster a friendly and inviting atmosphere for visitors, staff and volunteers.
• Working in harmony with other departments; visitor services, events, gardening, maintenance and site repair employees/contractors.

The current duties of this job do not require a criminal records (Disclosure Scotland) check to be carried out.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE
Qualifications
• No formal educational qualification required.
• Current, clean driving license is required.

Skills, Experience & Knowledge
Essential
• Sound previous housekeeping experience including:
o cleaning and presentation of areas open to the public
o Evidence of taking action to identify health and safety issues, required repairs, damage etc.
• Personal commitment to high standards of cleanliness
• Personal commitment to excellence in customer care
• Flexible, helpful outlook to customers and colleagues
• Attentive to detail with an eye for presentation and finish
• Ensure that all activities undertaken are compliant with the Trust’s health and safety policies
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with an ability to get along with a wide range of people
• This is a physical job, which will normally include use of vacuums, mop and bucket, lifting, fetching and carrying laundry and objects
• Working flexibly in response to the needs to the business, including evening/weekend work and lone working
• An understanding and commitment to the aims and objectives of the National Trust for Scotland
• Living the values of the National Trust for Scotland and encourage colleagues to do the same
o The ability and willingness to understand others’ perspectives and to consider the impact of your actions on them and to adapt your actions as necessary.
o The ability and willingness to learn and try new things, to be flexible and step outside of your comfort zone.
o An open and honest way of communicating, ready to ask others for their ideas and to be open to hear and consider different points of view.
o A pro-active approach to taking initiative and to driving forward ideas and projects designed to improve daily operations and deliver an exceptional visitor experience.

Contract Type: Casual
Grade: FC03
Salary: £25,604.23 – £26,786.83 per annum, pro-rata (£13.64 – £14.27 per hour) + unsocial allowance
Location: Kirkcaldy Galleries
Job Reference: ON000617

We are OnFife and as Fife’s largest cultural organisation we specialise in making jaws drop, hearts warm, eyes light up and imaginations run wild. We work with a huge range of partners, artists and creatives and our spaces are some of Fife’s favourite places. An ambitious leadership-oriented charity, 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. 

The Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Casual Facilities Assistant to join our operations team. Providing direct support to Venue Warden staff and Venue Management, you will undertake duties relating to the operation of buildings and surrounding grounds, ensuring minimal disruption to the daily activities for users and providing direct customer engagement and support. The role is mainly based at Kirkcaldy Galleries but you may be required to undertake duties at other locations. 
There is no working pattern as the post being recruited for is casual and may involve weekend and evening work. 

You can view the full job spec on our current vacancies page on our website.

About You
We are looking for the successful candidate to be able to demonstrate working within organisational processes and procedures and can provide a high level of service and a positive, “can-do” attitude. Time management skills and a willingness to undertake regular training are a must. Due to the nature of the business, a knowledge of security and overall health and safety is important and you must be flexible and adaptable to support all business needs. A high level of customer care and service is always required. A level of IT skills is essential for this role, as is a good level of fitness due to the physically demanding nature of the job.

How to Apply
If you would like to find out more information about this role before applying, please contact Ali Brown, Assistant Venue Manager for an informal chat. Contact details are available on our current vacancies page on our website.

When you’re ready to apply, please download our application form and equal opportunities form which can be found on our current vacancies page and return them to the HR team.

The closing date for applications is Thursday 28 May at 12pm.
Interviews will take place on Friday 12 June 2026. 

OnFife is an equal opportunities employer.
We are proud to support the Armed Forces community and are committed to the Armed Forces Covenant.

Contract Type: Temporary – 6 months
Grade: FC04
Salary: £26,786.83 – £29,170.80 per annum, pro-rata (£14.27 – £15.54 per hour)
Hours: 21 hours per week
Location: Kirkcaldy Galleries
Job Reference: ON000616

We are OnFife and as Fife’s largest cultural organisation we specialise in making jaws drop, hearts warm, eyes light up and imaginations run wild. We work with a huge range of partners, artists and creatives and our spaces are some of Fife’s favourite places. An ambitious leadership-oriented charity, 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. If you need to travel for work, we can provide pool cars if you’re near head office or pay travel expenses so you are not out of pocket! Along with this, you can also access discounted gym/swim memberships and other employee benefits.

The Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Cultural Services Assistant to join our operations team at Kirkcaldy Galleries which is home to a library, museum, exhibition, archive, and café services, and is a main tourist attraction for the Kirkcaldy area. Although the role is mainly based at Kirkcaldy Galleries, you may be required to undertake duties at other locations.
The working pattern is Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 09:30-17:00. Flexibility is required to support weekend and evening work when necessary.

You can view the full job spec on our current vacancies page on our website.

About You
We are looking for the successful candidate to be able to demonstrate working within organisational processes and procedures and can provide a high level of service and a positive, “can-do” attitude. We are looking for enthusiastic and reliable team members to help create a memorable environment for all visitors to our venue.
A level of IT skills, good problem-solving skills, and attention to detail is essential for this role, as well as being a team player with a proactive approach.

How to Apply
If you would like to find out more information about this role before applying, please contact Ali Brown, Assistant Venue Manager for an informal chat. Contact details can be found on our current vacancies page on our website.

When you’re ready to apply, please download our application form and equal opportunities form on our current vacancies page on our website and return them to the HR Team.

The closing date for applications is Thursday 28 May at 12:00noon.
Interviews will take place on Thursday 11 June 2026.

OnFife is an equal opportunities employer.
We are proud to support the Armed Forces community and are committed to the Armed Forces Covenant.

Brand Home Guide

Glen Ord Visitor Centre

Full-time

6 months Fixed Term Contract

Salary: 26,678.31/annum (plus bonus, product allowance, private pension, sharepurchase scheme and many more)

We have an outstanding opportunity to join our dedicated team at our Glen Ord Visitor Center as a Brand Home Guide. Glen Ord is an iconic visitor centre that provides extraordinary visitor experiences to all our visitors from around the globe.  We captivate and educate our guests whilst leading them throughout our full-sensory interactive tour and tasting experiences. Our people are making history every day and act as true ambassadors for this inspiring brand.    

This role will require weekend and evening work.

About The Team

This is a chance to be involved in an ambitious and truly one-of-a-kind team where our aim is to create remarkable and unforgettable experiences across each and every one of our venues across Scotland. Our Malt Brand Homes will take visitors on an immersive, multi-sensory journey through the flavours of Scotland, sharing our love for Scotch with a new generation of whisky drinkers. Visitors will lose themselves in the journey whisky-making in our experiences and make purchases from our fantastic retail offerings. We want our guests to embrace every minute with us and feel the same way we do about our heritage. Being part of Diageo means being a torchbearer for our brands and making them even better for the next generation. It’s a career-defining responsibility. If you have a genuine passion for our craft, our character and our products, help us continue the story and build a great career in the process.   

You will be responsible for:

Being an integral part of the visitor centre team, as a Brand Home Guide, you’ll be required to deliver high standards of customer service and an outstanding and memorable visitor experience.

Our tours are the opportunity for the public to learn who we are and what we do, you’ll be guiding them around our beautiful distillery representing the brand and Diageo using the full training provided.  

You will assist with ticket sales and promoting our brand throughout the full experience, from warmly greeting our guests to providing advice and information on the offerings of our outstanding visitor experience. 

There will be shop duties and upselling products will be required alongside the merchandising of our other products in the retail area.  

You’ll help with the planning and implementation of special events throughout the year.  

  

To be successful in this role:

We’re looking for people with character: driven, resilient and open-minded.  Are you passionate about customer service and a team player? We certainly hope so!  

  We’re looking for someone who values the importance of working in a team and being able to build strong working relationships with customers as well.  Ideally you will have insight into the drinks industry or worked within a hospitality environment.

Working with Us

Join us and you can also expect a highly competitive and flexible rewards and benefits package including:

Product allowance

Contributory pension scheme

Competitive annual bonus (dependent on performance)

Generous holiday allowance

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.

We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.

Feel inspired? Create a future worth celebrating with us!

Additional Job Description
Brand Home Guide
Talisker Visitor Centre
Full-time
Fixed Term Contract ending 30th Nov 2026

Salary: £28,215 plus benefits (shared accommodation, annual bonus, product allowance, 34 days of holiday, private pension scheme, sharepurchase, and many more)

About Us

The oldest working distillery on the Isle of Skye is set on the shores of Loch Harport with dramatic views of the Cuillins. Producing an alluring, sweet, full-bodied single malt is so easy to enjoy, and like Skye itself, so hard to leave. Talisker is an iconic visitor centre that provides world-class visitor experiences to all our visitors from around the globe. We want every one of our guests to enjoy an unforgettable experience when they walk through the doors of Talisker Visitor Centre. That begins and ends with the people who work there. If you’ve got a real passion for our craft and our products, help us continue our story and create a future worth celebrating. 

You will be responsible for:

Being an integral part of the visitor centre team, as a Brand Home Guide, you’ll be required to deliver high standards of customer service and an outstanding and memorable visitor experience.
Our tours are the opportunity for the public to learn who we are and what we do, you’ll be guiding them around our beautiful distillery representing the brand and Diageo using the full training provided. 
You will assist with ticket sales and promoting our brand throughout the full experience, from warmly greeting our guests to providing advice and information on the offerings of our outstanding visitor experience.
There will be shop duties and upselling products will be required alongside the merchandising of our other products in the retail area. 
You’ll help with the planning and implementation of special events throughout the year. 

To be successful in this role:

We’re looking for people with character: driven, resilient and open-minded.  Are you passionate about customer service and a team player? We certainly hope so! 


We’re looking for someone who values the importance of working in a team and being able to build strong working relationships with customers as well.  Ideally you will have insight into the drinks industry or worked within a hospitality environment.

Please note – This role will require weekend and evening work.

Working with Us

Join us and you can also expect a highly competitive and flexible rewards and benefits package including:

Product allowance
Contributory pension scheme
Competitive annual bonus (dependent on performance)
Generous holiday allowance

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.

We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.

Feel inspired? Create a future worth celebrating with us!

As a Brand Home Ambassador & Tour Guide, you will be the face of our brand new distillery and visitor centre in Luss.

Your role will be pivotal in delivering exceptional, engaging, and educational experiences to all guests, from immersive gin tours and to bespoke whisky tastings. You will bring our wide portfolio of brands to life, ensuring every visitor leaves with a memorable experience.

Please apply using the link below, or reach out with any questions to information@lussdistillery.com

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

Provide a consistently high standard of customer service

• Welcome customers at all our key touch points, from their arrival in our car park and entrance area, to making purchases in our café and shop, exploring our unique reconstruction of a 300-year-old turf house or enjoying the info hub, cinema and exhibition.
• Provide a responsive, friendly and efficient service tailored to the needs of both individual visitors and tour groups.
• Develop a thorough understanding of the place you work, enabling you to share stories.

• visitors, offer ideas to help them enjoy their visit and answer common questions.
Follow guidelines to ensure retail or catering displays remain enticing throughout the day and help with stock replenishment to ensure product availability.
• Work flexibly and in harmony with your colleagues across departments, supporting each other to make best use of team resources, especially at busy times.
• Seek visitor feedback and share your own ideas to develop and improve our offer, service and operations.
• Help gather photos / videos for social media to promote our activities and encourage visits.
• Assist with the set-up, stewarding and break-down of functions and events.

Generate the income that enables us to look after special places

• Be aware of the team’s targets for generating income and aim to achieve and exceed them.
• Actively upsell our café, shop and membership products and services with excellent product knowledge, tailored to customer preferences.
• Be responsible for accurate and secure till operation and sales processing, supporting the reconciliation of end-of-day takings.

Maintain excellent standards of site and personal presentation and safety

• Help with behind-the-scenes tasks to prepare for opening at the start of the day and close-down at the end.
• Take pride in the presentation of our buildings and surrounding landscape, maintaining high standards throughout by helping to clean public and staff areas.
• Report all instances of damage, wear and tear or maintenance needs promptly.
• Ensure you are clearly identifiable and appropriately dressed by wearing uniform, name badge and PPE, as required.
• Share responsibility for the health and welfare of property staff, volunteers and visitors by adhering to NTS Health, Safety and Environment policies and guidelines.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

Provide a consistently high standard of customer service

• Welcome customers and offer an exceptional visitor experience at our key touch points, from arriving in our car park and coach park, to climbing up the Monument and enjoying our exhibition, or making purchases in our café and shop.
• Provide a responsive, friendly and efficient service, tailored to the needs of both individual visitors and tour groups.
• Develop a thorough understanding of the place you work, enabling you to share stories with visitors, offer ideas to help them enjoy their visit and answer common questions.
• Follow guidelines to ensure retail or catering displays remain enticing throughout the day and help with stock replenishment to ensure product availability.
• Work flexibly and in harmony with your colleagues across departments, supporting each other to make best use of team resources, especially at busy times.
• Seek visitor feedback and share your own ideas to develop and improve our offer, service and operations.
• Help gather photos / videos for social media to promote our activities and encourage visits.
• Assist with the set-up, stewarding and break-down of functions and events.

Generate the income that enables us to look after special places

• Be aware of the team’s targets for generating income and aim to achieve and exceed them.
• Actively upsell our café, shop and membership offer and services with excellent product knowledge, tailored to customer preferences.
• Be responsible for accurate and secure till operation and sales processing, supporting the reconciliation of end-of-day takings.

Maintain excellent standards of site and personal presentation and safety

• Help with behind-the-scenes tasks to prepare for opening at the start of the day and close-down at the end.
• Take pride in the presentation of our buildings and surrounding landscape, maintaining high standards throughout by helping to clean public and staff areas.
• Report all instances of damage, wear and tear or maintenance needs promptly.
• Ensure you are clearly identifiable and appropriately dressed by wearing uniform, name badges, and PPE as required.
• Share responsibility for the health and welfare of property staff, volunteers and visitors by adhering to NTS Health, Safety and Environment policies and guidelines.