5x Evening Steward - Urquhart Castle

Historic Environment Scotland; Scotland; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

A heritage organization in Scotland is looking for an Evening Steward for a part-year permanent position at Urquhart Castle. The role requires providing exceptional customer service, promoting heritage tourism, and ensuring visitor satisfaction. You will work from April to August, flexible hours included, delivering guided tours and assisting with operations across the site. The ideal candidate has strong teamwork skills, cash handling experience, and a genuine interest in Scotland's rich history. A competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Benefits

28% employer pension contribution

25 days annual leave plus public holidays

Professional development support

Flexible working hours

Free entry to properties

Qualifications

• Experience delivering high standards of customer service in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent team working skills.
• Cash handling experience or willingness to undertake training.
• Genuine interest in the heritage tourism industry.
• Ability to work independently at times.
• Basic IT skills and ability to use online functions.

Responsibilities

• Provide a warm welcome to visitors and engage proactively with customer service.
• Process retail and admissions transactions through the till system.
• Ensure high standards of site presentation.
• Achieve quality assurance Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Deliver guided tours as part of the visitor experience.

Skills

Customer service excellence

Team collaboration

Cash handling

Interest in heritage tourism

Independence

Basic IT skills

Job description

Starting salary:£25770 pro rata

Contract type:Part Year Permanent

Grade:1

Location:Urquhart Castle, Drumnadrochit, Inverness, IV63 6XJ

Working Hours:Various working hours are available that includes weekend work. Minimum 7.6 hours per week. Maximum 19 hours per week.

Interviews:To be held in person at Urquhart Castle on Week Commencing 26th January 2026

Your role of Evening steward will be a part year permanent position from April to end of August every year. The likely start date for this role is in April 2026.

Are you looking for a flexible seasonal job that is both fun and unique? You'll get an insight into Scotland's rich history and gain valuable experience in the tourism industry and help bring Scotland's dramatic history to life for our visitors from across the world. Explore the fascinating stories from Scotland's past and share your passion with international and local visitors who come to Urquhart Castle during the season.

The post holder will be responsible for delivering the highest standards of visitor experience at Urquhart Castle working across all areas, including in the shop, admissions areas and outside within the car park and castle.

Urquhart castle spans over 1000 years of history, from a Pictish fort to a Noble ruin. Today it is one of the most popular sites in the area welcoming over 400,000 visitors per year.

For more information about the post and information about the team, please access the full job description: 258 Evening Steward.pdf for this post. Please note that if you don't have Office 365 installed on your device, this can be opened using your browser.

Benefits of joining us at Historic Environment Scotland

• Enrolment onto a Civil Service Pension scheme – 28% employer contribution
• 25 days annual leave, pro‑ra (increasing to 30 days after 3 years) + 11.5 public holidays
• Reimbursement for relevant professional subscriptions
• Support for further education and personal development
• Study leave for work related courses
• Flexible working hours (where appropriate)
• Free entry to all of our properties (with up to three guests)
• Free entry to English Heritage, Manx and Cadw properties

Key Responsibilities of this role

Provide the warmest welcome to our visitors and engage proactively with customer service.

Process and promote retail and admissions transactions through the till system.

Ensure a high standard of presentation throughout the site, following appropriate cleaning processes in both public and staff areas.

Work as a team to achieve quality assurance Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

Actively support in HES seminars, events, functions and promotions.

Deliver guided tours/talks as part of the core visitor experience.

Proactively communicate with colleagues across the site to ensure high performance, standards and consistency.

Support the Duty Manager on partnership and community engagement initiatives and projects, including volunteering, weddings and other events.

Working together with your monument team to achieve overall commercial performance targets.

Promote commercial opportunities within the monument, such as upcoming events and retail products where appropriate.

Assist Monument Manager to ensure accurate stock management and assist with stock ordering and deliveries as required.

Ensure the security of the site, buildings and contents, including acting as key holder (where required).

Ensure that the health and safety of staff, visitors and contractors is paramount at all times and follow correct procedures to ensure safe operation of any equipment.

Key requirements of the role

In order for you to be successful in this post, we will be looking for you to complete a cover letter which addresses:

1.Why you are interested in the post with Historic Environment Scotland

2.How you can meet each of the essential and desirable criteria (in up to 800 words), using examples of where you have used these skills in the past.

Please ensure that you provide real life examples for each of the criteria to be considered for this post. You can use examples of how you have met this criterion from your work life, home life, education or volunteer experience. Please read our CV and Cover Letter Guidance first before completing, as you will only be eligible for selection if you use examples of how you meet the essential and desirable criteria.

Essential Criteria

• Experience delivering high standards of customer service in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent team working skills.
• Cash handling experience or willingness to undertake training.
• A genuine interest for working in the heritage tourism industry.
• Ability to work independently at times.
• IT skills and the ability to use basic online functions.

Find out more about desirable skills and experience in our full job description: 258 Evening Steward.pdf.

We are dedicated to building a workforce which is reflective of diversity within Scotland. We warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, gender or gender identity, religious beliefs, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, or neurodiversity. In support of our Gaelic Language Plan, we welcome applications from Gaelic speakers.

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