Seasonal Tour Guide

The Smartlist; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading whisky distillery in Scotland is seeking a Seasonal Tour Guide who is friendly and charismatic with excellent communication skills. Responsibilities include delivering tours and tastings to visitors in a welcoming environment. Candidates must be flexible in their availability and be at least 18 years old. This temporary position offers an hourly rate of £13.45, with full and part-time hours available from March to November. A range of benefits including holiday allowance and product discounts is also provided.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Pension contributions

Product discount

Qualifications

• Passion for whisky and providing exceptional visitor experiences.
• Flexibility in availability for varying hours.
• Must be aged 18 or over and have documents to live and work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Deliver tours, tastings, and other visitor-focused activities.
• Adapt to different groups and communicate effectively.
• Work during the tourist season from March to November.

Skills

Friendly and charismatic

Effective communication

Ability to build rapport

Multi-lingual skills

Job description

Do you have a passion for whisky and a dedication to providing exceptional visitor experience? Well, this may be the perfect role for you

Seasonal Tour Guide

We are looking for friendly and charismatic individuals with a positive work attitude, who can use their own initiative and focus on providing exceptional visitor experiences as part of our warm and welcoming team. Our experience offering is varied and our visitors come from all over the world to learn about Glengoyne whisky, so the ability to adapt and build rapport with different groups and communicating effectively is essential (multi‑lingual skills would be highly desirable, although not essential!).

The role of Seasonal Tour Guide is responsible for the delivery of tours, tastings and other visitor focused activities at our Distillery the full job profile is viewable below. The visitor centre typically operates between 10:00 - 18:00, seven days per week, however, this is dependent on the needs of the business and hours may vary in line with consumer demand. We are therefore looking for individuals who can be flexible in their availability.

Glengoyne is located North of Glasgow on the A81 at Dumgoyne, and it is anticipated that applicants should be within commuting distance of the distillery and ideally with their own transport given the remote location. In addition, given the industry and product we service, to be considered for a role, applicants must be aged 18 or over. Candidates must also be able to demonstrate that they currently have the required documents to live and work in the UK.

What We Will Provide You

This is a temporary job opportunity with an hourly rate of £13.45. In addition, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes a generous holiday allowance, pension contributions and product discount to name but a few.

We are looking for candidates who can be flexible in their approach as this role will offer a variety of full and part time hours on a fixed term contract between March and November 2026. Our roles are offered on an annualised hours contract, meaning you will receive a guaranteed monthly income.

If this sounds like the perfect role for you, then we’d love to hear from you!

Reference: AGS571

Vacancy: Seasonal Tour Guide

Location: Dumgoyne, Killearn, Glasgow G63 9LB

Salary: Hourly rate of £13.45

Hours: Fixed term: Full-time or Part-time