Night Duty Supervisor

Hostelling Scotland; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A non-profit charity providing youth hostel services is seeking a Night Duty Supervisor for the Glasgow Youth Hostel. The role involves overseeing night operations, ensuring guest safety, and maintaining operations while performing cleaning tasks. Supporting and respecting team members is vital for a positive environment. The position requires management experience, physical fitness, and night work experience. Competitive hourly pay and benefits are provided, with applications due by January 19, 2026.

Benefits

Membership of Hostelling Scotland

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension and holidays

Uniform is provided

Qualifications

• Good level of management and leadership skills.
• Experience of night working or as a night duty supervisor.
• Physically fit and able to carry items up 90+ steps multiple times per shift.

Responsibilities

• Provide overnight supervision and health safety of guests.
• Maximise sales opportunities through retail and drink service.
• Check in guests and perform deep cleaning tasks.

Skills

Management and leadership skills

Experience as a night duty supervisor

Fire and emergency evacuation safety procedures

Physical fitness

Job description

Night Duty Supervisor - Glasgow Youth Hostel

Job Reference: GLANDS019

Position: NightDuty Supervisor

Location: Glasgow Youth Hostel, ( G3 6BY )

Contract: Starting 01/Feb/2026 – Friday / Saturday and Sunday shifts

Hours per week: 22.5 hpw

Salary: £12.82 per hour

Accommodation: **** This is a Live out Position ****

Do you enjoy outdoor activities and exploring your surroundings in your spare time?

From cities to islands, beaches to hills or mountains and all points in between, our youth hostels provide the perfect base for field trips, activity breaks or cultural tours.

Hostelling is open to all. We are a non-profit charity, and we take our responsibilities seriously, helping guests of all ages and backgrounds to discover and experience all that is Scotland.

As a Night Duty Supervisor, you will be at the heart of our night-time operation, providing overnight supervision, and health and safety and security of our guests, team members and the building during the night as well as maximising sales opportunities through retail and drink service at night. Working alone at night, some of the duties include folding bedsheets & carrying them up 3 flights of stairs, walking around the building and checking the security of the hostel and dealing with any disturbances, checking in guests, and deep cleaning tasks.

Good level of management and leadership skills, experience of night working or as a night duty supervisor including fire and emergency evacuation safety procedures and being a personal licence holder would be advantageous. You will also be physically fit and able to carry items up 90+ steps multiple times per shift.

You will be part of a relatively small close-knit team. It is therefore essential that all members are capable and willing to support and respect each other, maintaining team morale to create a positive environment for both guest and employee experience.

We can offer:

• Membership of Hostelling Scotland
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension and holidays
• Uniform is provided

Additional Information:

• A successful candidate is required to provide one satisfactory reference and a recent Basic Disclosure clearance
• You must be able to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK before starting with us.

How to apply:

If you would like to join us, please visit our website at www.hostellingscotland.org.uk/careers and apply online and to learn about how we process job applicants’ information.

Closing Date: 19 th January 2026

Interview: Mon – Fri in person between 11 am and 4.00 pm

Please note: We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.