Visitor Services Assistant

ASVA: Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions; Glencoe; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent heritage organization in Glencoe is seeking individuals to provide outstanding visitor experiences through excellent customer service. You will engage with visitors, assist in retail operations, and contribute to team goals. Applicants should enjoy working in a dynamic environment and have a passion for heritage. The position offers a competitive hourly rate of £12.60 plus a 5% salary uplift.

Qualifications

• Experience in customer service or hospitality roles.
• Ability to work flexibly and maintain high standards.
• Excellent communication skills and a friendly demeanor.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high standard of customer service.
• Assist with stock replenishment and retail displays.
• Participate in upselling and revenue generation.

Skills

Customer Service

Teamwork

Communication

Job description

Organisation: The National Trust for Scotland

Salary: £12.60 per hour (Plus 5% salary uplift)

Location: Glencoe

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.

Application Deadline: Tuesday 30/06/2026