Lauriston Castle Assistant Steward

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Lauriston Castle Assistant Steward
Lauriston Castle

Salary: £22,185 - £24,590 (plus working time payments, depending on actual shifts worked)
Hours: 36 per week

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the operation, care, interpretation and development of Lauriston Castle. We are looking for someone who can work alone as well as part of a team to cover the venue on a 7 day rota including weekends and some evening work.

In this varied role you would have the opportunity to develop and conduct guided tours of the castle as well as contributing to a very busy engagement programme including both adult and Family craft workshops and Lecture programme, in addition to looking after the property and collections.

Venues within Museums and Galleries Edinburgh are City Art Centre, Museum of Childhood, Museum of Edinburgh, The People's Story Museum, The Writers' Museum, Lauriston Castle, Queensferry Museum, Museum Collections Centre, Travelling Gallery, Brass Rubbing Centre, Scott Monument, Nelson Monument, the Old City Observatory; they attract around 600,000 visitors annually.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children and/or Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by the City of Edinburgh Council.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range. 

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