Front of House Assistant

RECRUITMENT PACK

Front of House Assistant

(Seasonal)

CONTENTS

About Live Borders

A message from our CEO

The Role

Key Responsibilities

Knowledge and Experience

Packages and Benefits

Next Steps

ABOUT LIVE BORDERS

Live Borders is a forward-looking charitable trust at the heart of the
Scottish Borders, delivering active, creative, heritage, life-long learning
and community services that make a real difference to people’s lives.

We exist to help communities thrive - physically, creatively and socially.
Every day, our teams support people to be active, curious and
connected, whether that’s through sport and fitness, libraries and
learning, arts and heritage, museums, events or community
programmes.

Since our establishment in 2016, Live Borders has brought together
sport, leisure, culture and learning services into one organisation with a
shared purpose: to improve wellbeing, reduce inequality and strengthen
communities across one of Scotland’s most distinctive regions.

A PLACE-BASED ORGANISATION DELIVERING SOCIAL IMPACT

The Scottish Borders is a unique place - rural, diverse and deeply connected
to its communities. Live Borders reflects that. We deliver services across
towns, villages and rural communities, reaching people of all ages and
backgrounds.

Each year, we support more than a million visits to our sport and leisure
facilities and hundreds of thousands of visits to our cultural venues and
services. But our ambition goes beyond numbers. We want to ensure that
what we offer is relevant, inclusive and responsive to the changing needs of
the communities we serve.

We reinvest every penny we generate back into services and communities,
ensuring public value and social impact sits at the heart of everything we do.

A TIME OF OPPORTUNITY AND CHANGE

Live Borders is on an exciting journey. With new leadership and a clear focus
on impact, we are strengthening how we engage with communities, partners
and stakeholders, and how we tell our story.

This is a place for people who want to make a difference - who are motivated
by purpose, but also excited by change, improvement and innovation.

A MESSAGE FROM OUR CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Thank you for your interest in joining Live Borders.

Live Borders plays a vital role in the life of the Scottish Borders. Every day,
our teams support people to be active, creative, curious and connected,
through active living, creativity, culture and heritage, learning and community
services. The impact of this work is felt across our communities, and it matters
deeply.

We are a values-led organisation with a strong sense of purpose, and we are
also one that is evolving, responding to the changing needs of our
communities, the challenges facing the public and third sectors, and the
opportunities ahead of us. This is a moment to be ambitious, thoughtful and
bold about how we deliver our services and how we engage with the people
we serve.

Everyone who works at Live Borders plays a part in our success. We are
looking for people who care about people and place, who bring ideas,
enthusiasm and commitment, and who want to do work that makes a positive
difference. Whether your role is frontline, operational, specialist or strategic,
you will be supported to contribute, grow and do your best work.

At Live Borders, we value openness, inclusion and teamwork. We believe that
empowered people deliver the best services, and we are committed to
creating an environment where our teams can grow, develop and do their best
work.

If you are motivated by purpose, excited by change and keen to be part of an
organisation rooted in community and impact, I encourage you to consider
joining us.

I look forward to welcoming you to Live Borders.

Catriona McAllister
Chief Executive
Live Borders

THE ROLE

Hours:

16.5 April and October (Seasonal)

Halliwell’s House Museum

Location:

Grade 1 £12.60 - £13.07

Salary:

(£24,308.97 - £25,215.74

We are looking for a motivated and friendly individual to join our Front of
House team at Halliwell’s House Museum, located in the historic centre
of Selkirk.  The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering a
great visitor experience.

Regular shift pattern Thursday – Saturday

About the Role

You will be customer-focused, with a warm and approachable manner
and a keen eye for detail. As part of our Front of House team, you will
ensure that every visitor receives an excellent standard of service.

Working Pattern

The role includes regular weekend working.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Job Purpose:

To take an active role with the day to day running of the venue.
Including running reception desk, gift shop, room bookings and
display area operations. Key function is to provide first class
services to the visiting public.

Responsibilities:

Provide a first class visitor experience at all times and act as a role
model for excellent customer service.

Undertake reception duties, (e.g. admission of members of the
public, dealing with enquiries, process bookings and retail sales
using electronic systems, issuing customer research
paperwork, maintain and monitor electronic records, etc.).

Work in the attraction shop/retail area, actively selling
merchandise, merchandising, restocking and rotating stock as well
as ensuring general up keep of the area.

In line with legal and operational guidelines, process cash and
card transactions, bank income and complete daily and weekly
income records.

Proactively encourage visitors to make a donation to support their
visit, actively upselling benefits of contributing through donations.

Actively and accurately deliver visitor information on the attraction,
other Live Borders facilities and the wider visitor/heritage economy
of the Borders and beyond using a range of resources including on
site materials and digital facilities.

Dealing with general enquiries and relaying these to relevant staff
where appropriate, recording data relating to offers of prospective
loans or donations received from the public.

Assist with the proper security of the venue, including key holding
duties.

Follow daily cleaning and housekeeping tasks associated
with maintaining an excellent customer service experience,
including but not limited to; emptying waste bins, dusting, glass
cleaning and vacuuming, customer toilet checks throughout the
day, welcome area outside building is clean and well presented.
This work will involve some handling and lifting abilities and use of
standard cleaning equipment.

Liaising with the Assistant Curator/Supervisor regarding matters
relating to the museum, displays, collections and facilities as per
agreed procedures. Ensure that museum displays are fit for
purpose i.e supplies of hands-on material are adequate, electronic
equipment is in working order, displays/interpretation are in place.

Assist at events including, private views, education activities and
group visits.

Undertaking minor maintenance/repairs as directed to the
displays, fixtures and fittings, including replacing light bulbs (where
possible), monitoring environmental conditions
(where appropriate) and ensuring that all matters of significance
are recorded appropriately and reported to Assistant
Curator/Supervisor for attention.

Undertake occasional work on the museum collections as
directed including; compiling and checking paper records, museum
paperwork duties, data collation and input, answering enquiries
and re-packing boxes of museum objects as per established
procedures.

Build and maintain good working relationships with colleagues
within the organisation

Comply with, and ensure compliance with, all Live Borders policies
and procedures

Ensure services meet Health and Safety standards established by
Live Borders

As an employee you must take reasonable care for the health and
safety of yourself, other employees and anyone else who may be
affected by your work activities carried out. Employees shall
work in accordance with policies, procedures, information,
instructions and / or training received.

This job description is indicative of the nature and level of
responsibility associated with the job. It is not exhaustive and there
may be a requirement to undertake your duties in another Live
Borders venue to meet requirements of the Service or Live
Borders.

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION
Essential

Assessed  Desirable

A good all-round standard of education

A

Recognised Customer Care C
ertificate

Assessed

A/Int

EXPERIENCE

Essential

Assessed  Desirable

Assessed

Minimum 1 years’ experience of
working with people as customers

A

Reception/ Front of housework
 in a tourism business

A/Int

Experience of cash handling

A

Sales/ retail experience

A/Int

Team working

A/Ref

Keyholding and setting security
 alarm systems

Computerized booking, use of
EPOS systems

A/Int

A/Int

Foreign language skills

A/Int

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

Assessed  Desirable

Assessed

Excellent verbal and written communic
ation skills

A/ Int

Knowledge of local area and in
terest in museums, local histor
y and heritage

Numeracy skills

A/Int

IT proficient

Int

Int/T

Personal Attributes

Essential

Assessed  Desirable

Assessed

Willingness to carry out lone working
and to comply with a lone working
telephone call in system

Ability to work to direction of the
Supervisor/Assistant Curator

Int

Int

Good timekeeping

App/Int/Ref

Ability to contribute confidently in a
variety of team settings and work with
a wide variety of people and
organisations

Int

KEY

App – Application;

Int – Interview;

Ref – Reference;

Test – Test

OTHER DETAILS

•  Undertake any other reasonable duties which may be requested by Live

Borders

•  Requirement to work out with normal hours (evenings/weekends):

Occasional, by arrangement

•  Full UK Driving Licence and access to vehicle essential.
•  Live Borders offers a flexible working environment, with a hybrid

approach.

PACKAGES & BENEFITS

Pension: Starts with a 5% company contribution into an Aviva scheme, increased to
10% after 2 years service. After 5 years service, you can join the Local Government
Pension Scheme (current company contribution is 17%)

Holidays: Starts at 30 days of annual leave plus 4 public holidays (for Christmas and
New Year). Increases with service up to a maximum of 35 days after 6 years’ service.

Free membership at our Gyms & Swimming Pools

Free entry to our Attractions (e.g. The Great Tapestry of Scotland, The Jim Clark
Motorsport Museum)

Death in Service benefit of 3 times salary

ASVA membership: We are a corporate member which means staff can get free access
to other member attractions, including Edinburgh Zoo and Historic Scotland sites.

Cyclescheme: Saves the employee tax and NI contributions on the purchase of a new
bike and accessories

Help@Hand: Employee assistance programme which includes a variety of services
including a 24 Hour advice and information line with support including -

•  Counselling and legal information

•  Financial Support

•  Remote GPs: where employees can arrange a call back from a practising UK GP

24/7

•  Savings and discounts - access savings and rewards across a variety of big

brands

NEXT STEPS

If you would like more information or an informal chat about the role, please
contact Phoebe Stewart pstewart@liveborders1.org.uk

If you would like to apply for this post, head to
https://liveborders.bamboohr.com/careers

Hours:

16.5 April and October (Seasonal)

Halliwell’s House Museum

Location:

Grade 1 £12.60 - £13.07

Salary:

(£24,308.97 - £25,215.74

        Closing Date:

Sunday 16th March 2026

The selection process can include different forms of
assessment along with a formal interview. You will be advised
of this if your application is successful.

If you have a disability and need assistance in completing your
application form, please contact our people team
recruitment@liveborders.org.uk to discuss your needs.

We look forward to receiving your completed application.