Visitor Assistant

Contract:

Permanent, Annualised, Full-time and Part-time

Salary: £12.95 per hour.

Glasgow Science Centre are seeking Visitor Experience Assistants to join our Operations team.

Working as part of the Operations Team, this varied role is instrumental in the delivery of Glasgow Science Centre’s 5 Star Customer Service promise: providing a fun, safe and welcoming environment to all customers.

This role spans all areas of the Operations Department where you will provide an integrated, coordinated and professional level of service to our customers at point of contact.

To ensure seamless service delivery the role includes working across all our customer‑facing areas including Science Engagement and Catering, Events and Sales.

Whilst the Visitor Experience Assistant role works across all areas of operations, we are recruiting for individuals who may have a specialism/interest/experience in Science Engagement or Catering events and Sales. Applications will be considered for both areas.

Full job description is available to download at the bottom of this page.

The closing date for applications is 13th March 2026.

As part of your application you will be asked to answer the following question. Your application will be assessed solely on the answers you provide to these questions, and the selection panel will not see any CVs or personal details until after candidates have been selected for interview. This in accordance with our inclusive recruitment practice. Please see the working at GSC section of our website for further information on how we recruit.

Your application will be assessed solely on the answers you provide to the application questions and any over reliance of AI software/tools may have a detrimental impact on your application. AI detector software will be used to screen applications that are considered to be overly reliant.
Remember, while AI can assist your application, your unique knowledge, skills and experience along with personal motivations and values are what truly stand out in our process.

Please note that when completing the application form you are unable to save and return so you may wish to prepare answers to these questions in advance. Answers will not be reviewed in sequence and so references should not be made between questions.

Each answer has a limit of 500 words.

1. Please describe the skills and experiences that make you a strong fit for this role, and why you want to work at Glasgow Science Centre. We receive many applications that show extensive use of AI, but we want to understand you as an individual. Please focus on including genuine personal examples to support your application.

In addition to your answers to the above questions the application form will also ask you to upload a copy of your CV, however as stated above this will only be viewed by the selection panel at interview stage. It is therefore important to ensure you answer the application questions fully, clearly setting out your relevant skills and experience and providing examples where asked to do so.

We encourage all applicants to complete a short equality monitoring questionnaire. This is optional and for our internal monitoring purposes only. It does not form part of the selection process.

Please find links to the application form and equality monitoring form below.

Application Form

Equality Monitoring Form

Should you require an application in a different format please email (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).

We are equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.