Dunvegan Castle & Gardens is one of the most dynamic, diverse, and popular multi award-winning 5* visitor attractions on the Isle of Skye. We are looking for enthusiastic and customer focused people to join our existing team and ensure that our 180,000 plus visitors receive our trademark warm Highland welcome during our open season which runs from 1 April to 15 October, with variable start and end dates depending on the role. You will be a team player, enjoy working in a busy environment, and take pride in maintaining high standards of customer service at all times. We offer excellent rates of pay, a generous staff benefit package, in-house training, accommodation, and the chance to work with a great team in beautiful historic surroundings.

Retail Assistants

We are looking for customer focused people to support the daily operational performance of the Retail Department with the aim of delivering a word class customer service experience to every visitor, every time. With our busy retail outlets at Dunvegan Castle, we are looking for people with a passion for selling our high-quality range of products across our retail outlets. You will have a natural ability to engage with customers and achieve high standards of work whilst maintaining attention to detail and a friendly, calm and professional manner. Cash-handling and touchscreen till operations skills are required for which training will be provided. The job description can be downloaded here.

MacLeod Tables Cafe Assistants

You will pride yourself on the highest standards of customer care. Ideally with a current basic food hygiene certificate, you will ensure the cafe premises are always scrupulously clean and all our delicious freshly prepared food is beautifully presented. Food preparation, cash-handling and touchscreen till operations skills are required for which training will be provided. The job description can be downloaded here.

Seal Boat Crew 

We are looking for marine operatives to join our existing team at one of our most popular and busy visitor attractions at Dunvegan Castle & Gardens. With responsibility for helming one of three traditional clinker-built boats with up to 7 passengers on short trips to see the Loch Dunvegan common seal colony, the ideal candidate will have the required Level II Powerboat licence with commercial endorsements: VHF radio, Sea Survival and First Aid (or acceptable equivalents). Training will be provided. The job description can be downloaded here.

Glenbrittle Campsite Assistant Wardens & Baristas

Voted No.1 UK Campsite by the Daily Telegraph and winner of the ‘Gold Campsite of the Year 2019′ in the Great Outdoors Magazine, we are looking for dedicated, enthusiastic, and hardworking seasonal assistant campsite wardens/baristas with a genuine sense of pride in their work and a varied skillset this season. You must have some experience in customer service including retail, cash handling, café and food prep in addition to experience of general campsite upkeep and maintenance. Training and accommodation will be provided to successful applicants. You will require your own transport for this post due to the site’s remote location at the foot of the Cuillin mountains. We offer competitive rates of pay, in-house training, free shared accommodation plus the chance to work with a great team in wonderful surroundings. The job description can be downloaded here.

The closing date for applications is  31 May 2026 with variable start dates depending on the department. Due to the high numbers of applications that we receive, we regret that only those applicants short-listed for interview will be contacted. To apply for these roles, please email your CV and a covering letter stating why you fit the job criteria to [email protected].

Dunvegan Castle & Gardens is an iconic part of Scotland’s built heritage on the Isle of Skye. As the ancestral home of the Chiefs of Clan MacLeod for 800 years, Dunvegan is an award-winning 5* heritage attraction and key driver of economic growth in the region, acting as a magnet for over 180,000 visitors per year.

This full-time post requires someone with a can-do and common-sense attitude, together with experience in all aspects of garden maintenance and hard landscaping work, to join the existing team and assist the Head Gardener with the upkeep of this award-winning garden of national importance which won the RHS Partner Garden Scotland in 2022.

With an ability to operate and maintain a wide range of garden plant and machinery, this will be underpinned by the desire to undertake physically demanding manual tasks in all weathers using your own initiative. There are no line management responsibilities associated with this post. The Garden dept. has a Head Gardener and Assistant Head Gardener who you shall report to.

The closing date for applications is 30 June 2026. We offer a competitive salary and staff benefit package commensurate with this role. Please include current salary details (basic plus any benefits) and your salary expectations of the role when applying. The job description can be downloaded here.

If this sounds like you, please email your CV and a covering letter explaining why the appointment interests you and how your experience and qualifications match the role profile to [email protected]

Dunvegan Castle & Gardens is an iconic part of Scotland’s heritage at the heart of the 41,000-acre MacLeod Estate on the Isle of Skye. As the ancestral home of the Chiefs of Clan MacLeod for 800 years, Dunvegan is a multi-award-winning 5* heritage attraction, acting as a magnet for over 180,000 visitors per year.

This part-time role for maternity cover involves working in the busy MacLeod Estate office hub while serving as an ambassador for the estate by managing all internal and external communications in a timely and professional manner. As the first point of contact, you will oversee the administration of the estate office and reception, handling standard reception duties such as checking voicemail, responding promptly to emails and social media inquiries, welcoming visitors, managing deliveries, and sorting the post. Additionally, the role includes HR and recruitment responsibilities, as well as acting as the IT support coordinator. Providing administrative support across various departments, the position also involves coordinating group bookings and overseeing the Friends of Dunvegan database. Furthermore, the role requires serving as a key-holder and responder to fire, security, and intruder alarm activations, while also assisting with health and safety administration.

The closing date for applications is 30 June 2026. We offer a competitive salary and staff benefit package commensurate with this role. Please include current salary details (basic plus any benefits) and your salary expectations of the role when applying. The job description can be downloaded here.

If this sounds like you, please email your CV and a covering letter explaining why the appointment interests you and how your experience and qualifications match the role profile to [email protected]

Dunvegan Castle & Gardens is an iconic part of Scotland’s heritage at the heart of the 41,000-acre MacLeod Estate on the Isle of Skye. As the ancestral home of the Chiefs of Clan MacLeod for 800 years, Dunvegan is a multi-award-winning 5* heritage attraction, acting as a magnet for over 180,000 visitors per year.

This is a unique opportunity to helm a busy department that maintains a diverse range of buildings on the MacLeod Estate, ranging from the Grade A Listed Dunvegan Castle to our holiday cottages and heritage property portfolio.

You will possess qualifications and experience in a recognised building trade and be capable of leading a committed team with a diverse range of backgrounds and experience. Always calm under pressure, we expect you to be a self-motivated problem solver with a range of handyman skills, and to deliver results with energy complemented by a sense of humour. Ideally possessing some experience of working within the heritage or construction sectors, you will be able to forward plan and complete the numerous maintenance tasks and larger winter projects on time by providing the estate with a friendly, efficient and pro-active maintenance service.

The closing date for applications is 30 June 2026. We offer a competitive salary and staff benefit package commensurate with this role. Please include current salary details (basic plus any benefits) and your salary expectations of the role when applying. The job description can be downloaded here.

If this sounds like you, please email your CV and a covering letter explaining why the appointment interests you and how your experience and qualifications match the role profile to [email protected]