HLH/2604/30 Community Works Operative 3

Reference code: HLH/2604/30
  • Work location: Highland Folk Museum
  • Contract type: Full time (35 hours per week)
  • Salary: £25,698 - £26,408 per annum
  • Homeworking: This post is not suitable for homeworking
  • Responsible to: Operations Manager
  • Contact: Lesley Junor - lesley.junor@highlifehighland.com / 01349 781 734

Key duties and responsibilities

  • Actively promote a positive and collaborative workplace culture that supports the Charity’s purpose of Making Life Better and i-care values to increase morale, productivity and performance.
  • Maintain grounds and provide pesticide services at HFM
  • Assist the technician on project/maintenance work
  • Carry out risk assessments relevant to post. Ensure safe working practices at all times and report hazards, incidents, or defects promptly.
  • Grass cutting to an agreed standard
  • Ensure a weed free environment including ragwort monitoring
  • Ensure the museum environment is cared for, kept clean , tidy and safe
  • Comply with all company Health & Safety policies, Normal Operating Procedures (NOP), and Emergency Action Plans (EAP).
  • Contribute to high standards of presentation and customer experience across the site.
  • Pursue continuous professional development and contribute to the continuous improvement of the team and High Life Highland as a whole.
  • Attend and undertake any training online or in person.
  • Aim to reduce wastage and uphold our environmental values of being as sustainable as possible in all tasks.
  • Assist and support other areas of High Life Highland with particular projects, training or in the event of holidays or sickness working cross-functionally across the team.
  • Maintain an awareness and knowledge of the risk management responsibilities appropriate to their role, as identified within the HLH Risk Policy and associated guidance documentation.
Date posted: 22nd April 2026

About us

High Life Highland is charity and our purpose is Making Life Better. We are a fun, friendly, caring, supportive, inclusive and proud organisation with strong people values based around integrity, community, accountability, respect and example. We believe if all our of employees strive to embrace our people values then, collectively, we give ourselves the best chance of fulfilling our purpose of Making Life Better.
High Life Highland (HLH) is committed to the protection and safeguarding of vulnerable groups, including children and protected adults and believes that they should never experience any kind of abuse. It has a responsibility to promote the welfare of those in vulnerable groups and to keep them safe and to practice in a way that protects them. HLH expects all those with whom the Charity engages to share this position. Where applicable, new positions will be subject to the appropriate level of Disclosure Scotland checking; identity checks (address, date of birth), employment/experience history, two references (one of which must be most recent employer, where appropriate), qualifications, Right to Work in the UK (where applicable). The above will apply to anyone working on behalf of HLH (paid or unpaid) including all board directors, staff, workers, volunteers, agency staff and students.