Guide for Läckö Castle

Stift Läckö Slott

Västra Götalands län, Lidköping

Previous experience is desired

~28 500 kr / per month ->
Fixed monthly, weekly, or hourly salary

Published 2025-01-13 11 dagar - upp till 3 månader Part time 3 Available vacancies

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The Läckö Castle Foundation

Läckö Castle, beautifully situated on a peninsula by Lake Vänern in the municipality of Lidköping, is one of the largest tourist attractions in the Västra Götaland region. The castle is a state heritage site and one of Sweden's best-preserved buildings from the era of Swedish greatness. The Läckö Castle Foundation conducts a wide range of cultural tourism activities here.

Job Description

As a guide at Läckö Castle, you will work to convey the castle's history in an informative and inspiring manner. The position also includes overseeing the castle's culturally and historically valuable environments. Additionally, you will work at our entrance cash register and assist with light cleaning duties.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with a strong interest in history. Historical studies or previous experience as a guide is an advantage.

We expect you to have an outgoing work style with good teamwork skills. Service and hospitality are extremely important to us, which means you should have a high sense of service and a genuine interest in conveying knowledge/information to all the people who visit the area around Läckö Castle and the biosphere reserve daily.

You should have a great interest in personal interactions with people. As a person, you are attentive and have the ability to inspire and motivate others; you also enjoy speaking in front of an audience. We place great importance on personal suitability and see it as essential that you contribute to a positive work environment.

Good language skills in English are required, and knowledge of German is an advantage. It is beneficial if you have a driver's license and access to a car.

You must be at least 18 years old to apply.

About the Positions

The positions run from June to August/September, with the possibility of extra work during the pre- and post-season.

Weekend work is included, as the operation is open 7 days a week.

Application

Recruitment is ongoing - please send us your application as soon as possible.