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Merlin Entertainments • North Yorkshire-Scarborough, YO12 6RP, UK

Commercial Host

Employment type:  Contract
Salary:  £12 per hour
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What you'll bring to the team

Commercial Host

Location: SEA LIFE Scarborough, YO12 6RP

Contract Type: Seasonal, until Autumn 2026, hourly paid

We are recruiting for Commercial Hosts to join our AWESOME SEA LIFE Scarborough Team for our 2026 season!

The Commercial Host team help to enhance our guests visit to the attraction, ensuring every interaction across Retail, Food & Beverage and Admissions is of the highest standard. The Commercial Hosts will be working within our Adventurers Grill Café, Retail location, Admissions desks or our Beach Bites concession stands and will give the gift of terrifically happy tummies!

If you’re approachable, passionate about delivering exceptional guest service, have a keen eye for detail (whether it’s cleanliness, a birthday badge or a colleague that could use an extra hand) and want to work for the iconic SEA LIFE brand why not click apply now?!

Qualifications & Experience

  • Applicants must have a passion for delivering excellent food service, always having a bright smile regardless of the weather
  • Experience working within a guest facing role, ideally in retail or hospitality, is advantageous
  • Previous experience in a cash handling role or previous cash handling training is advantageous
  • A willingness to learn and develop your skills
  • Have passion for our brand
  • Have a keen eye for detail
  • Want to work in a unique environment where no two days are the same
  • Be able to clearly communicate to our guest and your colleagues
  • Most importantly have fun at work to create memorable experiences

Benefits

  • 40% discount off LEGO® sets and products on the online LEGO Store!
  • Merlin Magic Pass: 20 free tickets for you, your family and friends to enjoy all of our Merlin Attractions across the world!
  • 25% discount in Merlin retail shops and restaurants (a brilliant extra treat when you’re using your Magic Pass to visit!)
  • Staff discount codes for Merlin Annual Passes to gift to loved ones!
  • Private pension scheme
  • Life assurance scheme
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Access to Perks at Work which 30,000+ national & local employee discounts
  • Ongoing training & development

About Merlin

A job with Merlin isn’t like a job anywhere else. With attractions around the world, from rollercoasters to wax figures, we don’t trade in suits, handshakes or briefcases. We trade in fun. In smiles, shrieks and spine-tingles. In Memories. In magic. But there are no tricks behind our magic. Instead, there are people like you. Passionate, dedicated people who are committed to making sure our worldwide attractions and guests’ experiences are the best they can be.

If you have any questions or if you require any reasonable adjustments, because of a disability or medical condition, please contact us by email at recruitment@merlinentertainments.biz and one of the team will get back to you as soon as possible.

Pay Range

GBP £12.31/Hr.

Company benefits

Annual bonus
Buy or sell annual leave
Charity donation scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Employee assistance programme
Employee discounts – 40% LEGO Discount
Enhanced pension match/contribution
Eye Care Support
Family health insurance
Health insurance
Theme park discounts
Lunch and learns
In house training
Further education support
Open to part time work for some roles

Working at Merlin Entertainments

Company employees:

22,000

Gender diversity (m:f:n-b):

0:52:48

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