Join our 5 star Housekeeping Team

Hopetoun House is regarded as Scotland’s finest Stately Home. We welcome around 50,000 visitors each year and are proud to be graded as a 5-star Visitor Attraction by Visit Scotland. 

Permanent Cleaner/Housekeeper

Hopetoun House is looking for a Housekeeper/Cleaner to work as part of our dedicated Housekeeping Team, assisting the Head Housekeeper in the cleaning and upkeep of the publicly accessible areas of Hopetoun House. (Please note that this does NOT include the family/resident areas, bedrooms or catering kitchens).

Hours of Work and Rate

There are 25 hours per week available.

Rate of pay is £12.36 per hour, rising to £12.60 from April 2025

During the Closed season (October to Easter)

Working hours are 07:00 to 12:00

5 hours per day, Monday to Friday. There is occasional weekend work during our closed season, depending on the needs of our events business.

During Visitor Attraction Season (Easter to end September)

Working hours are 06:00 to 11:00

5 hours per day, 5 days per week (days variable)

Weekend work is required during our Visitor Attraction season, typically working Saturday and Sunday every second weekend. 

Typical duties include the following:

• Vacuuming, floor polishing and dusting
• Cleaning WCs and maintaining adequate supplies of toiletries in WCs
• Before and after cleaning of any rooms used for Hopetoun events
• Finer conservation detailed cleaning of historic rooms and furniture in winter (full training is given)
• Some high-level cleaning using ladders
• Use of Buffers/polishers etc is required (full training is given)
• Anything else within reason that the Head Housekeeper requires to maintain the proper upkeep of Hopetoun House

The post-holder should be confident and friendly, being able to work both under direction and on own initiative. Previous corporate cleaning or housekeeping experience is an advantage. An interest in heritage/visitor attractions would also be an advantage although not essential. Full training will be given.

IMPORTANT: There is no public transport near Hopetoun so own transport is an advantage, although transport to and from South Queensferry can be arranged.

To apply, please email and tell us a bit about yourself, why you’d like this job and why you’re suitable, please also attach your CV.

Email: info@hopetoun.co.uk

Categories:  Hopetoun House