Holidays Cottage Cleaner

National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty; Bridport; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 10% of salary

Free entry to National Trust places

Season ticket loan

EV car lease scheme

Perks at work discounts

Holiday allowance up to 32 days

Job summary

The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty is seeking a Holiday Cottage Cleaner to prepare our cottages in West Dorset. This seasonal, zero-hour role requires flexibility, weekend work, and your own reliable transport.

Training is provided and you’ll ensure pristine, welcoming cottages for guests. You’ll work on changeover days between Mon and Sat 10am–4pm, report repairs, replace items as needed, and help maintain high cleaning standards across our sites.

Qualifications

• Focused on giving great service
• Team player but able to work on own initiative
• Well-organised and adaptable
• Willing to learn new skills

Responsibilities

• Ensure cottages are pristine, well-presented and welcoming for guests on changeover days.
• Monitor for any repairs or odd jobs and report them to the team.
• Replace broken items from store supplies when needed.

Job description

We’re looking for a Holiday Cottage Cleaner to prepare our popular holiday cottages in West Dorset. Due to the remote location of some our cottages you will need your own reliable transport. Changeover days are any day between Monday and Saturday between 10am and 4pm so flexibility is required and a passion to clean our cottages to the highest standards. Full training will be given.

Salary: £12.75 per hour

Contract: Fixed term contract until31-Oct-2027

Hours/ working pattern: Seasonal, flexible, weekends. This is a zero-hour contract, meaning we can’t guarantee a set number of hours each week.While we aim to provide a consistent work pattern, flexibility is needed as schedules may change based on business needs. We’ll try to give as much notice as possible. The role includes weekends and Bank Holidays but does not require evening or split shifts.

Internally within the National Trust, you will be known as a 'Holidays Operation Assistant'.

For this role, you’ll need to complete our online assessment instead of using a C.V. or online application form. This will help us understand more about your strengths and give you more information on the role.

On changeover days, you’ll make sure that everything’s pristine and ready for the next guests to arrive. This will include making sure the cottage is thoroughly cleaned, well-presented and welcoming. We’d also like you to keep an eye out for anything that’s not as it should be, and report any repairs or odd jobs that need doing. If you need to, you’ll also replace any broken items from the store supplies.

Full Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is provided for all teams, and extra measures are in place to protect staff.

You can view the full role profile for this role in the document attached. You don't need to have all the knowledge, skills and experience listed in the role profile; this is just to provide a full picture of what’s possible in this role.

Who we're looking for

We'd love to hear from you if you're:

• focused on giving great service to everyone you meet
• a team player, but also happy to work on your own initiative
• well-organised and adaptable
• willing to learn new skills.

The package

The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary
• Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
• Season ticket loan
• EV car lease scheme (for roles that meet the salary criteria)
• Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts
• Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.

National Trust place

Golden Cap Estate, Spiney Kot, West Milton Lane, Bridport, DT6 3SW

Documents

Holidays Operation Assistant - A1.pdf

Requirements

Compliance.Eligibility to Work in the UK

Additional information

Closing Date: 1st November 2026

The National Trust celebrates diversity and is committed to creating a fair and equal society, free from discrimination. You can read more about our commitment to inclusion and diversity here.

The National Trust is committed to a safe recruitment processes to help the organisation attract and appoint the right staff/volunteer for the role and responsibilities as set out in the vacancy advert. We will not accept applicants who are not suitable to work with children, young people or adults at risk. If you have any questions around your suitability for this vacancy, please contact the people service centre.