Seasonal Housekeeper

🌲 Join us where the legend of Robin Hood lives on among the pines of Sherwood Forest 🌲

• Location:  Sherwood Forest (Edwinstowe)
• Contract Type: Seasonal
• Salary: £12.71 per hour
• Working Hours: Part-time, 12 hours
• Days of Work: Monday and Friday, 9:30am until 3:50pm

We have an exciting opportunity for a Seasonal Housekeeper to join our team at Sherwood Forest, supporting our Housekeeping team during our busiest periods. This role is great for someone who enjoys returning time after time to support us during busy holiday periods such as summer, Christmas, and other seasonal breaks.

Be a part of creating special escapes in one of the UK’s most iconic woodland locations, developing your skills while ensuring our cabins are beautifully prepared for every guest. Our cabins are dotted among the statuesque pines of Sherwood Forest, almost hidden from view. Here, where the legend of Robin Hood was born, you can immerse yourself in the great outdoors across 3,300 acres of magnificent woodland,  a truly magical setting to work and grow.

 

About the Housekeeper Role:

Open all year round, our Housekeepers work in small teams, cleaning multiple cabins per shift. Passionate about the little details, you understand the importance of exceptional cleanliness, it’s what keeps our guests coming back time and time again.

Key responsibilities include:

• ➡️ Cleaning and preparing multiple cabins per shift to the highest standard.
• ➡️ Ensuring all cabins are spotless and welcoming for arriving guests.
• ➡️ Taking pride in your work and attention to detail at all times.
• ➡️ Following brand standards to ensure every guest experiences the Forest Feeling from the moment they step into their cabin.

 

What Are We Looking For?

Our ideal Housekeeper will be enthusiastic, energetic, and eager to deliver on our exceptional brand standards. You’ll be a team player with a keen eye for detail, capable of building good working relationships with colleagues and meeting set timescales.

We’re looking for someone with:

• ✅ A positive, can-do attitude and a strong work ethic
• ✅ The ability to work well in a team and communicate effectively with colleagues
• ✅ Great attention to detail, ensuring high cleanliness standards are met
• ✅ Some previous experience in a similar role
• ✅ A willingness to work outdoors in a natural setting, whatever the weather

 

🌲Who Are Forest Holidays?

Our business has been recognised as a force for good. Our holidays are unique, and so are we. We’re a team of 800 people. We’re stewards of 244.5 hectares of forest. We manage the land for conservation and create spaces in nature for people to stay. Our tucked-away cabin locations are always thoughtfully placed. They’re places to discover the wonders of nature and realise the part we all play in protecting it.

 

Why Join Us?

As a valued member of our team, you’ll enjoy a range of fantastic benefits, including:

• ✈️ Generous holiday allowance - Take the time you need to recharge
• 💰 Performance-based bonuses - Earn a 5% bonus (paid quarterly) when customer service targets are met
• 🍼 Enhanced parental leave - (24 weeks maternity, 3 weeks paternity at full pay).
• 🎉 Long service awards and company events - Celebrate success with your team
• 🔒 Pension scheme - Secure your future with our company pension
• 💛 One full paid day to volunteer - Give back to a cause you care about
• 🍴 Subsidised meals - Discounted food when working on location
• ❤️‍🩹 Health cash plan & life assurance - Covered by the company to keep you protected
• 💛 Wellbeing events & activities - Focus on your mental and physical wellness
• 🏠 Save on breaks - Discounted and last-minute stays at Forest Holidays and Sykes Cottages for you, your friends & family.
• 🛍️ Hundreds of discounts - Save on top brands across the UK

Please note: If successful in the role, any job offer will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a basic criminal record check.

Pay Rates for Aged 16 and 17:

• 16 years: £8.00 per hour
• 17 years: £10.85 per hour

Reasonable Adjustments: We’re all about diversity, inclusion, and bringing your authentic self to work. Need adjustments for the recruitment process? Just ask, our team is happy to help.

🌲‘Apply’ to this opportunity at Sherwood Forest (Nottinghamshire) now to see if you're the righ fit. Don’t miss out on this flexible opportunity!