Housekeeping Assistant

Job Summary

As a Housekeeping Assistant you will be part of a great team, maintaining high standards of housekeeping and cleanliness expected by all our guests. The Mansion is a Grade B Listed Building and there will be an expectation (and full training given) that cleaning will be to a conservation standard where historic fabric is concerned. There are 20 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms and 3 main common areas: Drawing Room, Library and Business Room. Our ethos is ‘home-from-home’ for our guests, for whom the high standards of hospitality, service and quality of accommodation is the best part of their visit here.

Working under the guidance of the House Manager, you will be part of the team that changes the rooms and other properties over from one group leaving to welcoming the next. We have developed a great system to make sure that all rooms and bedrooms are ready in time and made up to a high standard of presentation. We have an external laundry company who looks after the Burn Mansion laundry and we have our own in-house linen and do our own laundry for the self-catering properties (North and South Lodges).

You will be given detailed training on cleaning routines, presentation of the bedrooms and common areas and guidance on the most efficient way to tackle a full change-over.

Our guests are predominantly private groups who are here to celebrate a family event or groups who are here for an academic retreat, wellness and relaxation gathering or other function. You will take pride in having a keen eye for detail so no task is missed and you will enjoy the camaraderie of a great team running a smooth and efficient housekeeping function.

Everything we do helps our charitable objectives and those of our parent organisation – Goodenough College.

Please download the job description for a full list of responsibilities and the person specification for this role.

How to apply

Please submit your CV, and a short covering letter, stating why you would like to apply and how you meet the essential criteria in the job description and person specification, to: Zakiyah Kihl at jobs@goodenough.ac.uk by 12pm on 26 March 2026.

Interviews will be conducted at The Burn and you will need your own transport due to the rural, remote location of The Burn.

Applicants are encouraged to contact Jan Clarke, the Bursar, at jan.clarke@goodenough.ac.uk for further information and we actively encourage prospective candidates to visit The Burn.

Applicants must provide evidence of the right to work in the UK.