At a Glance
- Tasks: Keep Beamish Museum sparkling clean and welcoming for all visitors.
- Company: Join a friendly team at a unique heritage museum.
- Benefits: Enjoy a museum pass, discounts, free parking, and 25+ days holiday.
- Other info: Flexible hours, social events, and opportunities for diverse candidates.
- Why this job: Make a difference in a beautiful setting while gaining valuable experience.
- Qualifications: Cleaning experience or transferable skills with a positive attitude.
The predicted salary is between 9.9 - 12.1 £ per hour.
We are currently looking for
Cleaners (Seasonal to 31st December 2026) to join our Facilities and Cleaning Team at Beamish Museum.
You’ll work across the museum site to maintain excellent standards of cleanliness, helping to ensure a welcoming and enjoyable experience for all visitors.
This is a hands‑on, public‑facing role requiring flexibility, including early mornings, evenings, weekends and school holidays.
We welcome applicants with cleaning experience or transferable skills, a positive attitude and a willingness to work as part of a team.
Please submit your application as early as possible as we may close our vacancies early should we receive a high volume of applications.
- Some of the great benefits of working with us
- Joining a fantastic, friendly team of over 400 staff and 400 volunteers.
- Museum pass, allowing free entry for yourself and three other people.
- Work within a beautiful and unique location a 300-acre site that represents the diverse histories and heritage of the north.
- Discount on catering and retail.
- Free Parking.
- Bike2Work scheme.
- 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays) and increasing to 30 days after 5 years.
- 2 wellbeing days for all employees
- Work for a charity in the heritage sector where all profits are reinvested into further developing the museum, its people and reaching our communities.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Staff and volunteer social events throughout the year.
All new appointments are subject to the receipt of satisfactory references, and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
We recruit based on aptitude, positive attitude and potential, and work to ensure people from all backgrounds have the opportunity to work within the heritage sector.
This is prioritised above academic qualifications and we support non-traditional routes into work.
We recognise and value transferable skills and diverse experiences as a form of expertise.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates as well as applications from, LGB, Trans and non-binary candidates as underrepresented people within the museum.
Note to applicants: Please try to show in your application how you specifically meet the requirements in the about you section and refer to Our Recruitment Process for further guidance on completing your application form.
Should you have any queries with regards to the role or the recruitment process please do contact us at recruitment@beamish. org. uk or 0191 370 4335
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Cleaner (Seasonal) employer: Beamish Museum
Beamish Museum is an exceptional employer, offering a unique opportunity to work in a beautiful 300-acre site that showcases the rich heritage of the north east of England. With a strong focus on employee wellbeing, the museum provides generous holiday allowances, a supportive work culture, and numerous growth opportunities within the heritage sector. Joining our friendly team means being part of a mission-driven organisation where your contributions directly impact the preservation and celebration of history for future generations.
