Cleaner

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Cleaner | Part time | 25 hours 

Actual Salary: £18,805 (£14.41 per hour) 
Hours: 25 hours per week | 5PM - 10PM | 5 over 7 working pattern
Location: National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street

National Museums Scotland is one of the leading museum groups in Europe with one of the largest and most diverse collections in the world.

As an organisation our values are Creative, Inclusive, Collaborative and Forward-thinking. 

We are looking for enthusiastic, passionate, honest, service-driven individuals to join our Facilities Management team. 

Benefits of joining us as our Cleaner include: 

• A generous annual leave of 28.5 days – rising to 33.5 after 5 years, plus an additional 8 paid days public holidays. For part time staff annual leave and public holidays will be pro-rated to reflect your normal working hours

• Annually alongside your salary, National Museums Scotland contributes 28.97% of this towards you being a member of the

  Civil Service Pension Scheme

• Free access to national (and international) museums and exhibitions

• A range of wellbeing benefits including Employee Assistance Programme 24/7

• Access to all the above and

  morefrom day one of employment.

About the Cleaner role: 

At National Museums Scotland our cleaners are an essential part of our team. For us, every sweep of the brush is a step towards perfecting the customer experience. Our cleaners are relied upon to ensure customer facing and employee areas are clean and tidy and that our visitors experience the sense of pride we instil within the organisation and our staff.

As a Cleaner at National Museums Scotland you will: 

• Carry out a variety of cleaning / housekeeping duties across the museum

• Contribute to an overall positive visitor experience

• Operate cleaning machinery / equipment as required

Skills and experience we’re looking for in our Cleaner:  

• Understanding of cleaning and hygiene techniques and procedures

• Proven experience of working within a team environment

• Proven previous relevant cleaning experience

• Ability to follow standard operating procedures

Please be sure to view relevant attachments for this role (available on our  Careers Portal: careers.nms.ac.uk) for full details of the position. 

Cleaner

Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

EH1 1JF

£26,322 (Pro rata) (£14.41 per hour) per hour Generous Civil Service Pension Scheme, Holidays and more

Permanent - Part-time

Posted today

Closing date: 24/04/2026

Job reference: NMS136073

Documents

Recruitment Pack Cleaner 20250707FINAL.pdf

Cleaner

Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

£26,322 (Pro rata) (£14.41 per hour) per hour Generous Civil Service Pension Scheme, Holidays and more