Housekeeper/ Driver - Durham

We’re looking for a hardworking, driven, and passionate candidate to join our team as we get set for further growth in 2026, helping our owners to maintain their high quality properties, and to ensure our guests receive the very best customer service whilst staying with us.  

This role involves driving a company vehicle to transport Housekeepers and linen from our Durham Unit to and from our properties and scheduled tasks. In addition, you will assist with housekeeping duties, helping to clean and maintain our portfolio of properties to a high standard.

The role will also involve using mobile apps on your phone to manage daily tasks, as well as carrying out some administrative duties, including supporting the allocation and coordination of housekeeping tasks when required.

Experience is not essential, as full training will be provided.

You must hold a full UK driving licence and be able to drive a manual vehicle.

This is a part-time role of either 16 or 25 hours per week – please specify which option you are interested in when applying. Shifts will vary in both days worked and duration, based on the needs of the business, so flexibility is essential.

Ideally, you will be available to work on our main changeover days: Mondays, Fridays and Sundays, with additional weekday availability also welcomed.

If you have an energetic can do attitude you will be an amazing fit for us. You need to be friendly, flexible and always willing to help. 

Day to day duties: 

• Support the Housekeeping Managment with the smooth, efficient, and professional operation of housekeeping on a daily basis.


• Use the company vehicle to transport Housekeeping Staff and linens to their required locations.


• Be flexible to perform Ad Hoc duties, as and when required to ensure the smooth running of the organisation and to meet the needs of the business, this includes, but not exclusive, to Housekeeping Duties or Property Checks.


• Review property stock levels and order supplies.


• Ensure procedures, systems and checks are completed to ensure the high standards expected are being met daily.


• Supervise the work of the housekeeping and warehouse team to ensure the high standards we set are maintained.


• Respond appropriately to remedy any customer request or query that may occur in a way that is acceptable for the particular situation.

Housekeeping duties:

• Thoroughly cleaning the properties between guests. This includes but is not exclusive to hoovering, dusting, polishing, tidying etc.


• The changing of linen between guests.


• Ensuring and maintaining the presentation of houses for guests and owners.


• Stock control of household basics/essentials.


• Reporting any necessary maintenance issues or replacements.
  

Benefits:

• Employee Assist Programme 


• Employee Discount 


• Company Events

Who is Host & Stay? 

Host & Stay is based in Saltburn-by-the-sea and provides full service holiday home property management to over 1000 properties across the UK. Host & Stay was born from a love and passion for property, and a desire to lead the change in an age old industry. 

Our vision is simple, to help property owners maximise their income, maximise their returns, and reduce their fees and their hassle. We are on a mission to make the UK one of the most popular, guest centric holiday destinations in the world – but not at the expense of holiday homeowners paying high management fees and seeing very little, if any return on their investments. We want our customers and communities to succeed and thrive. 

We have ambitious plans for further growth and impact, and we need the right people to take this leap with us. It may be challenging at times, but you can be assured that it is going to be rewarding and inspiring. After all, we are changing lives, every day, in all that we do. 

Why choose us? 

The team here at Host and Stay genuinely care about the work we do to transform the lives of our customers and we think this is a pretty big reason to love your career at Host and Stay. 

Our people are our best asset, so we want to make sure your wellbeing is the best it can be. Our responsibilities as an employer extend beyond the workplace, we want to make sure we can help and support you when you need it most. 

Any Questions? 

If you have access requirements you would like us to be aware of, please contact the Recruitment Team on e: [email protected] - we will be happy to help!

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.