College Porter
6 months ago
**College Porter (Porters Lodge)**:
**Salary £25,890.93 per annum**:
Permanent full-time position on a shift rota (38 hours per week)
***This is an opportunity to join an established team of College Porters who provide a variety of support to the College on a 24/7 rota basis. This includes effective and efficient reception, telephone communication, mail delivery and security services for the College.
Reporting to the Head Porter, you will have:
- A demonstrable understanding of the work of a Porters Lodge
- Experience of dealing with members of the public and highly developed interpersonal skills
- A good level of computer literacy, including Microsoft Outlook and Excel
- The ability to maintain confidentiality of data
You will enjoy working as part of a team, be friendly and have a flexible approach to working hours and tasks.
***About the College**
Founded in 1800, Downing College in the University of Cambridge has a unique and magnificent setting among twenty acres of lawns and trees yet is located close to the centre of Cambridge. The open landscape has a superb collection of neo-classical buildings from the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Those living and working in Downing enjoy a beautiful environment unique in Cambridge in its spaciousness.
The College is composed of approximately 50 Fellows and 160 non-academic staff and its aim is to help all students to develop their academic ability and personal potential during their time here. We pride ourselves on being a friendly and informal community for Fellows, staff and students like. Set within this expansive and beautiful landscape, Downing also has a thriving conference business and provides customers with a choice of superior conference, meeting and theatre facilities.
**Details of the role**:
- 33 days’ holiday (including bank holidays)
- Discretionary Bonus scheme
- Free College lunches on working days
- Pension scheme (with matched contribution up to 10%)
- Free access to an Employee Assistance programme 24/7
- Healthcare Cash scheme (e.g. for prescriptions, dental, optical, physiotherapy)
- Free Life Assurance cover
- Optional subsidised private medical and dental schemes
- Cycle purchase scheme, giving substantial savings on cycle purchase
- Free use of on-site Gym facilities
- Free on-site Car parking
- Social events
- An additional Day Off for your Birthday
A full list of benefits is available from the College’s HR Office. (Please note that those benefits which are non-contractual may be amended or withdrawn at our discretion.)
**Application Process**
Applicants who declare a disability will be offered an interview if they meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Applications are welcomed from a broad range of backgrounds.
All applicants will be contacted once shortlisting has taken place.
The successful applicant will be asked to complete an Enhanced level DBS check.
If you have any queries, please call: 01223 334734 or 01223 334820.
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