Based in the heart of Cambridge, St Catharine’s College is looking to appoint a full time Porter to join our friendly Porters’ Lodge team, providing a first class porter service for our college community.

The College Porter Service

The Porters’ Lodge is an important, focal point for information and assistance for the whole college community, including visitors. In many instances, the Lodge is the first experience visitors have to the College and we pride ourselves on delivering a friendly, professional and efficient reception service whilst also ensuring college properties are kept secure and health and safety matters are managed effectively, 24 hours a day / 7 days a week.

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Working arrangements

The full time hours for this post are 37.5 hours per week, to be worked on a 24-hour shift rota basis, including days, evening, nights, weekends and Bank Holidays.

Some flexibility is required to cover team absence or College events.

Staff Benefits

• Competitive annual salary of FTE £23,217.77
• Holiday entitlement is 25 days per annual leave year, in addition to Public Holidays for full time employees, pro rata for part-time employees
• A meal allowance for use in the dining hall (when on main site)
• Access to a pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Access to a Cycle to Work Voucher Scheme
• Full training will be provided including First Aid, Fire Safety and Lone Working, in addition to other professional development opportunities
• Use of a small on-site gym available at a subsidised rate
• Private Health Care purchase scheme
• Access to staff wellbeing and employee assistance support
• Life assurance (death in service benefit) with probate and bereavement support

Application process

Please submit a completed application form and send it along with a covering letter, outlining your suitability for the role. Please also complete and submit a completed Equality and Diversity monitoring form. All documents should be emailed to: [email protected]

The closing date for completed applications is 9am on Thursday 12 May 2022.