College Porter
An exciting opportunity to work for a world-renowned academic facility within the beautiful City Centre of Cambridge. This opportunity would suit anyone wants a brilliant work life balance along with excellent pay and benefits.
College Porter
Salary: £11,449 Part Time - 20.25 Hrs Per Week
Location: Cambridge
Additional benefits:
- Statutory & bank holidays
- Contributory pension scheme
- Free Lunches
- Access to the College gym and pool
- + More
- Receive, welcome and assist all visitors, including conference delegates, Fellows, students and staff to the Porters' Lodge in a timely, efficient and helpful manner.
- To be available to support students 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This may be involve assisting with welfare matters, general enquiries and support.
- Assist in the booking of guest and public rooms, as directed by the Head of Operations.
- To work with the relevant student bodies in overseeing student social events such as Bops.
- Assist the Head of Operations in the maintenance of discipline; ensure all students observe College rules and report any lapses to the appropriate authority.
- Develop and maintain awareness of procedures and provide necessary emergency duties in cases of fire, flood, accident or illness; monitor, test and obtain good working knowledge of College, Hostel and other designated property, fire and smoke alarm systems; carry out health and safety and fire checks as directed.
- Operate the telephone exchange; take and relay messages via the telephone or through the use of pigeonholes.
- Carry out basic computer duties and CCTV monitoring.
- Issue, receive and check room keys in accordance with administrative procedures.
- Carry out small maintenance jobs in an emergency.
- Assist with car and bicycle parking.
- Provide the timely and accurate collection, sorting and delivery of external and internal mail to pigeonholes in the Porters' Lodge (and to various College locations); ensure that off-site mail is franked/dispatched as appropriate. Redirect mail when required.
- Maintain administrative records as required by the Head of Operations; ensure the overlap and timely handover of duties to the incoming Porters to include the relay of necessary information.
- Ensure the prompt reporting of any defects to the Head of Building Services.
- Administer punt hire between April and October.
- Ensure the security of College buildings, grounds and gates; monitor and respond to intruder alarms; patrol the College and College hostels and any other designated property as required and as specifically directed by the Head Porte.
- Undertake other duties and responsibilities commensurate with the post from time to time as directed by the Head of Operations.
- You will be required to become a qualified First Aider and Personal Alcohol Licence holder, and will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
The following criteria are appropriate to this post:
Knowledge and experience:
Personal skills and abilities:
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