Porter

Compass Group UK; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

Compass Group UK is recruiting a dedicated Porter (Zero Hours) to support university operations on a permanent casual basis, contracted to 0 hours per week.

The role focuses on delivering high-quality customer care across lobby areas, assisting housekeeping and banqueting staff, handling reception duties, and ensuring safety and cleanliness in busy university spaces. Shift patterns are 5 out of 7 days.

Qualifications

• Adaptable and willing to embrace changing priorities.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.
• Experience delivering high-quality customer care.
• Ability to take initiative and make decisions for customers.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure.
• Demonstrates exceptional timekeeping and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in keeping the lobby and other public areas clean and tidy.
• Helping housekeeping, restaurant and banqueting staff to set up rooms or move furniture.
• Handling reception duties, such as booking theatre tickets or making restaurant reservations.
• Responding to customer requests where required.
• Running errands.
• Ensuring safety by placing and removing wet floor/paint signage.

Skills

Adaptable

Brilliant communicator

Customer care experience

Take initiative

Work under pressure

Timekeeping

Job description

We're currently recruiting a dedicated Porter (Zero Hours) to help ensure the smooth running of the operations in Universities on a permanent casual basis, contracted to 0 hours per week.

As a Porter (Zero Hours), you will use your skills to maintain a high standard of quality work. In return, you will have the chance to progress your career with a company that invests in its people, celebrates individuality, and rewards and recognises employees who go beyond the plate.

Here's an idea of what your shift patterns will be: 5 out of 7 days

Could you bring your spark to Universities? Here's what you need to know before applying:

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Assisting in keeping the lobby and other public areas clean and tidy
• Helping housekeeping, restaurant and banqueting staff to set up rooms or move furniture
• Handling certain reception duties, such as booking theatre tickets or making restaurant reservations
• Responding to customer requests where required
• Running errands
• Ensuring the safety of customers by, for instance, placing and removing signage that indicates wet floors or paints

Our ideal Porter will:

• Be adaptable and easily embrace changing priorities
• Be a brilliant communicator and easily build relationships
• Have experience delivering high quality customer care
• Take initiative and make decisions that are right for our customers
• Possess the ability to work under pressure
• Demonstrate exceptional timekeeping and reliability

As part of Compass you'll help to feed people, fuel progress and forge connections in around 6,000 venues. Join us to grow your career with the industry leader, and get competitive pay, great perks and unrivalled opportunities for learning and development, at one of the UK's biggest businesses.

Job Reference: com/1210/43148001/52839146/BU #Universities & Colleges

Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!