Porter

TipTopJob; England; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading college in Brighton is seeking a Porter to maintain high standards within the facilities team. The role involves setting up rooms, handling deliveries, and ensuring overall cleanliness. Candidates should be physically fit, adaptable, and good team players, with the option for overtime and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Life cover after probation

Complimentary lunch

Free tickets to college performances

Job-specific learning programs

Subsidised gym membership

Qualifications

• Physically fit, able to handle heavy items.
• Good team player with strong interpersonal skills.
• Able to manage own time and resources effectively.

Responsibilities

• Setting up and cleaning rooms for events and functions.
• Managing deliveries and moving furniture as required.
• Supporting fire drills and other operational tasks.

Skills

Physical fitness

Teamwork

Communication

Adaptability

Self-motivation

Job description

Location: Brighton, BN2 0AL

Salary: A GBP 12.72 per hour

Brighton College are seeking to appoint a Porter on a full:time, permanent basis.

Main Purpose of the Role: To work as part of the Facilities team to ensure that the appearance of the College, both inside and out, is of the highest standard. This includes room set:ups for school purposes, College events and external functions. The ideal candidate should be physically fit, capable of lifting heavy furniture, a strong team player and have some events experience.

General Duties and Responsibilities

• Setting up rooms, buildings, and outdoor areas as needed for teaching, meetings, exams, events, and functions, including arranging tables, chairs, and staging, and restoring these areas afterward. This will include some indoor cleaning.
• Handling the distribution of mail, parcels, paper, and other deliveries, as well as moving furniture and large items such as audio/lighting equipment and musical instruments throughout the College and associated buildings.
• Performing external cleaning of all College buildings and related properties according to established schedules. The successful applicant should be prepared to work in all weather conditions.
• Disposing of damaged furniture and other items in skips, recycling paper and other materials in line with the recycling policy and collecting and storing confidential waste for collection.
• Undertaking driving duties and conducting maintenance checks on the Porterage van.
• Maintaining department equipment (including minor non:technical repairs) and reporting any faults or damages to College equipment and buildings, in accordance with policy.
• Supporting fire drills and assisting with other tasks to ensure the efficient operation of the College, as directed by the Head of Porterage.
• Any other reasonable management requests.
  
  

Person Specifications

Essential Criteria

• Physically fit, with the ability to bend, stretch, lean, reach, and carry heavy, awkward items.
• Flexible and able to adapt to change and co:operate with others.
• Able to take direction with a can:do attitude.
• A good team player and communicator.
• Able to use own initiative and work effectively unsupervised, completing set tasks.
• Able to monitor event information displayed on notice boards.
• Self:motivated, with the ability to manage and organise own time and resources effectively, ensuring deadlines are met.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety regulations.
• Positive, polite, and approachable with good interpersonal skills, enabling others to contribute positively to the work team.
  
  

Desirable Criteria

• Hold a current full driving licence.
• Experience handling large functions and setting up a range of different equipment.
• Previous experience working in a similar role.
  
  

Hours of Work

Monday to Friday, 10.00am to 7.00pm with a 60:minute unpaid lunch break (40 hours per week).

There may be occasional requirements to work outside of regular working hours, including weekends, to support events such as Open Mornings, for which overtime will be provided.

Holidays

23 days, plus bank holidays increasing to 28 days plus bank holidays after 2 years of service.

Benefits

• Contributory pension scheme with matching contributions from the employer up to 9, which all eligible employees will be automatically enrolled into within three months of commencement of employment.
• Life Cover is provided whilst working at Brighton College after successfully passing probation period.
• Complimentary lunch is provided.
• Free tickets to the Colleges music, dance and drama performances.
• Job specific learning and development programme available to all employees.
• Employee benefit and rewards platform with a wide range of discounts, employee benefits and wellbeing resources.
  
  

Wellbeing

• Subsidised gym membership for the School of Science and Sport is available, which includes access to yoga