Porter (KD13313)

University of Bath; Bath; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious educational institution in the UK is looking for a dedicated facilities assistant. This role involves helping with furniture movement, supporting event setups, and maintaining clean communal areas. The ideal candidate will have strong customer service skills and good physical fitness. Flexible working hours and a range of benefits including a generous leave allowance and professional development opportunities are offered. Join us to make a positive impact at our campus!

Benefits

Free counselling services through Health Assured

Cycle to work scheme

Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme

Staff discount at Team Bath gym

Generous employer contributory pension schemes

Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath

Relocation allowance

Qualifications

• Reliable and practical with a pride in keeping spaces clean and organised.
• Enjoy physical, hands-on work.
• Experience in a customer service role is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the movement of furniture, equipment, and deliveries.
• Support room setups for events, meetings, and teaching activities.
• Maintain cleanliness and tidiness in communal areas.

Skills

Good physical fitness and the ability to lift and move items safely

Strong customer service skills and a helpful attitude

The ability to work independently and as part of a team

Flexibility to work across multiple sites

Job description

Responsibilities

• Assist with the movement of furniture, equipment, and deliveries.
• Support room setups for events, meetings, and teaching activities.
• Removal of waste and recycling from accommodation kitchens
• Maintain cleanliness and tidiness in communal areas in coordination with cleaning teams.
• Respond to reactive requests from building users and facilities teams.
• Ensure safe handling and storage of materials and supplies.
• Provide a visible and helpful presence to students, staff, and visitors.

You are reliable, practical, and enjoy physical, hands-on work. You take pride in helping others and keeping spaces clean and organised. This role is 36.5 hours a week working shifts between 9am-5:20pm on a 5 over 7 rota. However, we are flexible on working hours so please outline any specific requests to your application form.

Qualifications

• Good physical fitness and the ability to lift and move items safely
• Strong customer service skills and a helpful attitude
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Flexibility to work across multiple sites, with a primary focus on city-based buildings

Benefits

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance

We are committed to continually expanding our benefits to better support you and enhance your experience with us. Find out more about our benefits.