Night Porter

Salary: £23,050 pro rata plus 20% non-standard working allowance

FTE: 0.8 (28 hours per week)

Term: Open

Closing date: 7 April 2025

Job Overview

Accommodation Services are recruiting for a part-time Night Porter to assist in the running of student accommodation based in the Strathclyde Student Village. The successful candidate will provide a reception service to students and visitors as well as overseeing the night security and good order in the halls of residence.

Responsibilities

1. Provide reception service to students and visitors.
2. Oversee night security and maintain good order in the halls of residence.
3. Monitor activities in the Student Village and attend to any incidents or issues that may arise.

Qualifications

You should have experience in a similar role, preferably working in a customer-focused environment. Good communication, interpersonal skills, and a flexible attitude are essential. It is also a requirement of this post that you can work alone and make appropriate decisions.

About Accommodation Services

Accommodation Services provides over 1300 bed spaces, across 8 Halls of Residence in the heart of the University Campus in Glasgow. Our customers are diverse and include those attending a course in preparation for university study; those joining Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses from Scotland, other parts of the UK and many other parts of the world.

Our accommodation is mostly let to students during term-time and over the summer months it is let commercially to visitors and groups. The department is self-financing, with the net surplus being reinvested into a programme of refurbishment and modernisation. There is a team of around 70 staff including cleaning, housing, administration, maintenance and management.

Work Environment

Accommodation Services are based in the Lord Todd Building in the center of the Student Village. The reception is staffed 24/7 to maintain an essential level of front-line support for students and guests and to allow for any building issues or incidents to be quickly attended to.

Whilst the majority of the University closes at night, there can often be a hive of activity in the Student Village as students enjoy the independence that comes with living away from home. Staff working nights are essential to the services provided by the department.

Interview Information

Interviews are scheduled to take place on 16 and 17 April 2025.

Contact Information

For informal enquiries, please contact Jacob Kinnear, Residence Life Manager at jacob.kinnear@strath.ac.uk