Porter (KD12643)

This role is eligible for the Campus Services New Starter Bonus* (£1,000) and Campus Services Refer a Friend bonus.

The University of Bath's Campus Services houses over 5000 students throughout the academic year and during the summer months, external companies use our accommodation services for conferences, summer camps and away days.

The Campus Services department was created in August 2022 by combining all the facilities teams across the University into one department to support our University strategy, where strong campus services are essential to underpin excellence in education, research and experience for students, staff, visitors and commercial customers alike.

With over 400 staff, Campus Services consists of a diverse range of teams including student living, hospitality, retail, cleaning and portering, security, postal services and landscaping.

Since last August we have continued to develop the services we provide in response to the changing needs of the University.

You’ll have a key role in helping students transition from living at home to fully independent living and ensuring all our accommodation users have the best possible experience when staying with us.

Responsibilities Include

1. Removing waste and recycling from accommodation areas
2. Restocking essential customer supplies in accommodation areas
3. Collecting and sorting linen and bedding
4. Reporting maintenance issues
5. Ensuring health and safety guidance is followed
6. Acting as the face of the department, engaging with students and visitors

This role is 36.5 hours a week working shifts 9am-5:20pm.

This role involves working on a 5 over 7 rota. Portering is required in some areas at weekends, therefore there is an expectation to work weekends on a rota basis. Weekend rota work requirements apply mainly during the summer peak period.

We are flexible on working hours - please outline any specific requests to your application form.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Ben Jones at baj20@bath.ac.uk or Jane Hately at baj20@bath.ac.uk. Full details of this role can be found in the job description.

Campus Services New Starter bonus In addition to the great benefits Campus Services offers, we can offer you a £1,000 bonus. This is payable the month after successfully passing your six months’ probation.

This role is also eligible for the Campus Services Refer a Friend bonus*. If a University staff member has ‘referred’ you to apply for this vacancy they may be eligible for a bonus. Please ensure when applying you select ‘Campus Services Employee Referral’ when answering the question ‘Where did you learn of this job?' and email campusserviceshr@bath.ac.uk the name of the person who referred you.

Both bonuses are subject to terms and conditions.

What We Can Offer You

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

Benefits Include

1. Free counselling services through Health Assured
2. Cycle to work scheme
3. Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
4. Staff discount at Team Bath gym
5. Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
6. Staff discount on language courses
7. Generous employer contributory pension schemes
8. Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
9. A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
10. Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
11. Local discounts and more
12. A family-friendly workplace
13. An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
14. Relocation allowance
15. Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

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

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Closing Date: 29 Apr 2025

Department: Operations & Facilities Support

Salary: £12.60 per hour