Porter

Brighton College is seeking to appoint a removals and events Porter, to start as soon as possible.

The purpose of this post is 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 and external functions.  Experience of working in a school, or in a similar type of role such as removals or events is desirable.

 Duties and responsibilities include:

• Preparing rooms, buildings and outside areas as necessary for teaching, working, courses, meetings, exams, events and functions including table, chair and staging arrangements and the returning of these areas to their original use afterwards. This will involve some indoor cleaning.
• Distributing post, parcels, paper and all other deliveries, as well as moving furniture and other bulky items such as audio/lighting equipment and musical instruments around the College and associated buildings.
• Carrying out the external cleaning of all buildings at the College and associated properties in accordance with agreed schedules. The successful applicant will be expected to work in all weather conditions.
• Disposing of broken furniture and other items in skips, recycling paper and other items as per recycling policy and collecting and storing confidential waste ready for collection.
• Undertaking driving duties and carrying out maintenance checks of the Porterage van.
• Maintaining all equipment belonging to the department (this will involve completing minor non-technical maintenance work) and reporting all faults and breakages of equipment and buildings belonging to the College and associated properties, as per policy.
• Assisting with conducting fire drills and carrying out any other duties to ensure the smooth running of the College as required by the Head of Porterage.
• Any other reasonable management request. 

Safeguarding responsibilities:

• This role will involve daily contact with pupils. and you will be engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
• All staff and volunteers have a responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for who you are responsible and with whom you come into contact. 

Hours of work:

• This role will be full-time, 40 hours per week from 07.00-16.00, Monday to Friday inclusive with a one-hour unpaid lunch break each day.
• You will also be required to work up to four Saturdays per year to cover open mornings, in addition to a further four College weekend events.  This will be paid in addition to salary via timesheets. 

Holidays:

• 20 days, in addition to bank holidays.
• Subject to operational requirements, additional days may be awarded during the period between Christmas and the New Year. 

Wellbeing:

• Significantly subsidised gym membership for the School of Science and Sport is available, which includes access to yoga and Pilates classes, and use of the gym and swimming pool (for eligible staff).
• Healthy heart checks.
• Meditation sessions.
• Access to books, magazines and DVDs from the College Library.
• English Language classes.

Benefits:

• Complimentary lunch is provided during term-time.
• Free tickets to the College’s music, dance and drama performances.
• Job-specific Learning and Development programme available to all employees.
• Life Cover is provided whilst working at Brighton College after successfully passing probation period (for eligible staff).
• Brighton College provides a contributory pension scheme, which all eligible employees will be automatically enrolled into within 3 months of commencement of employment.
• Perkbox:  Employee* benefit and rewards platform which provides access to a wide range of discounts, employee benefits and wellbeing resources.
  *Eligible staff are those who are exclusively employed at Brighton College and on a permanent, contracted hours basis.