Overview
Porter (KD12999) – Bath, BA2 7AY
This role is eligible for the Campus Services New Starter Bonus* (£1,000) and Campus Services Refer a Friend bonus.
About the role
We are seeking a reliable and proactive Porter to support the day-to-day operations across university facilities. While portering duties may be required both on campus and in university-owned buildings throughout the city, this role is earmarked to be predominantly based in our city-centre locations, supporting high-traffic student accommodation and academic spaces.
Responsibilities include:
- 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.
About you
You are reliable, practical, and enjoy physical, hands-on work. You take pride in helping others and keeping spaces clean and organised.
You bring :
- 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
Further information
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.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Anna Milczarak on adm32@bath.ac.uk or Daniel Luck on djl70@bath.ac.uk, however please ensure that you submit your application through the university website.
What we can offer you
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.
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.
- 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.
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Closing Date: 17 Sep 2025
Department: Operations & Facilities Support
Salary: £23,061
