Estates & Facilities Directorate
Post and Portering Team
Post and Portering Assistant
Ref: GG727
Salary on appointment will be £24,215 per annum.
Exciting opportunities have arisen for enthusiastic team players with a 'can do' attitude to join the Estates and Facilities Directorate as Post and Portering Assistants.
Key duties of the role include working as part of our well-respected Post and Portering team to deliver a portering service to support the University's needs.
These include:
- Supporting our key events, such as Open Days, Assessments and Graduation Ceremonies.
- Carrying single boxes to help staff who are relocating across the campus and supporting large scale staff moves as part of refurbishment projects.
- Moving furniture to support major University Projects.
You will also work with the team to provide a postal counter service for our 4,000 student residents to collect their mail from, along with a delivery service of mail and parcels to the Schools and departments across our main campus and the nearby research park.
You will be a good communicator with a customer focussed approach. You will also have an awareness of manual handling, health and safety and be a competent IT user. There is a requirement for some flexibility regarding working hours, to support key events and campus users.
A full UK driving licence, experience in a similar role and DIY related skills are not essential but would be advantageous.
These full-time posts are available immediately. We have one indefinite post and one post which is fixed term for a period of 18 months.
Benefits include:
- 34 days annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays and University Customary days.
- Family and Work-life balance policies including considerable maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption leave.
- Generous pension scheme with life cover for dependants, plus incapacity cover.
- Health and Wellbeing: discounted access to Sportspark facilities, relaxation rooms, 320 acres of rolling parkland, wellbeing walks, Wellbeing Ambassador network, on-campus medical centre including NHS Dentist, Occupational Health and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
- Campus Facilities: Sportspark, library, nursery, supermarket, post office, bars and catering outlets.
- Exclusive shopping discounts to help cut the cost of household bills, childcare salary sacrifice scheme, Cycle to Work scheme and public transport discounts.
- Personal Development: unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning courses, specialist advice and training from our Organisational Development and Professional Learning Team.
Closing date: 7 April 2026
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