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Estates & Facilities Directorate
Post and Portering Team
Post and Portering Assistant
Ref: GG642
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Salary on appointment will be £20,578 per annum with an annual increment up to £20,863 per annum.
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic team player with a 'can do' attitude to join the Estates and Facilities Directorate as a Post and Portering Assistant
Key duties of the role include working as part of our 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.
- 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 and west campus.
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 with regard to working hours to support key events and campus users.
This full-time post is available immediately on an indefinite basis.
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, medical centre, 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: 25 March 2024
The University holds an Athena Swan Silver Institutional Award in recognition of our advancement towards gender equality.
Further Information
For further information, including the Job Description and Person Specification, please see the attached Candidate Brochure.
For an informal discussion about the post please contact Andrew Brinded, Head of Post and Portering, via email a.brinded@uea.ac.uk
Job Type: Full-time
