Weekend Lodge Porter Oxford, England
Job description
Weekend Lodge Porter
Salary: £27,500 pro rata plus benefits
Permanent, Part Time (Shift Working, Saturday and Sunday)
Location: Oxford
A new opportunity has arisen to join our Front of House department. This is an exciting time to join as we are now completing a major building project to transform Rhodes House, a grade 2* listed building constructed in 1929, into a leading convening centre for the Rhodes Trust and its strategic partners.
About the Rhodes Trust
The Rhodes Trust is an educational charity which offers Rhodes Scholarships to exceptional students from around the world to come and study at the University of Oxford. Our mission is to build a better world through global fellowship programmes that develop and connect compassionate, innovative, and public-spirited people committed to solving humanity’s challenges.
In recent years, we have also partnered with several other remarkable organisations to create the Mandela Rhodes Foundation, the Atlantic Institute, the Schmidt Science Fellows, and our most recent initiative called RISE.
To learn more about our vision visit The Vision of Rhodes Trust
The role
The Lodge Porter will be based at one of the Lodges at Rhodes House. This role will be one of the main points of contact for visitors including staff, Scholars, Trustees and visitors therefore the post holder is required to provide a first-class professional service, anticipating their needs wherever possible whilst maintaining the professional and positive image of the Trust.
Security of the House is paramount and the Lodge Porter will be responsible for maintaining and monitoring the security systems and patrolling the site to an agreed schedule.
There will be a requirement for the Lodge Porter to setup function and meeting rooms so that they are ready for use in the morning.
The role will be responsible for;
- To ensure that the building and site are secure at all times and that entry and exit procedures are adhered to for the safe management of all those on site.
- To ensure that all are greeted in a manner in keeping with the professional expectations of the Trust.
- Provide support to facilitate guest arrivals and room check in and out activity such as issuing room keys, and to maintaining accurate records of keys that have been issued/ returned and take payments.
- As required receive goods delivered to the House.
- Accept courier deliveries sending emails to recipients and safely storing delivered items in safe storage area.
Benefits of working here
We are a global organisation and we use our deep connections across the world to bring together people of different backgrounds and viewpoints. We encourage our staff to challenge each other’s thinking and generate new ideas.
- 30 days annual leave (pro rata) plus 8 bank holidays
- Competitive pension scheme
- Generous family leave schemes
- Private health insurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Personal development opportunities
- Additional benefits, such as free access to the University's gardens, parks, libraries and museums, and University staff discounts in shops across Oxford.
If you would like to find out more, please click 'apply’ to view the full job description and to find the link to apply. Please send us your CV and a covering letter.
If you have any issues with submitting your application, please email: [email protected]
The Rhodes Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We warmly welcome applications from talented people of diverse backgrounds and appoint without regard to age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, parental status, marital or civil partner status, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, nationality, religion or belief.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 16 per week
Salary: £27,500.00 per year
Schedule:
- Weekend availability
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: VA94
