House Porter
Contract: Permanent, part-time (up to 15 hours per week)
Location: St Edmund’s College
Salary: £13.88 per hour
Hours: We are flexible with working patterns. This can be the same four days each week or three varying days, as long as the schedule aligns with the wider team.
Mid‑week evenings:
Monday: 5pm to 9pm
Tuesday to Friday: 4:30pm to 9pm
Weekends: 4pm to 8pm
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About the role
We are looking for a reliable and proactive House Porter to support College events and maintain the upkeep of the site. You will work closely with Facilities, Conference and Events, IT, and other teams to ensure spaces are prepared to a high standard and College operations run smoothly.
Key responsibilities
- Set up, clear, and maintain rooms for meetings, events, and conferences
- Support AV setup (e.g., projectors)
- Empty waste and recycling, maintain cleanliness across College areas
- Assist with deliveries, stock movement, and furniture setup
- Carry out minor repairs and report faults
- Keep corridors and public spaces clean and obstruction‑free
- Support the Porters’ Lodge with parking during events
About you
- Experience in a similar role (desirable)
- Able to set up basic AV equipment
- Strong communication and customer‑service skills
- Reliable, adaptable, and proactive
- Able to follow instructions and work independently or as part of a team
As well as a great salary and friendly team you will also receive:
- Working daily allowance for food and drinks*
- Free car parking (where available)
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with length of service)
- Generous pension contributions
- Discounts at restaurants, shops & more
- Outdoor gym
- Death in service
- Access to LinkedIn Learning & Business Disability Forum
About St Edmunds College
St Edmund’s College is one of the 31 constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge. Our vibrant student body is made up of around 420 post-graduates and 130 mature undergraduates. With over 260 senior members – academics working at the cutting edge of their field or eminent members of their profession – and around 100 staff, you will be joining a dynamic and growing College with an ambitious vision for our role in shaping the future of higher education and collaborative research.
The maturity of our community means that we have earned a reputation as the friendly college. Relaxed, non-hierarchical and diverse, we pride ourselves on being a place in Cambridge where people of all backgrounds are welcomed, will feel at home and can flourish. Therefore, we welcome all candidates regardless of their demographic characteristics such as gender, race, disability, neurodiversity, religion, age, sex & sexual identity to apply for our opportunities.
How to apply
Please send your covering letter and CV to the HR Team at hr@st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk:
Closing date for completed applications: Sunday 1 March 2026.
If you have informal enquiries about the post, please email: housekeeper@st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk.
In applying for this role, you will provide personal data which the College will process in accordance with its data protection obligations and its Data Protection Policy.
Any offer of employment is subject to evidence of your right to work in the UK and the receipt of satisfactory references.
Please note that this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship, as it does not meet the required criteria