Fire Porter

Fire Porter
Location: Cambridge, CB2
Salary: The annual salary will be £18,582 DOE (30,970 FTE). In addition to the salary staff are eligible for a bonus every year.
Hours: Part Time, 22.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent

The Role

The Fire Porter is an essential role within this Cambridge College. Reporting to the Head of Health and Safety, responsibilities include being the first point of contact for all issues relating to fire safety and advising on fire safety best practice to all college members.

This role requires the post holder to work 22.5 hours per week. The working pattern is 3 days per week with one of these days being Thursday.

This is a wonderful opportunity to work for the second oldest of the 31 Colleges in the University of Cambridge. Regarded as one of the most progressive and informal, they are renowned as a College that achieves academically at the highest levels, whilst also being welcoming, forward-thinking, and inclusive.

Located in the heart of Cambridge city centre, the College is extraordinarily beautiful and famed for its gardens on "the Backs" (the famous backs of the Colleges that overlook the River Cam). Their gardens are widely renowned as some of the best in Cambridge and are valued by all members of the College, as well as their guests.

Benefits

The College recognises that their staff are key to the effective functioning of the College. In acknowledging this, the College wishes to support its staff by offering a range of non-contractual benefits details of which, depending on your role, may include the following:

• Pension
• Access to a 'cash plan' healthcare scheme (currently provided by Medicash)
• Annual Leave. The College offers a generous annual leave allowance of 34 working days (inclusive of Bank Holidays). The holiday year runs from 1 October to 30 September.
• Group Life Insurance Cover
• Employee Assistance Programme -

- including Help@Hand a UK based Remote GP within 24 hours of requesting an appointment
- Second opinion - Medical second opinions are available either face-to-face or via video consultation with a UK-based specialist following a diagnosis from a treating doctor.
- Mental Health Support - Up to eight mental health support consultations (including an initial assessment) per year
- Physiotherapy - Up to eight physiotherapy consultations (including an initial assessment) per year

• Meal allowance in the College's Buttery Dining Room
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Relocation Loan Scheme - Staff relocating to within a 20 mile radius of the College can apply for an interest free loan, more details on their website
• Travel to Work Loan - Staff on a contract of three months or more can apply for a travel to work loan, more details on their website
• Parking - subject to availability

Training and Development

The College offers a range of staff development opportunities and events to support staff in their role and to help them develop their career.

The closing date is Wednesday 5th June 2024 but they reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier if they find a suitable candidate.

Application Process:

To find out more information, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form and then redirected to complete your application for this position.

They are committed to treating all job applications on their merit irrespective of sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, marital status or civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity or gender, where any of these cannot be shown to be a requirement of the job concerned. Recruitment, selection and promotion procedures will be monitored to ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and treated on the basis of their relevant merits and abilities.

No agencies please.