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Fire Porter
Location: Cambridge, CB2 1TL
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 Clare 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, Clare is 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). Our gardens are widely renowned as some of the best in Cambridge and are valued by all members of the College, as well as our guests. Clare’s Old Court, a Grade I listed building, is the centre of the College and is unique among the ancient Cambridge Colleges in having maintained its architectural integrity over the course of its history.
Benefits
The College recognises that our 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 our 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 our 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 we reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier if we find a suitable candidate.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website for more information and to complete your application for this position.
Clare College is 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.
