The Campus Management Team at the University of Winchester is looking for Caretaker/Porters to join its busy team in the Estates and Facilities Department. The postholder will be part of a team who are responsible for caretaking/cleaning and portering duties across the University’s beautiful campus.
The post holder will be responsible for deliveries and collections across the campus as well as post room duties, lifting and moving furniture, deep cleaning regimes and recycling duties.
The Caretaker/Porter will be rostered to work across the three shifts on a rotation basis, so candidates will need to be flexible and able to work all 3 shifts. Regular weekend work is required, however we would expect staff to work no more than 2 weekends in 4.
Shift patterns across the day:
Early 06.00-14.00 hrs
Middle 10.00hrs–18.00 hrs
Late 13.00hrs–21.00 hrs
Our ideal candidate will be reliable and will have:
- Worked in a customer focussed environment
- Experience of driving larger vehicles (vans)
- Experience of cleaning and caretaking duties
- A Team Player that is enthusiastic and flexible attitude to work tasks
- Ability to prioritise tasks
As a University group we believe our offer is compelling. This includes:
- Uniform provided
- Beautiful campus and working environment
- Hybrid working possibilities for many roles
- Broad range of benefits and discount schemes
- Learning and Development opportunities
- Health and wellbeing provision, including on site gym
- Competitive salary framework, including annual increments
- Defined contribution pension scheme
- Generous holiday entitlements
Employer
- Internal applicants: your employer will remain unchanged
- External applications: University of Winchester Services Ltd
- The Living Wage is offered at the University’s discretion and may be reviewed at any time and does not constitute a contractual entitlement.
Closing Date: 24 August 2026
Interview Date: w/c 7 September 2026 TBC
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