St Catharine’s College is seeking to recruit a Relief Porter to join our friendly Porters’ Lodge team. This is a permanent contracted post for 1,950 hours per annum, to provide cover as required within the Porters’ shift / rota. Flexibility is required and the post holder must be available to provide Porterage support for a number of College evening and weekend functions throughout the year and be available for work during such times as the Christmas and New Year period.

Key role responsibilities include:

• Receiving all callers to the Lodge; staff, Fellows, students, guests, and tourists, and responding to all enquiries quickly and efficiently
• Liaising with other departments, Fellows, students, conference guests, and visitors, in order to maintain high standards and to present a courteous and efficient hospitality service
• General administration and maintenance of Lodge registers, diaries and logs
• Using the computer systems to access conference Kinetics system to ensure visitor requests and bookings are correct
• Sort incoming and outgoing mail and distribute as required
• Controlling and recording issues, ensuring keys, etc. are stored securely
• Operating the intruder alarm system, securing buildings, and responding to any fire/intruder alarms in accordance with laid down procedures
• Monitoring CCTV cameras
• Carrying out Fire patrols and fire safety checks around College premises
• Investigating any fire alarms received, and inspecting the area for danger. Liaising with the Fire Service where required, and resetting systems as necessary.
• Monitoring the accident book and ensuring the desk diary is kept up to date
• Administering First Aid where required
• Supporting College expectations around student behaviour and welfare support, reporting issues to the appropriate responsible person

Working arrangements and salary

This is a permanent appointment (subject to a 3-month probation period).

This role is being offered for 1,950 hours per annum. 

Competitive salary of FTE £28,119 per annum

Application process

Please submit a completed application form and email it along with a covering letter, outlining your suitability for the position, a copy of your CV and the Equality and Diversity monitoring form to: recruitment@caths.cam.ac.uk via the above 'Apply' button.

If you have any questions regarding this opportunity, please email the above email address.

The closing date for applications is 5 pm on Friday 5^th June 2026.  

Please note: Due to the volume of applications we receive, we are only able to contact candidates selected for an interview.