University of Cambridge - Lucy Cavendish College
Location:Cambridge Salary:£29,150 p.a. (subject to review 1st July 2026) Hours:Full Time Contract Type:Permanent Placed On:23rd March 2026 Closes:13th April 2026 Job Type: Full time, 40 hours per week, 4 on 4 off, 7pm-7am
The College is seeking to appoint a night porter to provide an efficient and friendly service to students, visitors, Fellows and staff of the College. Duties include greeting visitors, providing a telephone and mail delivery services, setting up rooms for conferences, security, fire and emergency response at both on and offsite buildings.
Currently working a rotating roster of 11.5 hour shifts, you will work 4 shifts on and 4 shifts off. The hours will be 7pm to 7am with 30 minute break.
You will be courteous, professional and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You will be flexible and understand the importance of discretion and sensitivity. You will be the first point of contact in emergency and must therefore cope well under pressure and be able to act on your own initiative. Previous experience in a similar environment and a first aid qualification are desirable.
The postholder should hold a full, clean driving licence to enable use of the College van to travel to offsite properties. A Basic DBS check will also be required.
In return we can offer a benefits package including:
- 36 days holiday (25 pro rata)
- Free meals on shift
- A 6% employer contributory pension scheme
- Free car parking (if available)
- Life assurance x3 salary
- A health cash back scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Wellbeing programme including free yoga and bootcamp sessions
- College gym
- College punt hire
- Employee Assistance Programme
To learn more about this post or to make an informal enquiry please contact the Head Porter, Andy Bell at headporter@lucy.cam.ac.uk.
Closing date: Monday 13 April 2026 at 9am (we reserve the right to close the advert sooner should we appoint prior to this date)