Lodge Porter

Hours: 41.3 hours per week on average

Rotating shift pattern, including weekends and day and night shifts

£28,355 gross p.a. plus £1,730 gross p.a. Oxford weighting, night shift premium, paid overtime, and generous benefits 

St Antony’s College is recruiting for a Lodge Porter. The Porters’ Lodge operates 24 hours a day 365 days of the year, and provides a reception, telephone call handling, mail distribution, health and safety, and security service for the College. As the first point of contact for visitors, the Lodge Porter is key to providing a professional service and welcome to the College.

Working as part of a team of six, the Lodge Porter provides assistance and information to all visitors to the Lodge, operates the College telephone switchboard, checks in guests, receives cash and card payments, and processes lost property. The post holder ensures that the College’s security procedures are followed, operates and monitors CCTV equipment, ensures the safe custody of keys, cash and documents, monitors and responds to alarm system activations, and acts as a First Aider and Fire Marshal whilst on duty in the College. The Lodge Porter is responsible for receiving, sorting and distributing incoming mail, despatching outgoing mail from Centres and Departments, and re-directing mail to current and ex-members of the College, as well as overseeing the operation of photocopying and fax facilities within the Lodge. The post holder keeps up to date with events, conferences, and other activities within the College, and offers advice and assistance with audio/visual and associated equipment within meeting and seminar rooms.

To be successful in your application, you will have a friendly, welcoming and professional manner, and the ability to provide excellent customer service. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be able engage effectively with a wide range of people, and work well as part of a team. The successful candidate with have strong organisational skills, the ability to remain calm under pressure, and an understanding of how to deal appropriately with confidential matters. Sound computer skills will be essential, as will an enthusiasm for working in an international, multicultural environment, and a flexible approach to working hours and arrangements. Recent relevant experience, particularly in a front of house, reception, or security capacity, would be advantageous.

St Antony’s College is one of the seven graduate colleges of the University of Oxford. The College specialises in the interdisciplinary study of international relations, economics, politics and history of particular parts of the world and has around 550 postgraduate students.

We offer excellent employee benefits including a full-time equivalent of 41 days’ annual leave (including bank/public holidays), free meals in College during normal working hours and when the Hall is open, membership of the University of Oxford’s Staff Pension Scheme, and access to a car parking space in the College’s grounds if available.

St Antony’s College is located in North Oxford, the College is just a 10-minute walk from the city centre and is close to the University Parks, Port Meadow, Jericho and Summertown.

Please click the above “Apply” button for further information, including the job description, person specification and details of how to apply.

The closing date for applications is 9am on Tuesday 23 September 2025 and interviews will be held on 30 September 2025.

St Antony’s College is an equal opportunities employer.

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