Porter at Oundle School

The Role

The Porters are responsible for ensuring that all areas of the School are prepared and ready for use, according to the demanding calendar of curricular, extra-curricular, and pastoral requirements, which results in work peaks at different times of the year. Their role is to keep the School buildings, classrooms, boarding houses and associated areas ready and prepared for use. This means they are required to undertake, organise and facilitate deliveries, removals, storage and refuse disposal.

In undertaking these duties, the Porters also play a key role in ensuring the success of the commercial enterprises operation (Lets).

- Working weeks: This role is full time.
- Hours of work: You will work an average of 40 hours per week. The days and hours worked will be flexible as required to meet the needs of the role. Occasional hours on Saturdays and Sundays will be required.
- Salary: £26,438

Join our team at Oundle School and contribute to creating a safe, supportive, and enriching environment for our community.

The School

Oundle and Laxton Junior Schools have long been associated with the very best of modern independent education, especially boarding. The Schools take seriously their responsibility to pupils so that they can emerge as decent, open-minded adults; ambitious about what they can go on to achieve and contribute. Over 1400 pupils are on roll at the School, of whom 840 are full boarders. Academic results are steadfastly excellent. 

 A team of around 800 staff, both academic and support, ensure an education of the highest standard is in place across the Schools with the efforts of the whole team focused on this fundamental aim.

Living in Oundle

We are fortunate in our location at the heart of a beautiful market town. School and town are part of the same community and our pupils take their place within this community, not isolated from it. The town has a spirited cultural life, with an annual international festival, literature festival, and frequent performances of nationally touring shows at the School’s Stahl Theatre.

Oundle School and Laxton Junior School are proud to be equal opportunity employers and we welcome applications from all. We aim to ensure that all applicants are provided with the same opportunities during the recruitment process, and we endeavour to comply with the duties placed upon us to make reasonable adjustments as prescribed by the Equality Act 2010. Should you need to request a particular adjustment to enable you to participate fully in the recruitment process, please ensure that this is made known, to the HR Department

Both Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Recruitment Agencies

The Corporation of Oundle School has an internal recruitment department, but where agency support is required, we will engage our trusted partners. Our adverts are intended to encourage direct interest from potential applicants, not recruitment agencies. Speculative CVs sent from sources other than directly from a candidate, will not be acknowledged or considered.