Evening Porter
King's College School
Wimbledon
- £17,935 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- plus excellent benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Required as soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 19 May 2023
Job overview
King's is an extremely sought-after school with outstanding academic results and a vibrant co-curriculum. It strives to appoint able, committed, and compassionate colleagues to help ensure every child at the school achieves their best. Overlooking Wimbledon Common, the school is situated in one of the most attractive parts of south-east England and benefits from exceptional grounds and facilities.
We are seeking to appoint an evening porter to join the team as soon as possible. This role provides evening portering support to meet the school’s requirements. The person in this role is part of the general porters’ team, although they will largely be required to work alone or with one/two other people on the evening shift supporting general school activities. The school currently operates a team of three evening porters.
Daily working hours are 5.00pm to 11.00pm, Monday to Friday, with half an hour break (30 hours per week) for approximately 34 weeks of the year. There will be opportunity of some weekend work which would be paid overtime.
The ideal candidate will have experience in similar roles, be self-motivated, be able to work productively and courteously with a wide range of students, staff, parents and members of the public, have a sense of humour, be pragmatic and have a communicative attitude.
In return, we offer excellent benefits, including a contributory pension scheme, a programme of staff health benefits, and gym membership.
If you are interested in our Evening Porter opportunity, please visit our website to find out more and apply.
Closing date: 9am on Friday 19th May 2023
Interview details to be confirmed.
King’s is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and medical clearance. At King’s, we embrace inclusion and fairness in the workplace: diversity is to be celebrated, and, as such, we strive towards a fully immersive culture of inclusion, diversity and equality.
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About King's College School
King’s is one of the most successful schools in the world, and our community is a special place to teach, work and learn. Educating over 1,500 pupils, we currently welcome boys aged 7-18 and girls aged 16-18, and we are excited to be extending co-education throughout the King’s community from 2029. Our pupils are curious, creative and eager to learn, and the dedication, expertise, and care of our staff lie at the foundation of everything we do. Located in a peaceful part of London, opposite 1,140 acres of countryside offered by Wimbledon and Putney Commons, within minutes of central London and just a short walk from Wimbledon Village and the home of lawn tennis, we are fortunate to enjoy a green and well-resourced campus.
Our school was founded in 1829 by Royal Charter as the junior department of the university, King’s College London, and as such, intellectual aspiration and a progressive spirit are our heritage. Today, we offer an education of the whole person, in Mind, Spirit and Heart, the enduring ethos of our foundation. Our guiding mission is to look outwards, to the world beyond school, and to life at 25: we look to the lives we are preparing our young people to lead, so that when the time comes, they are ready to forge the pathway they choose, and to make a purposeful impact in the world.
We aim for each of our pupils to enjoy an exhilarating adventure of learning and to pursue academic excellence within a fun, caring, welcoming environment. Academic outcomes at A level, IB and GCSE consistently place King’s amongst the very top schools nationally and globally, with over half of A level and IB grades at A* or equivalent last summer, and we were delighted to be the highest placed independent co-educational day school and Independent International Baccalaureate School of the Year in The Sunday Times Parent Power 2025.
Supporting our pupils to grow strong in spirit, in the shared values and qualities of character that will ground them, is equally important at King’s. Kindness, respect and support for one another, a broad-minded outlook and a commitment to ensuring that ours is a community where each individual feels that they can belong, are central to our ethos. Likewise, we share a deep commitment to the co-curriculum, which enables our pupils to develop broad skills and resilience as well as to discover lifelong passions through clubs and societies, CCF, Duke of Edinburgh, sport, the arts, and community partnerships.
The next few years represent an exciting time for King’s as we embark upon the next chapter of the school’s development and prepare to enter our third century in 2029. Over the coming decade, we are extending co-education throughout King’s so that any young person will have the opportunity to flourish here. With the relocation of our Junior School to a new world-class campus on The Downs, we plan to transform our main campus over the coming years, further enhancing our facilities to extend the opportunities on offer to our pupils and communities. Likewise, as the world changes around us, we are constantly considering how we can best enable our pupils to create their futures. We hope you consider joining us for this adventure.
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