Estates Porter - Gibraltar

Permanent - Full Time - All year round

Prior Park School, Gibraltar has a great opportunity for an Estates Porter, a varied role as part of the school team to support the smooth operation of the Facilities team, ensuring that the essential routine activities involving driving, collection, delivery, moving, lifting, and cleaning takes place effectively and efficiently. The post holder will carry put all routine portering tasks predominately at Prior Park School during the school day however support will also be required at offsite locations. 

The role will cover the hours of 7.30am to 8pm with 30 minutes lunchbreak on a weekly rotational basis.

Week one: Monday to Friday 7.30am to 4pm

Week two: Monday to Friday 11:30am to 8pm

The successful post holder would need to be flexible in their approach to working hours including providing cover for team member’s absences or other operational reasons.

The post holder must have good interpersonal and communication skills and be able to liaise with external stakeholders and staff at all levels in a friendly and professional manner. They will be expected to maintain the utmost confidentially and will need excellent organizational skills and be able to demonstrate a methodical and organized approach.

The Estates Porter will report directly and be line-managed by the Facilities and Resources Manager however work closely and under the guidance of the Caretakers.

A full clean unrestricted driving licence held for more than two years will be an essential requirement for this role.

We offer excellent working conditions with an attractive rewards package.

The successful applicant will be able to join the school as soon as the vetting process has been completed.

Set in a stunning location, high up on the Rock and overlooking the Bay of Gibraltar, Prior Park School is a vibrant, caring community with an ambition as boundless as its view. Prior Park School is Gibraltar’s first and only independent, coeducational, Catholic/Christian day school, educating 260 young people aged 11-18.

Prior Park Schools are a family of Christian schools comprising Prior Park College (Bath), The Paragon Junior School (Bath) and Prior Park School Gibraltar. 

The Schools’ Mission is to steward a thriving family of communities with love for the young people they serve at their heart. These vibrant communities cultivate creativity, foster integrity, and transform lives.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the school is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

Closing date 12:00 Thursday 3 October 2024

Interview date Tuesday 8 October 2024 

Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and the school reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made. Applicants are therefore encouraged to apply early.

To apply for a position with Prior Park Educational Trust, we ask that the candidates complete an application form, also available form our website:

https://www.priorparkcollege.com/pps-vacancies

For further details, please contact Emma in HR on +44 (0) 1225 835353 or recruitment@priorparkschools.com