Porter

East Surrey College, Gatton Point, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 2JX

30 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  9 December 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  9 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week. As a College Group-wide role, flexibility to work across sites (East Surrey College, Redhil and John Ruskin College, Selsdon) is required, with shifts operating between 7:00am and 10:00pm, including evenings and weekends.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £27,650

What skills and experience we're looking for

We're looking for Porters to join our Facilities Team across East Surrey College and John Ruskin College, playing a vital role in creating a safe, welcoming and well-maintained environment for our students, staff and visitors.

This is a hands-on, varied role where no two days are the same. One day you could be helping to prepare rooms for a major college event, the next supporting maintenance activities, assisting with site security, handling deliveries, or helping students, staff and visitors find what they need. You'll be part of a team that keeps the College running smoothly behind the scenes while delivering excellent customer service at every opportunity.

We're seeking individuals who:

• Hold full, clean driving licence and is certified to drive Group D1 vehicles
• Can provide excellent customer service and communicate effectively with students, staff and visitors
• Is able to work independently and as part of a team
• Has an awareness of Health & Safety requirements
• Holds, or is willing to obtain, a First Aid at Work Certificate
• Holds GCSE Maths and English (or equivalent), or is willing to achieve them
• Can work flexibly across our College sites, including evenings and weekends as part of a rota pattern

What the college offers its staff

We offer a competitive salary, as well as staff benefits such a choice of two excellent pension schemes, life assurance, free onsite parking and access to our fully equipped gym along with discounted in house Spa and Salon treatments.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About East Surrey College

• Organisation type: FE College, ages 16 to 99
• Education phase: Sixth form or FE college
• Size: No information available
• Age range: 16 to 99
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: East Surrey College website
• Email address: ukhalid@esc.ac.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/east-surrey-college

Orbital South Colleges* comprising East Surrey College, John Ruskin College and Reigate of School of Art is a leading Further Education group, rated Good by Ofsted in 2025 and trusted by schools and employers across Surrey, West Sussex and south London.  We work closely with partner schools in our most local areas but in total with over 60 schools, delivering vocational learning.


Together, our colleges form a substantial college group in the south east. Since June 2022, the Group also includes Orbital South Colleges University Centre as the umbrella organisation for our Higher Education provision.


In summer 2023, we achieved a 91% pass rate across the College group. Our 2022/23 destination data showed that 95% of students we contacted had a positive destination after completing their qualification; with the majority progressing directly to employment related to their course and increasing numbers progressing into higher education.


Students learn from industry-qualified and experienced tutors who bring the world of work to life. Our Careers Team provide guidance and support for our students but also wider careers guidance to our local communities.


We work with many hundreds of employers who say they value the quality of our training, voting us as the top FE College Training Provider in the South East 2023-2024.* The recent Ofsted report rated the group as having a ‘strong’ contribution to skills and we are proud to be the only FE College in Surrey to achieve this top rating. We offer upskilling and retraining courses working with DWP/JCP, our employers and communities.


Since June 2022, the Group also includes Orbital South Colleges University Centre as the umbrella organisation for our Higher Education provision.  We are proud to offer a wide range of vocational higher education courses, currently validated by the University of Chichester, Higher National Certificates and Diplomas, Higher and Degree Apprenticeships and professional courses.


We offer a comprehensive range of core skills, technical and professional qualifications, courses and apprenticeships from entry to Degree levels. 


All campuses boast excellent facilities in which we continually invest.  At East Surrey College a brand new Digital and T level suite was completed in August 2022; at John Ruskin College a fabulous Construction Skills Centre was added in 2021 and an Immersive Suite in 2024.  More investment is planned over the next year.


We are a trusted partner working closely with education providers, the South London Partnership, our Local Authorities, charities and community organisations as well as a substantial and growing number of employers who work closely with us on work experience, industrial placements, live projects and sessions and whose input into our curriculum development we hugely value. 

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