Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont Street, Oxford and Osney Mead Industrial Estate, Botley Road, Oxford About the Role The Ashmolean Museum has been described as “unquestionably the finest university museum in the world”. The Museum is a part of the Oxford University Museums Group and houses the University’s collections of art and archaeology. This is an opportunity to join a small but very busy team. The Facilities Porter is a position within the Ashmolean Central Services Team, which in turn is part of the Facilities Team. The Facilities team are responsible for the Facilities Management (Hard FM and Central Services) of the Museum’s estate within Oxford. They ensure that all buildings are running efficiently, are pro-actively maintained and remain fit for purpose. Reporting to the Central Services Manager, you will be responsible for carrying out Central Services support tasks, porterage, contractor escorting and liaising, cleaning, and assisting the maintenance team. The work you carry out will normally be assigned by the Central Services Manager, however, you will also be expected to use the Facilities Helpdesk system and react to requests as they arrive on the system. You will also be expected to participate in 1:1’s with the line manager, weekly team meetings and the annual personal development reviews (PDR). This is a permanent, full-time position, working 36.5 hours per week. Your working days will be Monday to Friday, 07:30-15:30. On rare occasions this role may require working evenings, weekends and bank holidays. Due to the nature of this post, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a satisfactory Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. About You You will be a reliable and motivated individual with a proactive approach to your work. Good communication skills are critical to establish good working relationships within the team, across the Museum, with University Estates Services and external specialist contractors. You will have experience of manual handling and an understanding of health and safety. You will have good basic IT skills, enabling you to use digital systems such as the Facilities Helpdesk. What We Offer As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including: • An excellent contributory pension scheme • 38 days of annual leave • A comprehensive range of childcare services • Family leave schemes • Cycle loan scheme • Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans More information is available at Diversity