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Job id: 095028. Salary: £29,248 - £32,181 per annum inclusive of London Weighting.

Posted: 04 September 2024. Closing date: 17 September 2024.

Business unit: Estates & Facilities. Department: Operations - Denmark Hill.

Contact details: Patrick Kinch. Patrick.kinch.ac.uk

Location: Denmark Hill. Category: Professional & Support Services.

THIS VACANCY IS OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

About the role:

We are looking for a Campus Ambassador to join our operational team to act as a custodian of the College estate and its facilities. The primary focus for this role is “The face of King’s” and involves being available to help and support students, staff and visitors when they are on site.  The majority of this role will be on ‘the shop floor’, supporting the community in our public spaces while delivering the service provision within them e.g., corridors, reception areas.

This role will require the successful candidate to develop and maintain good communication and relationships with all stakeholders, and to act as a key point of contact, offering a world class operational service for a world class University.

Along with customer service, this role will have a strong focus on H&S. This will include fulfilling a robust auditing programme across all aspects of the campus e.g., H&S, cleaning etc and evacuation marshalling, first aid training and stewarding of our pinch points during high levels of campus activity.

The successful candidate will be required to work five shifts in seven on a revolving shift pattern in accordance with the needs of the business.

This is a full time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite  contract.

About You: (the candidate)

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1.      Previous experience in delivering a high level of customer service and satisfaction

2.      Excellent oral & written communication skills

3.      Ability to work on their own and/or as part of a team

4.      Professional and positive approach to work, self-motivated and good organisational skills

5.      Calm demeanour, un-flustered and maintain a cool head in high stress/pressure situations

6.      Computer literate, with knowledge of all Microsoft operating systems, Word, Excel etc

Desirable criteria

1.      Familiarity with working in the Higher Education Sector

2.      Experience of event management

3.      Demonstrable H&S experience and knowledge (preferably with IOSH/NEBOSH qualification)

Full details of the role and the skills and experience required, can be found in the attached job description which provided on the next page.

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's. We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.