Porter Messenger

Working within the Estates and Facilities Management team, the Porter Messenger team is responsible for the sorting and delivery of internal and external deliveries, supporting the Museum's growing event schedule, driving passengers and items between sites and other destinations, external cleaning and office moves. Key responsibilities involve maintaining the Museum's fleet of vehicles including two minibuses, two vans and a golf buggy; delivering Museum equipment, sundries and retail stock between the museums and outstations within the Royal Borough of Greenwich; delivery of refreshments and equipment for events and setting up and taking down for a wide variety of Museum events, including weekend and evening work. Further duties include assisting in the moving and assembling of office furniture, general cleaning of outside spaces such as maintaining signage, jet washing and deep cleaning as required, and ensuring external areas are suitably safe for staff and patrons with sweeping and gritting.

The successful applicant will need to be a strong team player with effective communication and customer care skills. A full clean UK driving license, held for a minimum of 2 years, is essential, as well as a reasonable level of physical fitness, as transporting goods will require heavy lifting. The role holder will also need to have a flexible approach to their working hours including weekends, especially during the busy summer period. Previous experience in a similar role is desirable but not essential.

This is a full time, permanent role in Band 8 - Museum Assistants. The post holder will be required to work 35 hours per week. These hours are typically 8am-4pm Monday to Sunday, but the nature of the work means that flexibility is required.

Salary: £27,040 per annum

We encourage you to read the attached job description/person specification before applying for this role.

Please be aware that we are unable to sponsor visas.

Please also note that due to our commitment to internal opportunities for current staff, internal candidates will be considered first for this role.

Interviews are pencilled in for Wednesday 4th November.

• A generous pension scheme
• 28 days annual leave
• 40% discount in our cafés, 30% in our shops
• Interest-free loans (travel, bike, gym, learning)
• Free Life Assurance Scheme covering you for 2 times your annual salary
• Free entry to exhibitions at partner museums and galleries
• Flexible and hybrid working options
• A culture that celebrates individuality, collaboration, and innovation

To find out more, read a full list of our benefits.

Diversity and inclusion are integral to our work at Royal Museums Greenwich, as we are a museum for everyone. We want to foster a spirit of inclusion, collaborative working, innovation, and valuing people as individuals whose lives have been shaped by different experiences. Therefore, we welcome applications from everyone.

We actively work with Disability Confident scheme and ask that you let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments you need or things you would like us to know during the interview process, which may include being provided with the interview questions in advance, requiring a step free interview space, that you are eye-contact avoidant, or having the interview questions in a written format or additional time in timed tests, interviews or other assessment activities.