£12.21 per hour + £1.47 holiday pay
Advertising End Date
01 Jul 2025

Role & Department Overview

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is looking for someone to provide hands-on and logistical support with a large office relocation project over the summer on a flexible and part-time basis.
 
Start Date: 14 July 2025
End Date: 19 September 2025
Interview Date: 7 July 2025
Working Pattern: Variable during 9-5 Mon-Fri, up to a total of 70 hours for the period of work
Location: On the Lancaster University campus

Job Description

Tasks will typically include:
  • Packing and labelling office items and equipment
  • Conducting equipment and furniture audits
  • Archiving materials
  • Unpacking items
  • Ensuring rubbish is recycled or disposed of in a sustainable way
  • Supporting the Faculty Resource Manager to ensure a smooth and efficient transition

Person Specification

Essential:
  • Reliable and punctual
  • Available to work over July, August and September 2025*
  • Organised and methodical approach to work
  • Confident user of Microsoft Office, especially Excel
  • Comfortable with physical work, including lifting and carrying items
* hours are flexible, please state in your application when you are (un)available to work during the week and note any periods of a week or more that you will be unavailable.
 
Desirable:
  • Experience of previous moving or logistics work
Working in this role will help develop the following skills and experience:
  • Multi-tasking
  • Problem solving
  • Self-motivation
  • Teamwork
  • Time Management
For any informal information regarding this role, please contact Rachel Verrall, Faculty Resources Manager - [email protected]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

You are required to submit a cover letter to support your application. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Please note: Unless specified otherwise in the advert wording, this role is only open to individuals living in the UK.

Under the terms of this work, we endeavour to provide the advertised number of hours, however hours are not guaranteed and that work may cease if there is a fall in demand. 

Adverts that display a closing date should be treated as a guide. We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

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Help and advice on making applications can be found on the Lancaster University Careers pages. Visit www.lancaster.ac.uk/careers.

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