Mail Services Assistant (Term-Time,30 hours)
| Posting date: | 05 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £23,061 per year, pro rata |
| Additional salary information: | Please note the annual salary quoted is inclusive of a market supplement to ensure the annual pay rate aligns with our commitment as a voluntary living wage employer. |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 15 December 2025 |
| Location: | Bath, Bath & N E Somerset |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | University of Bath |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | KD13235 |
Summary
This role is eligible for the Campus Services New Starter Bonus* (£1,000) and Campus Services Refer a Friend bonus*.
About the role
The Role of the Mail Service Assistant is varied with responsibility for sorting, processing and the distribution of all incoming mail & parcels. You could be out and about on our Claverton Down Campus making deliveries & collections or helping students through a customer focused counter service. Please see the attached job description for further information about the role requirements and desirable criteria in the person specification.
Our Student Parcel Collection Centre is just one of the great services we provide to our resident students & we take pride in providing a great student experience. Some IT experience is essential, as we process mail utilising Franking technology & use modern tracking software & hardware to provide service excellence.
About you
You will demonstrate:
Strong organisational skills
Experience in customer service
Flexibility and adaptability
Clear written and spoken communication
Basic computer literacy
A valid UK driving licence
Further information
This role is offered on a part-time, term-time basis (30 hours per week) and is a permanent position.
This role offers a Campus Services New Starter bonus*. In addition to the great benefits Campus Services’ offers, we can offer you a £1,000 bonus. This is payable the month after successfully passing your six months’ probation.
This role is also eligible for the Campus Services Refer a Friend bonus*. If a University staff member has ‘referred’ you to apply for this vacancy they may be eligible for a bonus. Please ensure when applying you select ‘Campus Services Employee Referral’ when answering the question ‘Where did you learn of this job?' and email campusserviceshr@bath.ac.uk the name of the person who referred you.
*Both bonuses are subject to terms and conditions, please contact campusserviceshr@bath.ac.uk if you have any questions regarding them.
About the role
The Role of the Mail Service Assistant is varied with responsibility for sorting, processing and the distribution of all incoming mail & parcels. You could be out and about on our Claverton Down Campus making deliveries & collections or helping students through a customer focused counter service. Please see the attached job description for further information about the role requirements and desirable criteria in the person specification.
Our Student Parcel Collection Centre is just one of the great services we provide to our resident students & we take pride in providing a great student experience. Some IT experience is essential, as we process mail utilising Franking technology & use modern tracking software & hardware to provide service excellence.
About you
You will demonstrate:
Strong organisational skills
Experience in customer service
Flexibility and adaptability
Clear written and spoken communication
Basic computer literacy
A valid UK driving licence
Further information
This role is offered on a part-time, term-time basis (30 hours per week) and is a permanent position.
This role offers a Campus Services New Starter bonus*. In addition to the great benefits Campus Services’ offers, we can offer you a £1,000 bonus. This is payable the month after successfully passing your six months’ probation.
This role is also eligible for the Campus Services Refer a Friend bonus*. If a University staff member has ‘referred’ you to apply for this vacancy they may be eligible for a bonus. Please ensure when applying you select ‘Campus Services Employee Referral’ when answering the question ‘Where did you learn of this job?' and email campusserviceshr@bath.ac.uk the name of the person who referred you.
*Both bonuses are subject to terms and conditions, please contact campusserviceshr@bath.ac.uk if you have any questions regarding them.
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