Kitchen Porter

 About the role

We are looking to appoint an outstanding Kitchen Porter to assist with the catering service to students, staff, parents and visitors to Halliford School. The ideal candidates will be enthusiastic and a hardworking team player, willing to join a busy and vibrant department.

The successful applicant must have previous catering experience and have worked within a dedicated and highly motivated catering team. The core student and staff catering service operates daily term-time only, with additional catering / hospitality required to support the wide range of events organised by the School during the school day, in the evening and sports events at weekends.

Successful candidates should have proven skills within a catering setting teamed with an interest in promoting healthy eating for all. You will also have a very strong empathy for working with young people and be fully supportive of the aims & ethos of Halliford School

The hours of work may vary but the core hours are 9am to 4pm, in term time including 3 Saturday mornings for sports fixtures (4 hours). The ideal candidate will need to be flexible during term time as there will be an additional expectation to assist with marketing events in the evening and weekend events such as, Open Days (October & February), concerts and PTA events. Saturday events are included In the core salary and evening events as overtime. Salary is competitive and dependent on experience.

Lines of Responsibility

The Kitchen Porter is responsible to the Chef Manager.

Main Duties

·      Undertake a variety of fetching, carrying, preparation and other manual tasks in the kitchen and School buildings.

·      Carry out cleaning of kitchen/ dining room & Forum / School areas and equipment and undertake general porterage duties as directed.

·      Maintain compliance with School Hygiene, Health and Safety standards at all times.

·      Cleaning across the whole school site.

·      To include cleaning of school toilets for both students and staff.

·      Restocking hygiene materials in classrooms.

·      Ensuring all cleaning stores are replenished and well stocked.

·      Opportunity to work on a Saturday to clean after events /sports fixtures.

Safeguarding

·      To ensure the safeguarding and well-being of children and young people at the school in accordance with school policies.

·      To adhere to school policy on safeguarding and updating training as required.

Non-contractual benefits to Staff Pension

Membership of the Support Staff 16% non-contributory pension upon completion of a successful probationary period.

Process of Application:

Along with this pack you should have received a copy of the application form, which you are asked to complete in full and as accurately as possible paying attention to the Job Description and Person Specification. If you have any queries regarding the application process, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Zoe Fazackerley, who will be delighted to assist you.

Telephone: 01932 234920

E-mail: hr@hallifordschool.co.uk

Completed application forms, together with a supporting letter of application (no more than one side of A4) should be e-mailed to the HR and Recruitment Officer to arrive no later than 4th April 2025. However, please feel free to apply as soon as possible as applications will be considered upon receipt. We reserve the right to interview / appoint before the closing date.

On the day of interviews, all applicants will be asked to provide proof of identity and address along with any original certificates pertaining to their qualifications. Following the interview, the successful applicant will be invited to accept the position by telephone, but only once a contract has been agreed and signed will unsuccessful applicants be informed. All applicants should be aware that this is a normal part of our selection procedure and should make no assumptions based upon a short delay.

Conditions of Employment

The post-holder must uphold the School’s policy in respect of all matters related to Safeguarding and Child Protection. The above responsibilities are subject to the general duties and responsibilities in the written statement of conditions of employment (The Contract of Employment). The post-holder is required to support and encourage the School’s ethos and its objectives, policies and procedures as agreed by the Headmaster and Governing Body. The post-holder would also be expected to carry out any other duties that are reasonably assigned by the Headmaster.

The Job Description allocates duties and responsibilities but does not direct the particular amount of time to be spent on carrying them out and this must not be construed. This Job Description is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post. It will be reviewed periodically and may be subject to modification at any time after consultation with the post-holder.