Kitchen Porter 0040

Location

Catering Department

Vacancy Type

Permanent / Part Time

Application Deadline

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Salary

Actual salary of £18,606 per annum, based on a FTE of £24,785 per annum

Job Profile

Job Profile document

Job Advert

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a committed and passionate Kitchen Porter to join our catering team.

Our catering team are friendly, approachable and pro-active, motivated by a passion for quality and great service delivery. As a flexible team player, with excellent communication skills, your working style will support and enhance this ethos.

Bedales School is a unique educational establishment, set in the beautiful Hampshire countryside. Our aim is to create an environment where questioning, divergent thinking and freedom to learn from mistakes are all encouraged. Central to our success is the sense that each person is a member of our community whose voice is entitled to be heard and treated with respect. Both our staff and students expect of each other the best kind of relationships – co-operative, authentic and trustful.

Experience & Background
• No experience is necessary as full training is given
• An NVQ Level 1 in Catering or a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate is helpful but not essential.

High personal hygiene standards and a smart and tidy appearance is imperative to this role.

Duties
You will be responsible for:

• maintaining high levels of service and assist with the smooth running of the school kitchens.
• providing support to the Catering Department through the preparation and servicing of the dining room.
• assisting with basic food preparation.
• ensuring all kitchen equipment like food mixers, fridges, cookers are kept clean and in good working order and reporting any faults.
• maintaining the kitchen work areas in accordance with HACCP regulations.
• washing up.

Please read the job description for more details.

This post is Regulated Activity.

Hours of Work
This post works 35 hours a week during term time for 33 weeks a year. Working Monday to Friday, the hours of work will be 07:00 until 14:30 (inclusive of a 30 minute unpaid lunch break).

The postholder will be required to work an additional 140 hours per annum that will generally be worked in non-term time.

There may be the opportunity for additional weekend working and this will be discussed further at the interview stage.

Salary
£18,606 per annum based on the above hours and weeks of work, which is pro-rata of the full time equivalent salary of £24,785 per annum.Benefits

• Funded Healthcare Cash Plan
• Pension with Royal London
• Salary Extras Benefits Platform
• Life Assurance
• Personal Accident Cover
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Uniform provided
• Free on-site parking
• Free lunches during work hours in term time
• Beautiful working environment

Closing Date: 9:00am, Friday 31 July 2026

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis during the advertising period. Please note that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early in light of a large response.

Pre-Appointment Checks
All candidates will undergo a Safeguarding Suitability Interview and application for an Enhanced DBS and Barred List check and be asked to provide evidence they are eligible to work in the UK, on an on-going basis, at the shortlist stage of the selection process.How to Apply
To find out more about this opportunity, candidates are encouraged to contact Matt Potts, our Head of Catering, for an informal discussion with details of your experience by email to:mpotts@bedales.org.uk.

Candidates must complete our full application process via our online recruitment portal. CVs cannot be accepted in lieu of an application form.

If you require assistance on the recruitment process, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01730 711556 or by email at

recruitment@bedales.org.ukSafeguarding Statement:
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Candidates will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Prohibition from Teaching Checks, Prohibition from Management Checks.

The safeguarding responsibilities of the post include:

• Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children;
• fostering a culture of openness, safety, equality and protection;
• providing a safe and welcoming environment where both children and adults feel secure, able to talk and believe that they are being listened to;
• playing a key role in prevention of harm and an equal responsibility to act on any suspicion or disclosure that may indicate a child is at risk of harm;
• When concerned about the welfare of a student, acting in the best interests of the student.

All staff have a key role to play in identifying concerns early and in providing help for children and are expected to act in accordance with the school Safeguarding & Child Protection Policies.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job candidates to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.