Corpus Christi College Cambridge

Job Description

Job Title: Kitchen Porter

Department: Catering Department – Kitchens

Responsible to: Catering Manager

Reports to: Executive Head Chef

Purpose of Job: To ensure the overall cleanliness of the kitchen and surrounding areas, and to ensure the highest standards of hygiene and safety are maintained.

Duties and responsibilities:

Co-ordination of service and Food served

Ensuring machine and hand-washed crockery and cutlery is cleaned to a high standard of cleanliness.

Ensuring the general pot wash and cleaning duties are carried out in the kitchen and catering areas satisfactorily.

Removing all rubbish and empty boxes as required under the College’s Health and Safety policy.

• Other duties as requested by Senior Kitchen Team members

Hygiene, Health & Safety

Ensure all hygiene, health and safety standards are adhered to and the College’s Health & Safety policy are complied with.

Ensure all aspects of Allergen and Food safety procedures are maintained at all times.

Delivery of all cleaning rotas are completed on each area.

• Demonstrate a consistently high standard of personal cleanliness and appearance

Ensure that all faults are reported as necessary to the Executive Chef, or Catering Manager.

Security

Maintain all aspects of on site security and all relevant instructions are followed.

Other Responsibilities

Behave in a professional & polite manner at all times when dealing with customers & staff.

Display a problem solving and positive attitude towards supporting the Catering Department and College objectives and values.

Attend all College training, any staff meetings and any other reasonable duties as requested by the Catering Manager or Executive Chef.

Ensure care and maintenance of the kitchen porter equipment.

Health and Safety

All Catering team members must ensure they follow, and there colleagues follow, and adhere to all aspects of the Food Safety Manual, Allergen Policy and Allergen Procedure Guide at all times.

All staff must adopt a responsible and proactive attitude towards health and safety and to comply with any procedures as required by the College in order to ensure the health and safety of themselves, their colleagues and any other persons that may be affected by their actions. They must be prepared to undertake any training provided in relation to health and safety or which is identified as necessary in relation to their work.

College Staff Values

To uphold the College Staff Values: Excellence, Collaboration, Respect and Creativity.

The above is not an exhaustive list, and the post holder may be expected to undertake other related duties as required by the Catering Manager. The list of duties may be subject to revision at the end of the probationary period.

Criteria	Essential	Desirable
Education/Qualifications
● CIEH/Basic Food Hygiene Certificate		X
● CIEH/Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate
CIEH Basic Health & Safety Certificate or equivalent
City & Guilds 706 1 & 2 or NVQ equivalent qualification
Knowledge/Experience
Experience, skills and achievements gained from working withina hotel, restaurant or contract catering environment.		X
A minimum of 1 years' experience would be desirable withambition to progress within the team
Good knowledge of current food trends
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Skills
Ability to maintain Health and Safety records including allergeninformation		X
Accuracy and attention to detail		×
Works well under pressure		X
IT Skills
Sound workable knowledge of Microsoft packages
Personal Qualities
● Good oral communication skills		×
Prepared to work additional hours when required		X
Flexible working attitude		X
Physical/Special Requirements
Due to the age and layout of the college, there are a number ofsteep staircases and areas of restricted access		X

Issued by Department Head

Iain Sutherland……Name

……20.03.2026…………….Date

Accepted and Understood by Postholder

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This job description will be reviewed periodically when additions and amendments may be made.