Title: kitchen Porter - Monday - Friday (term-time only)

Location: Dulwich Prep, SE21 7AA

Salary: £12.60 Per Hour

Total Contracted Weeks: 37.9 Weeks (Term-Time)

• 33.8 Working Weeks
• 4.1 Holiday Weeks

Benefits:

• 3 volunteering days
• 3 days grandparent leave
• 24 weeks’ enhanced maternity leave
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Pension and life insurance
• Discounts available on our HAPI app; high street shops, holidays & cinema
• Wellbeing hub
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Free meals whilst at work
• Career development opportunities
• HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels

Are you a Kitchen Porter looking for a rewarding opportunity? Join us at one of our prestigious independent schools as a Kitchen Porter and help maintain the highest standards of cleanliness and efficiency in our kitchen.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Kitchen Porter with a background in exceptional food catering services to join our business and work at one of our highly prestigious education settings.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Assist with the preparation of meals as directed by the Head or Sous Chef.
• Ensure the kitchen and all equipment are kept clean and hygienic.
• Wash and store pots, pans, and other kitchen utensils.
• Maintain cleanliness of kitchen floors, surfaces, and storage areas.
• Assist with receiving and storing deliveries.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Flexibility to occasionally work on Saturdays and some evenings is a requirement.

Our service includes not only breakfast, lunch, and supper but also an extensive hospitality service. This operates five (5) days a week, however, flexibility to occasionally work on Saturdays and some evenings is a requirement.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled Kitchen Porter to make a name for themselves within our contract catering company and be a part of setting the new standard for education catering.

• Dishwashing – Wash dishes, utensils, and kitchen equipment either by hand or using industrial dishwashers
• Kitchen Cleanliness – Clean and sanitise kitchen surfaces, countertops, and food preparation areas. Empty rubbish bins and ensure proper disposal of waste materials
• Food Preparation –Assist chefs and cooks with basic food preparation tasks, such as peeling, chopping, and slicing ingredients
• Inventory Management – Assist in receiving, storing, and organising kitchen supplies and ingredients
• Compliance with Health and safety – maintain cleanliness and organisation of the kitchen ensuring equipment is in good working order
• Goods in and out 

Holroyd Howe is one of the UK’s leading contract caterers, providing fresh innovative food services solely to independent schools and colleges. We are a team of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children of all ages in order to meet the bespoke requirements of each school.

To provide our teams with the right skills to succeed in their jobs, we invest in their training and development. Our exceptional teams of seasoned specialists customise our catering services to fit children of all ages and satisfy the unique needs of our clients.

We pride ourselves on:

Sustainability

Sustainability is at the heart of our thinking; always mindful of the ethics of our sourcing and how we prepare our meals.

Nutrition

We take nutrition seriously and understand the impact a healthy diet has on the fundamental years of development. Meals are always freshly prepared from scratch and packed with nutritious ingredients.

Food Innovation

We offer a wide portfolio of training opportunities and experiences, which attracts chefs who are passionate about culinary excellence and menu innovation to our team.

From tasting tables, theme days and food theatre, to chef demonstrations and supplier showcases, we create engaging and fun dining experiences for our students. We work together to make mealtimes exploratory, quirky, and fun for our pupils, helping them build strong and healthy relationships with food.

“Holroyd Howe is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. All roles within Holroyd Howe are regarded as regulated activity, it is an offence to apply for a role in regulated activity if you are barred from working with children, therefore we will require an Enhanced DBS which includes a Barred List check for all successful applicants. We will also require shortlisted applicants to provide appropriate information regarding any criminal offences and shortlisted applicants will be subject to an online search of public available information on suitability to work with children.“

This appointment is offered on the return of satisfactory professional references.

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