Kitchen Porter Recruitment Pack 06 02 2023

KITCHEN PORTER

Salary: £20,772 pa (£10.65p per hour)
plus excellent benefits and an employment bonus of £400 after
successful completion of probationary.

Kitchen Porter

Contract:
Permanent

Location:
Storey’s Way, Cambridge

Reporting to:
Section Chefs

Hours of Work:7.5 hours per week, working
five days out of seven on a rota
basis including evenings and
every other weekend. The
working week will include two
split shifts. Full flexibility is
therefore required.

Application Procedure:
Applicants should submit a
covering letter and CV or
application form to Susan Kay,
HR Manager hr@fitz.cam.ac.uk.
Please note this is a rolling
recruitment campaign and we
will be considering applications
during the advertising period.

5 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays (pro-
rata for part-time working)

Additional holiday in recognition of long service
up to a max of 30 days

Free lunch in College when on duty (working 6
hours or more)

Free parking (subject to availability) with free
electric charging points

Defined contribution pension scheme with life
assurance. (maximum employer contribution of%)

Enhanced Sick Pay after qualifying period

Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption
pay schemes, subject to qualifying conditions

Cycle to Work Scheme

Use of free gym/squash courts/sports facilities

Agile Working policy (where appropriate)
supporting flexible working and environmental
benefits

Free University card providing local savings and
discounts and subsidised travel on U bus
service

Long Service Awards

Support from in-college Wellbeing Co-ordinator
including mindfulness sessions

Active staff events team organising social and
sporting events including Christmas and
Summer events and an annual ‘Day Out’

Free weekly yoga sessions

Free Flu vaccination scheme

Contribution towards glasses/eye tests for VDU
use in line with HSE recommendation up to £50
for glasses and £25 for an eyesight test

£25 Christmas Voucher

About Fitzwilliam

Fitzwilliam College is a special and welcoming community. We combine a passion for academic
excellence and enquiry, with a commitment to widening access to higher education.

The College encompasses around 1,000 people including Fellows, staff, undergraduates and
postgraduates. In common with all the other 31 colleges of the University of Cambridge, Fitzwilliam is an
independent, self-governing institution.

The College enjoys a large seven acre site within 10 minutes cycle ride of all the major faculties and
departments. At the heart of our beautiful grounds is a fine Regency house. Most of our award
winning architecture dates form the 1960s onwards including a state-of-the art auditorium and the
Olisa Library.

Fitzwilliam began in 1869 as a non-collegiate institution, with the specific purpose of providing a
Cambridge education to students who were unable to afford membership of a college. The community
became a full college in 1966 and moved to our current site at that time.
Our values

The College has recently started to implement the new College Plan based on these values.

Kitchen Porter
We are seeking a reliable, flexible individual to join our Catering team as full-time Kitchen Porter to work
in the pot-wash area and cover the kitchen and associated catering areas. The post holder is required to
keep the area, its equipment, crockery, cutlery, glassware and utensils in a clean and hygienic state.
Other responsibilities include assisting with deliveries, collating and recording laundry and complying
with all relevant legislation including Food Hygiene and Health and Safety.

Previous experience is not essential, as full training will be given.

In applying for this role, you will provide personal data which the College will process in accordance with
its data protection obligations and Data Protection Policy:
https://www.fitz.cam.ac.uk/about/officialinformation/
data-protection

JOB PURPOSE:
The post holder is required to keep the kitchen (and associated catering areas), its equipment, crockery,
cutlery, glassware and utensils in a clean and hygienic state in conjunction with a specified rota and cleaning
schedule. The post holder will also comply with the Customer Service Charter.

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Operations:

 To work in the pot wash area in order to clean various items as used by the kitchen and front of
house. You may be asked to work in other areas from time to time.

 To clean all aspects of the kitchen and associated catering areas as per the scheduled cleaning
rota and/or as directed by any of the chefs.

 To collate all kitchen laundry ready for collection and to keep records of such. To report any
discrepancies.

 To assist (under their direction) of the storeman (and to cover for their absence) in the receipt
of deliveries and to store them in their relevant location.

 To be at your workstation in the required uniform in a timely manner.

• Hygiene / Health & Safety:

 To maintain good personal hygiene and work in a hygienic manner.
 At all times to comply with the College’s Food Safety Policy and all current legislation necessary

to the role.
 At all times comply with the requirements of the College Health and Safety policy and positively

contribute to maintaining a safe working environment.

• Communication:

 To effectively communicate with the rest of the catering team to ensure updates are acted

upon.
 To liaise closely with the chefs, front of house, storeman and other kitchen porters.

• Other:

 To undertake training courses as required.
 To undertake any other duties appropriate to the grade as required.

Person
Specification

Essential Desirable

Qualifications and
Education

• Good level of basic education • Formal customer care
training

• Food Hygiene Level 2

Skills, Knowledge,
Experience

• Experience of working in a customer

service environment

• Experience of similar role

within a college
environment

Personal
Attributes

• Good communication in English
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work unsupervised and follow set

Terms of Appointment

Tenure and Probation
This is a permanent role and will be subject to satisfactory completion of a six month probationary
period.

Equality and Diversity
Fitzwilliam College is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we
can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. The aim for our workforce is to be truly representative of all
sections of society and for each employee to feel respected and able to give of their best.

Pre-employment checks:

Right to Work in the UK
We have a legal responsibility to ensure that you have the right to work in the UK before you can start
working for us. If you do not have the right to work in the UK already, any offer of employment we
make to you will be conditional upon you gaining it.

Health Declaration
Once an offer of employment has been made the successful candidate will be required to complete a
work health declaration form.

Qualifications (where applicable)
The person specification for this position lists qualifications that are essential and/or desirable. Please
note that if you are offered the post you will be asked to provide your relevant original certificates of
these qualificators.

References
Offers of appointment will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references.

Information if you have a disability
The College welcomes applications from individual with disabilities. We are committed to ensuring fair
treatment throughout the recruitment process. We will make adjustments to enable applicants to
compete to the best of their ability wherever it is reasonable to do so and, if successful to assist them
during their employment.