Kitchen Porter - 40 week (term time) (KD12746)

University of Bath; Bath; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Bath seeks a kitchen porter for a 40-week position with several weeks off to support their bustling hospitality team. Responsibilities include delivering stock, maintaining hygiene standards, and ensuring efficient food service. Ideal for those looking for a flexible role in a vibrant university setting.

Benefits

Campus Services New Starter Bonus

Free counselling services

Cycle to work scheme

Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme

Staff discount at Team Bath gym

Generous annual leave allowance

Qualifications

• Ability to handle fast-paced situations.
• Capable of working independently.
• Outstanding hygiene standards.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and receive stock.
• Maintain hygiene standards.
• Operate dishwashers and clean kitchen equipment.

Skills

Proactive attitude

Customer service

Flexibility

Job description

This role is eligible for the Campus Services New Starter Bonus* (£1,000) and Campus Services Refer a Friend bonus*.

About The Role

The east hospitality team at University of Bath have a 40-week kitchen porter position available, ideal for those wanting extra time off (including a 7-week break over Christmas and New Year – for further details, see below). As a member of the General Porters team, you will work a variety of shifts, on a 5 out of 7 days contract, in a bustling kitchen environment. Comprehensive training will be provided, enabling you to become an integral part of the operation that delivers exceptional food and drink services to the community of the University of Bath.

During term time, the porter role will include early, late and some weekend shifts. You will be in a team of 7 full time porters covering three busy kitchens, two of which are open 7 days a week. The shifts are scheduled on a weekly rota and will rotate around the three kitchens. We do expect our team to be flexible and adaptable and support the wider hospitality operation, this could involve working in other areas too. The weekly shift pattern consists of straight shifts only, no split shifts

The 40-week contract is to cover the university term time periods (see Academic year chart for more detail) and part of our busy summer commercial period. The 40-week contract has 12 weeks fixed time off, which is outlined below. Personal holidays for the 40-week role will be included in this fixed time off period. Note that the advertised salary is pro rata for the 40-week position (as is the new starter bonus amount).

Weeks Off For The 40-week Role Would Be

• 7 full weeks off over Christmas and New Year
• 2 full weeks off over Easter
• 1 full week in June
• 2 full weeks at the end of August
  
  

About You

You will have a proactive, can-do attitude and serve as a valuable teammate, supporting a variety of tasks and responsibilities throughout your shift. With a positive attitude and a flexible approach, you can effectively handle fast-paced situations and adjust to changing priorities. You will be capable of working independently, ensuring that tasks are completed efficiently and effectively. You will provide an excellent standard of customer service.

This kitchen porter role will be supporting the food outlets on campus with the below:

• delivering and receiving stock
• maintaining excellent hygiene standards
• operating dishwashers
• carrying out daily cleaning of kitchen equipment, cutlery and crockery
• setting up tables and furniture.
  
  

Campus Services New Starter bonus*. In addition to the great benefits Campus Services’ offers, we can offer you a £1,000 bonus. This is payable the month after successfully passing your six months’ probation. Please note this bonus is pro rata for the 40 week position.

This role is also eligible for the Campus Services Refer a Friend bonus*. If a University staff member has ‘referred’ you to apply for this vacancy they may be eligible for a bonus. Please ensure when applying you select ‘Campus Services Employee Referral’ when answering the question ‘Where did you learn of this job?' and email [e-mail] the name of the person who referred you.

• Both bonuses are subject to terms and conditions.
  
  

What We Can Offer You

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
  
  

We are committed to continually expanding our benefits to better support you and enhance your experience with us. Find out more about our benefits.

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Closing Date: 04 Jun 2025

Department: Operations & Facilities Support

Salary: £22,743 Appointments at Grade 2 will receive an additional pensionable supplement to ensure a minimum hourly pay equivalent to £12.60 in line with Voluntary Living Wage.