Kitchen Porter - Part Time

Bucks Students' Union; High Wycombe; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Over 40 days paid annual leave

Competitive pension

Extensive development opportunities

Wellbeing support

Discount schemes

Job summary

Bucks Students' Union in High Wycombe is seeking a Kitchen Porter to join the Commercial Services team. You will work alongside our chefs to keep the kitchens running smoothly, ensuring cleanliness, food safety and readiness to deliver high-quality service to students, staff and visitors.

The role requires enthusiasm, reliability and a positive, can-do attitude, with a commitment to outstanding customer service in a fast-paced environment. Permanent contract and campus travel may be involved.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced kitchen environment.
• Ability to work as part of a team and maintain high standards of cleanliness.
• Positive, can-do attitude and attention to detail.
• Commitment to outstanding customer service.

Responsibilities

• Maintain exceptional standards of cleanliness, organisation and food safety in the kitchen.
• Keep kitchens running smoothly and ensure everything is ready to deliver high-quality service every day.
• Assist chefs and catering team to support busy service periods.

Job description

Location: High Wycombe campus with travel to other sites as required.

Department: Commercial Services

Contract type: Permanent

Closing date for applications: Monday 31 st August 2026 at midnight.

Interview date: throughout application period.

At Bucks Students' Union, the 4 th best Students' Union in the UK, we're looking for an enthusiastic and reliable Kitchen Porter to join the team behind one of the busiest and most vibrant services we offer. This is a fantastic opportunity to play an essential role in delivering a great food and drink experience for our students, staff and visitors. Working alongside our talented chefs and catering team, you'll help keep our kitchens running smoothly by maintaining exceptional standards of cleanliness, organisation and food safety, ensuring everything is ready to deliver high-quality service every day.

If you're someone who takes pride in doing a job well, enjoys working as part of a team and thrives in a fast paced environment, we'd love to hear from you. We're looking for someone with a positive, can-do attitude, excellent attention to detail and a commitment to outstanding customer service.

Bucks Students' Union is a democratic, student-led organisation whose mission is to make life better for students at Bucks. We are committed to improving the student experience and actively seek to bring positive change to student life.

Not only are we ranked in the top 5 students' Union in the UK for the tenth consecutive year, we are a Mindful Employer and have achieved the highest standards in accreditation for Fairtrade, Green Impact, Best Bar None and Quality Students' Unions.

Our reward package provides

• over 40 days paid annual leave each year
• a competitive pension
• extensive development opportunities
• wellbeing support and discount schemes
• amongst other benefits

We are committed to tackling inequality and offer a 'guaranteed interview scheme' for applicants of colour and/or applicants with a disability. If you have a disability and/or are a person of colour and you meet the criteria of a role description and person specification of a role, please select the 'guaranteed interview scheme' option on the application form.

You can find the full applicant packhere.

For more information or if you have any questions, please contact [e-mail] .