Kitchen Porter - 42 weeks (Term Time)

University of Bath - Hospitality Operations

Location: Bath

Salary: From £22,743 Grade 2

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Placed On: 20th August 2025

Closes: 2nd September 2025

Job Ref: KD12961

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

About the role:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Kitchen Porter to join the University Hospitality Department.

The University Hospitality Department provides catering to students, staff and external customers throughout the academic year and during the summer months. There are numerous outlets run by the Hospitality Department offering a range of food and drink options.

The role includes early morning, evening and weekend working on a 5 out of 7 days per week contract (36.5 hours per week). The hours are predominantly but not exclusively day time shifts throughout the University term time with an increased requirement for evening shifts through the summer. This contract is for 42 weeks per year with typical non-working weeks being at Christmas, Easter and August.

About you:

You will have a proactive, can-do attitude and serve as a valuable team player, supporting a variety of tasks and responsibilities throughout your shift. With a positive mindset and a flexible approach, you will effectively manage high-pressure situations and adapt to shifting 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.

Further information:

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 part time 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 campusserviceshr@bath.ac.uk the name of the person who referred you.

* Both bonuses are subject to terms and conditions.

This role is offered on a full-time, term-time basis (36.5 hours per week) and is a permanent position.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Jane Hately on jpb55@bath.ac.uk. However please ensure that you submit your application through the university website.

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 and 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.

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