Job Description

Employer
Avanti House Secondary School
Location
Stanmore, Greater London
Contract Type
Temporary
Hours
Casual
Salary
12.21 per hour
Posted
28th July 2025
Start Date
As Soon As Possible
Expires
11th August 2025 11:59 PM
Contract Type
Temporary
Start Date
As Soon As Possible
Job ID
1501418
Job Reference
333
Start Date
As Soon As Possible
Contract Type :Temporary Job ID: 1501418

Please Note: This role will initially be casual with the

potential opportunity to become permanent in the future.

About us and the role

We are looking for a reliable, hardworking, and motivated Kitchen Porter to join our catering team. You will support the preparation, packing, and service of meals, maintain high standards of cleanliness and food hygiene, and work collaboratively to ensure the smooth and efficient running of kitchen operations every day.



If you take pride in keeping kitchens clean and organised, enjoy working as part of a team, and are committed to maintaining excellent standards in food safety and service, we would love to hear from you.



Govinda's is dedicated to promoting healthy minds and bodies through nutritious and delicious vegetarian meals. With 10 years of experience, our philosophy is to inspire people to feel good in every aspect of their lives through enjoyable and nourishing food.



We understand the importance of meeting individual needs, by promoting a better understanding of nutrition and the importance of a balanced and varied diet.

What will you do?

To prepare all types of food in line with kitchen requirements or to pack meals as needed To liaise and co-operate with the Chef manager or other unit chefs, to follow and respect their request and orders. To help the kitchen team prepare all food and refreshments required for staff, students and hospitality requests on a daily basis and provide these in a prompt and professional manner at all times. To assist in all aspects of the day to day duties in the kitchen and ensure that the required catering service is successfully delivered on a daily basis. This includes working as an effective team member.

Why should you apply

Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.

What are we looking for?

Kitchen Experience Understanding of food hygiene and kitchen health and safety The ability to work unsupervised in a busy environment Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all students
Please view the full for more information on the responsibilities and essential criteria required for this role.

Further information

Pre-employment checks



Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.



Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.



Diversity and Inclusion



We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics.


Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.