Job Description

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a committed and passionate Kitchen Porter to join our catering team for a busy service on Sundays during Term Time.


Our catering team are friendly & approachable with a "can-do" attitude, motivated by a passion for quality and great service delivery. As a flexible team player, with excellent communication skills, your working style will support and enhance this ethos.


Bedales School is a unique educational establishment, set in the beautiful Hampshire countryside. Our aim is to create an environment where questioning, divergent thinking and freedom to learn from mistakes are all encouraged. Central to our success is the sense that each person is a member of our community whose voice is entitled to be heard and treated with respect. Both our staff and students expect of each other the best kind of relationships - co-operative, authentic and trustful.

Experience & Background

No experience is necessary as full training is given An NVQ Level 1 in Catering or a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate is helpful but not essential.
High personal hygiene standards and a smart and tidy appearance is imperative to this role.

Duties

You will be responsible for:

maintaining high levels of service and assist with the smooth running of the school kitchens providing support to the Catering Department through the preparation and servicing of the dining room assisting with basic food preparation ensuring all kitchen equipment like food mixers, fridges, cookers are kept clean and in good working order and reporting any faults maintaining the kitchen work areas in accordance with HACCP regulations Washing up
Please read the job description for the post for more details.


This post is Regulated Activity.

Hours of Work

Term time only: 33 x Sundays per year.

The hours of work will be 9:00 - 18:30 (inclusive of a 30 minute unpaid break).

Salary

14.07 per hour (inclusive of holiday pay).

Benefits

Free on-site parking

Funded Healthcare Cash Plan

Pension with Royal London

Salary Extras Benefits Platform

Employee Assistance Programme

Free School Meals are provided during term time and your normal working hours

Uniform provided

Closing Date: 9:00am, Monday 5 January 2026

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis during the advertising period. Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy early in light of a large response.

Pre-Appointment Checks

All candidates will undergo a Safeguarding Suitability Interview and application for an Enhanced DBS and Barred List check and be asked to provide evidence they are eligible to work in the UK, on an on-going basis, at the shortlist stage of the selection process.

How to Apply

To find out more about this opportunity, candidates can contact Matt Potts, our Head of Catering, for an informal discussion with details of their experience by email to: mpotts@bedales.org.uk.


Suitable candidates will be asked to complete our full application process via our online recruitment portal. CVs cannot be accepted in lieu of an application form.


If you require assistance on this recruitment process, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01730 711691.

Safeguarding Statement:

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.


Candidates will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Prohibition from Teaching Checks, Prohibition from Management Checks.


The safeguarding responsibilities of the post include:

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children; fostering a culture of openness, safety, equality and protection; providing a safe and welcoming environment where both children and adults feel secure, able to talk and believe that they are being listened to; playing a key role in prevention of harm and an equal responsibility to act on any suspicion or disclosure that may indicate a child is at risk of harm; When concerned about the welfare of a pupil, acting in the best interests of the pupil.
All staff have a key role to play in identifying concerns early and in providing help for children and are expected to act in accordance with the school Safeguarding & Child Protection Policies.


The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job candidates to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.