Kitchen Porter plate wash Part time, term time only: 22.5 Hours per week (10:30am-15:30pm) Competitive salary To start from January 2025 The school St Pauls Girls School is one of the countrys leading independent schools for girls aged 11-18, with approximately 820 students.
It is an extraordinary school, offering a classical yet forward-thinking education, rooted in a love of academic discovery and enriched by a broad co-curricular programme, nurturing wellbeing provision and a strong commitment to partnerships and community initiatives.
Aspirations and achievements go well beyond what one would normally expect from a school, making St Pauls Girls School an exciting, lively, and stimulating place in which to work.
Students want to make a difference, and many go on to roles tackling some of the greatest challenges facing people and planet.
Respect for environmental sustainability is expected of all staff, both in terms of minimising use of resources in daily operations and supporting the schools aim of preparing students fully for life and work in the mid-21st century.
Candidate profile SPGS is seeking a Kitchen Porter (Plate-wash).
The ideal candidate will have a genuine desire and understanding of the need to deliver a high-quality service and working as part of a team in the Catering Department of one of the UKs leading girls, independent schools.
They will be hard-working, committed, flexible, conscientious, self-motivated and have a positive attitude.
Reporting to the Catering Manager, the Kitchen Porter (Plate-Wash) is responsible for the daily cleaning of all glassware, crockery, cutlery, kitchen utensils, and other items of catering equipment.
This includes the plate-wash machine, together with floors, walls and shelving etc in the plate-wash and the dining room and associated service areas.
Additionally, the Kitchen Porter (Plate-wash) may also be required to assist in the pot-wash area, if and when required.
The Kitchen porter (Plate-wash) is responsible for ensuring that the highest standards of hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times.
Please submit your applications before midnight on the closing date.
Applications will not be considered without a completed application form.
Please use your own words when writing your supporting statement.
While we are a digitally forward-looking school, we are mindful of the importance of authenticity in education and would far prefer to hear your unique voice through any application you may choose to make.
We recommend that candidates apply as soon as possible since applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews arranged on a rolling basis.
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and overseas police checks St Pauls Girls School is a registered body under the Police Act 1997 because employment here involves access to children under the age of 18.
This post will require an enhanced DBS check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly Criminal Records Bureau) before we can confirm an offer of employment.
Unless you are a member of the DBS Update Service you will need to apply for a new disclosure, even if you already hold one.
Former members of staff who are not on the Update Service who re-join us also require fresh disclosures, unless less than three months have passed between their leaving and their re-employment date.
If you have lived or worked abroad for a period of 3 months or more during the past 10 years you will also need to provide appropriate paperwork, such as a police certificate of good conduct, from the countries you have lived in.
Safeguarding guidelines St Pauls Girls School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
We expect all staff to share this commitment.
St Pauls Girls School welcomes applications from all sectors of the community as we aspire to attract staff that match the social and cultural diversity of our pupil intake.
We seek to offer fair and inclusive employment policies, interview and arrangements that avoid bias and support all applicants and staff equally.
Closing date: Monday 6 December 2024 Interviews: WC Monday 9 December 2024 AMRT1_UKCT