Kitchen Porter

Role overview

Holroyd Howe is hiring a Kitchen Porter for a prestigious independent school close to Petworth in West Sussex. The role is based at South Downs Lavington Park, a 400-acre Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This is a full-time position offering 40 hours per week and a salary of £30,160 per year.

The business places strong emphasis on employee wellbeing and work-life balance, and the school setting offers a varied schedule across term time and school breaks.

Working pattern

During term time, the shifts usually alternate between 7:15am-5:30pm and 10:30am-7:00pm. Most weeks are Monday to Friday, with around 10 weekends worked across the year. Outside term time, the usual pattern is Monday to Friday, 7:00am-3:30pm.

Main duties

The kitchen porter will support the handling and movement of supplier deliveries, manage storage areas, and help coordinate food and hospitality deliveries across the estate to different outlets as part of a five-person kitchen porter team.

What the role calls for

Applicants should bring a solid understanding of health and safety, a flexible and customer-oriented mindset, strong organisational ability, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to work well as part of a team.

Travel and licence requirements

The school is in a remote location near Sussex, GU28 0NB, so candidates must be able to travel reliably to the site without relying on public transport. A full driving licence is required.

Safeguarding and hiring conditions

Holroyd Howe is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Because of the nature of the work, this is regulated activity and all successful candidates must obtain an Enhanced DBS check including a Barred List Check. Shortlisted candidates will also need to share relevant information about any criminal offences. The appointment is subject to satisfactory professional references.

Employee benefits

Working in this role comes with a range of benefits, including free meals while on duty, a company sick pay scheme, 28 days of holiday inclusive of bank holidays, training and development support, reward and recognition schemes, employee awards, an employee benefits platform, an employee assistance programme, a refer-a-friend scheme, HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels, scheduled team events throughout the year, and a pension scheme.

Additional perks

Further employee benefits include bereavement leave, childcare support, company events, company pension, cycle to work scheme, free food, employee discount, free parking, gym membership, health and wellbeing programme, access to an on-site gym, on-site parking, and store discounts.

About Holroyd Howe

Holroyd Howe provides tailored catering services designed specifically for children of all ages, with each service shaped to match the unique needs of its clients.