Kitchen Porter
We have an excellent opportunity for a Kitchen Porter to join our busy and award winning restaurant, The Kitchen.
Position: Kitchen Porter
Location: Sidmouth
Hours: Part Time, Working 12 hours per week across 7 days
Salary: £11.79 per hour
Contract: Permanent
The Donkey Sanctuary is an international animal welfare organisation, offering care and protection to donkeys worldwide. Our vision is a world where every donkey has a good quality of life, and our mission is to improve the lives of donkeys every day. We will achieve this by transforming the lives of donkeys in need worldwide by fostering greater understanding, collaboration and support, and by promoting lasting, mutually life-enhancing relationships.
We have an excellent opportunity for a Kitchen Porter to join our busy and award winning restaurant, The Kitchen. A good team player, with excellent customer service and organisational skills, you will maintain a clean and safe environment in the restaurant, kitchen, and “back of house” in accordance with food hygiene regulations, and ensure that all pots, pans, crockery, cutlery, and other equipment used in the kitchen are washed up to a high standard.
About you:
Experience of working as part of a team;
Excellent interpersonal skills
Excellent communication skills
Adaptable to all environments.
About the role:
Your principal duties and responsibilities will include –
Maintaining kitchen cleanliness in accordance with food hygiene regulations, ensuring correct chemicals are used on surfaces/appliances.
Washing up all pots, pans, crockery, cutlery, and other equipment used in the kitchen to a high standard.
Assisting the Head Chef and members of the team with the basic preparation of food as directed.
Ensuring that the kitchen and other areas are cleaned and the floors swept and mopped at the end of the shift each day.
Ensuring that ‘back of house’ is kept clean and safe.
Emptying bins, keeping bin areas neat, clean and tidy and taking recycling to the designated point.
During busy periods, and when requested, assisting Front of House staff in collecting and sorting dirty crockery and cutlery.
What we offer in return:
Based in Sidmouth, Devon – an area of outstanding natural beauty – This is a part-time, variable hours permanent contract starting as soon as possible. Working 12 hours per week across 7 days, additional hours may be available during busy periods. The working hours and pattern will be agreed between the line manager and post-holder.
Please note: This role does not include split-shift working.
Benefits:
Competitive pension.
Life Assurance.
31 Days holiday (including Bank holidays), rising to 34 with each full year of service.
Wellbeing Team.
Recorded Pilates classes.
Long Service Awards.
Healthshield Plan –
• Reimbursement of some medical expenses up to the specified limits per membership.
• Offers, discounts and cashback on shopping, travel and entertainment from participating outlets.
• Access to a 24/7 GP and counselling service.
Free Parking.
Subsidised restaurant and shop at The Donkey Sanctuary main site.
The Donkey Sanctuary is a Disability Confident Employer.
The Donkey Sanctuary is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people (children and adults), and expects all staff and volunteers to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to safer recruitment processes, including an application for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check where required for the post.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
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