7 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    14 October 2024 at 9am

  • Date listed

    27 September 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Catering, cleaning and site management

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: 20 hours a week.

Contract type

Fixed term - Fixed term until 25th July 2025

Pay scale

Scale 1, Point 2 (Full Time Equivalent £22,366 p.a. pro rata)

Hourly rate

£11.59 per hour, plus holiday pay & pay award pending

What skills and experience we're looking for

Ivy Education Trust

Teignmouth Community School

Kitchen Porter – Fixed-term until 25th July 2025

Part-time (20 hours per week)

£11.59 per hour, plus holiday pay & pay award pending

Ivy Education Trust is seeking to appoint a Kitchen Porter to support the Catering Manager. The Kitchen Porter will play a crucial role in maintaining cleanliness in all aspects including cleaning the kitchen, equipment and organising food and other items in the stockroom, while complying with food hygiene, Health and Safety and QA procedures in place across the Trust’s catering operation.

The role will be primarily based out of the main production kitchen at Teignmouth Community School, but there will be a need to support the catering operation across other schools as needed.

The successful candidate will:

  • Preferably have previous experience in a hospitality, restaurant or school setting
  • Be friendly and polite with a passion for customer service
  • Be capable of working to deadlines in a busy environment
  • Have strong attention to detail and cleanliness

Please see the job description and person specification for further details regarding this post.

For an informal discussion please contact Ross Gilbert, Trust Catering Manager (Ross.Gilbert@ivyeducationtrust.co.uk) or Jonathan Lasker, Director of Operations (Jonathan.Lasker@ivyeducationtrust.co.uk).

Application forms and further information are available from our website, www.ivyeducationtrust.co.uk or via email to recruitment@ivyeducationtrust.co.uk.

Completed application forms should be sent to recruitment@ivyeducationtrust.co.uk before the closing date stated below.

Closing date for applications is Monday 14th October at 09:00, Interviews will be arranged once applications have been reviewed.

Ivy Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All employees are expected to undergo Disclosure and Barring and employment checks.


What the school offers its staff

Ivy Education Trust is committed to providing a broad, balanced and ambitious curriculum in all its schools so all children and young people develop the character and qualifications needed to open doors to their future success. A strong focus on developing and providing inspirational teaching and leadership in all schools, through school-to-school improvement, ensures outstanding progress and educational enjoyment for all members of the partnership’s community.

The unique character of each school is celebrated and nurtured to ensure choice and variety in educational provision. Our mission is to improve life chances for every child and young person we serve, through broadening their opportunities and enabling them to reach their full potential. We support and all members of our learning community to dream big, aim high, and achieve more than they ever thought was possible. If you share these visions and aspirations, then we very much welcome your application for this post.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@ivyeducationtrust.co.uk

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About Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
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School size
942 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Phone number
01626 870317

Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road is a vibrant 11-19 secondary school with excellent facilities, highly qualified teachers and caring pastoral staff.

We believe that young people who are cared for and experience success (whatever that looks like for them) will thrive at school and beyond. Achieving that is our sole job, and one that we take very seriously.

Arranging a visit to Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Ross.Gilbert@ivyeducationtrust.co.uk.

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