Job Ref: AUG1040
Branch: St Rita’s Care Home
Location: St Rita’s Care Home, Burgess Hill
Salary/Benefits: Basic rate: £12.34 per hour. Overtime rate: £18.51 per hour. Bank Holiday hours: £24.68
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Shift pattern: 4 x 10 hours shifts per week (08:00 - 19:00) on a 4-week rolling roster
Hours per week: 40
Posted date: 11/09/2025
Closing date: 11/10/2025

REQUIREMENTS

The Kitchen Porter will have at least 1 years’ experience of working within a catering function.
It is not essential to have experience with a Care Home setting but would be desirable in understanding the needs of our residents.
The successful candidate will either hold a Food Hygiene Certificate Level 2, or to be prepared to study for this as part of the role requirements.
All posts are subject to a clear enhanced criminal record check and satisfactory references.
Although it is no longer a legal requirement for staff working within CQC regulated Care Homes for Older Adult Care in England to be fully COVID-19 vaccinated, in the best interests of our staff and residents, we have decided to keep it a mandatory requirement to work for our organisation. Therefore, we will need proof of your COVID Vaccination pass.
You must have current valid right to work in the UK; this role does not meet the requirements of Sponsorship.

The Kitchen Porter work as part of our Catering team to assist in the provision of a catering function for the Care Home.
Our Care Home kitchens are fully equipped to offer a breakfast, lunch and dinner service for our residents their guests and our staff.

Working under the guidance of our Chef, the Kitchen Porter’s main duties are:

• To prepare vegetables, salads and sandwiches on a daily basis
• To wash up and store all crockery, cutlery and other utensils.
• Assist serving the food at meal times to the residents, guests and staff.
• Ensure the stores are kept clean and tidy and kept in date order
• Dispose of refuge on a daily basis in a proper manner
• To use correct chemicals when cleaning, whilst complying with the current COSHH regulations including the contact time for all chemicals and sanitizers.
• To ensure the kitchen is kept clean and tidy and free of mess at all times
• Keeping an up to date check list of temperature checks of the fridges and pantry areas on a daily basis.
• To be aware of the guidelines relating to the use of cleaning schedules used on a daily basis.
• To receive, check and store deliveries in the correct places.
• Assist serving at special functions when required, including assisting with preparing the food and setting up for service.

Working hours: 40 hours per week (08:00 - 19:00) on a four week rolling roster including alternate weekend working.