Kitchen Porter at Harrow School

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Overview

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Job Reference # EDV/2026/HS/80845

Location: 5 High Street, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Greater London, HA1 3HP

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Term: Full-Time

Salary: Please contact the recruitment team for salary information

Closing Date: 11:59pm, 1st Mar 2026

Positions Available: 1

About This Role

KITCHEN PORTER

Average of 40 hours per week worked over 5 days out of 7 across a 3-week rota, including evenings and weekends. Split shifts may be required. Term Time 33 weeks plus 7 weeks during holidays.

The role: Harrow School’s team of Kitchen Porters have the vital role of ensuring the various School kitchens are always clean, organised and tidy and that correct hygiene standards are observed. You will assist with unloading kitchen deliveries, washing kitchen pans/utensils, restaurant cutlery/crockery, etc., moving and cleaning heavy kitchen equipment and using careful handling of kitchen chemicals and manual handling techniques. There is also the opportunity to help the Catering Assistants to deliver a smooth catering experience to our staff and customers. Full Job Description can be found as an attachment at the bottom of this page.

The skills: You will have previous experience as a Kitchen Porter, being used to a busy workplace and using your good communication skills so that you can work safely and support your colleagues. You will have high standards of personal presentation, and pride yourself on providing a clean, safe and well organised kitchen for your colleagues to operate within. A good working knowledge of the English language is necessary to follow important health and safety guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Unload kitchen deliveries.
• Wash kitchen pans/utensils, restaurant cutlery/crockery, etc.
• Move and clean heavy kitchen equipment.
• Operate with careful use of kitchen chemicals and manual handling techniques.
• Support Catering Assistants to deliver a smooth catering experience to staff and customers.

Benefits

• Free lunch
• Free parking
• Automatic enrolment in the School’s pension scheme
• Use of the School’s sports facilities such as the swimming pool, gym, and running track
• Subsidised membership of the tennis, golf, angling and social clubs

Environment

Harrow School is situated within a beautiful site in Harrow on the Hill, northwest London, and is one of the best-known schools in the world. Around 840 boys study at Harrow and live in the School’s 12 boarding houses. The School’s Catering Department produces over 3,000 meals per day during term time and over 25,000 packed meals per year and all kitchens are modern and extremely well equipped. The Catering Department works closely with Harrow School Enterprises Limited (HSEL), the School’s trading arm, and provides catering and hospitality services for Easter revision courses, residential summer schools and events including conferences, dinners, afternoon teas and wedding receptions.

Equality, diversity and inclusion are values that are important to us at Harrow. We believe in diversity of thought and actively welcome everyone regardless of their background to bring their valuable and relevant skills to our community.

No member of staff will be able to start until these checks are complete and this process takes, on average, a month. Please plan accordingly. Online searches will be carried out if you are shortlisted. Please refer to the School\’s Recruitment, Selection and Disclosure Policy for more details. The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All successful applicants must be willing to undergo enhanced child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with any past employer and the Disclosure and Barring Service, and it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

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• Kitchen Porter JD.pdf

Contact Details

Recruitment Team

02088728000

recruitment@harrowschool.org.uk

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