Canterbury Christ Church University Internal Advertisement Only
Canterbury Christ Church University is committed to providing job opportunities to its existing staff. You will only be eligible to apply for this vacancy if you are currently working at Canterbury Christ Church University or Via Unitemps.
The Role
We are looking for a Kitchen Porter to join our well-established Estates and Facilities Directorate at Canterbury Christ Church University
A Kitchen Porter has various duties and responsibilities to perform. the job is focused on keeping the kitchen clean at all times in order to have a hygienic environment to ensure that all areas of the department meet the highest Food hygiene standards to meet health and safety regulations.
Receiving and accepting deliveries and a good understanding of stock rotation.
The Person
We are searching for a highly motivated individual with a flexible approach and be able to meet the expectations of providing a consistent and quality service to students, staff and external visitors.
The ideal candidate will be:
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Team Player to be consistently working with colleagues to ensure the best service is offered
- Delivering a first-class service to students, staff and external clients.
- Working with the kitchen team in any outlet, assisting with deliveries, general cleaning and a good understanding of stock rotation.
- Working to agreed clean rosters and maintaining hygiene standards within their area of work
- Team player to be consistently working with colleagues to ensure the best service is offered
- Able to work flexibly
- Able to drive a manual vehicle with less than 6 points on licence.
Successful candidate must be able to drive to facilitate the transportation of stock to various outlets on and off site.
Additional Information
Canterbury Christ Church University is located in the world-famous Cathedral city amongst stunning history and heritage. Canterbury is a thriving international destination, with many students and staff choosing to study and work here, making this historic, cosmopolitan city vibrant and culturally diverse.
Our staff enjoy competitive salaries and a great working environment with a number of benefits ranging from the occupational pension scheme to use of the University’s facilities including the library and fitness centre. We are strongly committed to equality and recognise the value of a diverse workforce.
We offer generous holiday entitlements plus eight bank and public holidays, as well as discretionary days over the Christmas period.
How to apply
Start date for applications: 07/08/2026
Closing date for applications: 13/08/2026
Interviews are to be held TBC
Please note, Canterbury Christ Church University reserve the right to bring the closing date of this position forward where a high volume of applications are received.
If you require further information regarding the application process please contact the Recruitment Team at
[email protected] quoting reference number
REQ06367.
Please note applications must be made online via the University website; details sent directly via email cannot be considered.
Prior consideration will be given to applicants in the University’s redeployment pool. No agencies, thank you.
