Role
Kitchen Porter
Reporting to
Head Chef
Contract
Zero hours contract
Salary
National Minimum Wage – age related
The Auckland Project
At the heart of our sites is St Peter’s Chapel, in Auckland Castle: the home of the Prince Bishops, and the historic seat of faith and power in the North of England. The experience across our sites is deeply linked to those two themes of faith and power – they are repeated throughout the Castle and Faith Museum, the Mining Art Gallery and the Spanish Gallery. The collection of our venues, spaces and places invite conversations about belonging, faith, loss, sacrifice, community, love and creativity. We would like our guests to explore: to discover things about our town, our country and their own lives. We want to create memorable and transformative encounters – and need your help to do so.
The role purpose
This is an exciting opportunity to be at the heart of the Auckland Project. As a member of the kitchen team, you will work alongside our chefs and food and beverage team members mainly in El Castillo, our Spanish Tapas restaurant to ensure the smooth day to day running of the kitchen, ensuring the kitchen team members have the tools available to complete their work and maintain a safe and hygienic environment.
Shifts will cover Monday-Sunday, various early/late shifts including weekends and bank holidays. Flexibility is a must.
In return:
We pride ourselves in taking care of our team members. For your efforts we offer free parking on site, access to staff discounts and local benefits, staff discounts/entry into our attractions.
Key Responsibilities:
The post-holder is responsible for the following key deliverables and accountabilities:
- Ensure all dishes and kitchen equipment are clean, floors mopped, bins emptied and the dishwasher area is cleaned and drained.
- To assist the kitchen team in ensuring a clean and tidy working environment compliant with EHO and company standards
- Washing large pieces of kitchen equipment for use by Chefs, ensuring a swift turnaround for re-use by using the dishwasher or handwashing
- Emptying rubbish into correctly allocated containers
- Ensure all crockery, cutlery, tools and equipment are thoroughly cleaned and stored in the correct place
- Be able to work as part of a team, communicating effectively at all levels and be able to follow company procedures correctly and willingly
- Be able to help out with some basic kitchen preparation of food
- Maintain a high level of personal hygiene and ensure that correct clean uniform and personal protective equipment are worn at all times.
- Ensure a safe and clean working environment during and at the end of each shift by sweeping and mopping floors, washing walls and surfaces and general tidying and cleaning
- Assist with deliveries when required
- To ensure good health and safety and access practice, ensuring familiarity and compliance with our policies, procedures and guidelines and the health and safety of visitors, staff, volunteers and contractors at all times.
- Strict adherence to health and safety policies and procedures and GDPR compliance
- Any other duties specified by your Line Managers or Directors
Internal and External Relationships
- Working collaboratively with colleagues across departments to achieve our organisational objectives
- Maintain excellent relationships with the large team of volunteers and colleagues
Health & Safety
Be committed to good health and safety and access practice, ensuring familiarity and compliance with our policies, procedures and guidelines and the health and safety of visitors, staff, volunteers and contractors at all times.
Person Specification:
Essential Criteria
- Ability to work in an organised and efficient manner
- Be driven and not afraid of hard work
- Good personal hygiene
Desirable Criteria
- Work experience in a similar kitchen environment
The Auckland Project focus
The Auckland Project works hard to create a positive change for those living, working and visiting Bishop Auckland. We have created a visitor destination in Bishop Auckland, incorporating Auckland Castle (once home to the Prince Bishops of Durham), a Spanish Art Gallery, Faith Museum, Walled Garden, Deer Park, Mining Art Gallery, Auckland Tower visitor centre and Weardale Railway.
Our visitor destination and community development programme broadly fits into three areas:
- The social environment: we help individuals and communities by creating a sense of curiosity, hope and faith in themselves and the world around them. We provide opportunities for skills development and partnerships, building a year-round tourist market and supporting small creative industries to thrive
- The natural environment: we protect, sustain and enhance the world around us
- The built environment: we restore and enhance the beauty and historic significance of the buildings, structures and assets in our care.
By working with us, you are helping to ensure the town’s future is as magnificent and vibrant as its past.
How to Apply
Apply for this role by downloading and completing an application form from https://aucklandproject.org/about/join-the-team/ and emailing this to [email protected]
Closing date: Tuesday 23rd June at midnight
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications.
Pay: £8.00-£12.71 per hour
Benefits:
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
