Kitchen Porter Salary £22,425 per annum plus £1,000 Retention Allowance Generous benefits package Full-time, 37.5 hours per week Downing College is seeking a Kitchen Porter to join its friendly Catering team who prepare and serve a range of high-quality food, including fine dining, to the College community and commercial guests. This varied role includes cleaning kitchen items, maintaining the cleanliness of kitchen related areas, disposing of waste and recycling. Based in a stunning environment in central Cambridge, the College offers a great workplace, comprehensive training, and opportunities for career progression. The College has a commitment to staff wellbeing and offers a range of attractive staff benefits plus a discretionary bonus. Hours are to be worked on a shift pattern, Monday-Sunday including evenings. Being a hardworking team player, you will have: the ability to maintain the cleanliness and hygiene of the kitchen and associated areas excellent communication skills About Downing College Founded in 1800, Downing College in the University of Cambridge has a unique and magnificent setting among twenty acres of lawns and trees yet is located in the centre of Cambridge. The open landscape has a superb collection of neo-classical buildings from the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Those living and working in Downing enjoy a beautiful environment unique in Cambridge in its spaciousness. The College is composed of approximately 50 Fellows and 165 non-academic staff and its aim is to help all students to develop their academic ability and personal potential during their time here. We pride ourselves on being a friendly and informal community for Fellows, staff and students alike. Set within this expansive and beautiful landscape, Downing also has a thriving conference business and provides customers with a choice of superior conference, meeting and theatre facilities. Details of the role The post of Kitchen Porter is a permanent full-time role (37.5 hours/week). Salary: £22,425 per annum (Step 22 of the College scale). Benefits include: 33 days’ holiday (including Bank Holidays) Retention Bonus of £1,000 Discretionary Bonus scheme Free College lunches on working days Pension scheme (with matched contribution up to 10%) Free access to an Employee Assistance programme 24/7 Healthcare Cash scheme (e.g. for prescriptions) Free Life Assurance cover Optional subsidised private medical and dental schemes Cycle purchase scheme giving substantial savings on cycle purchase Free use of on-site Gym facilities Free on-site Car parking (subject to criteria) Social events An additional Day Off for your Birthday (Please note that those benefits which are non-contractual may be amended or withdrawn at our discretion). Application Process T o apply for this position, please send your CV to: HRdow.cam.ac.uk 2024 or call HR on 01223 334734 / 01223 334820 to request an application form (paper and on-line options are available). Closing Date: 8 May 2024 ( The closing date for this post may be extended if there are insufficient applicants or brought forward if there is a high volume of applicants). Applications are welcomed from a broad range of backgrounds. Applicants who declare a disability and meet the required criteria for the role will be offered an interview. For further information or in event of queries, please contact: The HR Office Email: hrdow.cam.ac.uk Tel: 01223 334820