Kitchen Porter / Catering Assistant

Job Reference kingstonandsuttonschools/TP/2001/60

Number of Positions: 1

Contract Type: Term Time only

Actual Annual Salary for 30 hours per week, term-time only = £20,890

Working Hours: 30 hours per week

Location: KINGSTON UPON THAMES

Closing Date: 29/06/2026

Job Category: Support Staff

Region / Division: Kingston Upon Thames

KITCHEN PORTER/ CATERING ASSISTANT

30 hours per week Monday to Friday, 08.00 - 14:00

Term Time Only including INSET days

Actual Annual Salary: £20,890 pa for term time only (£28,617 FTE)

Start Date: 1 September 2026

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Kitchen Porter / Catering Assistant to join the busy catering team, working term time only (including 5 INSET days).

The Tiffin Girls' School is motivated by creating a positive food culture and helping our students eat better, healthier food. All members of the catering team work together to provide the highest-level quality of student meals, by keeping the kitchen running smoothly and ensuring that it is clean, safe and hygienic. We aim to provide healthy attractive food options for students with limited budgets. Serving time is limited and we need a fast and speedy operation to prevent queues developing.

The ideal candidate will:

• Appreciate the need for high standards of hygiene and cleanliness and adhere to health & safety rules
• Enjoy working with young people
• Enjoy working under pressure as part of a very busy team

The successful candidate may already have relevant Food Hygiene qualifications or must be prepared to undertake training.

For further details please read our information pack, available on our web site at

The Tiffin Girls' School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share and support this commitment. In supporting the Department for Education's "Keeping Children Safe in Education", the school will carry out an online search on all shortlisted candidates prior to interview. In addition, the successful candidate will be subject to both a full employment history and child protection check, and will also be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring (criminal record) check.