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🟢 Actively Hiring · Posted 24d ago ⏳ Closes in 67 days UK Corridor 🛡️ UK Work Eligibility 🏢 Company - Public

Kitchen Porter

Salary Range
£13 - £13
£1 - £1 / mo

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Location Base
Windermere, England
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
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Position Overview & Specifications

The Kitchen Porter is responsible for maintaining a high standard of cleanliness in the kitchen and prep areas, support of kitchen staff and the fast and immaculate turnover of kitchenware, tableware and glassware.

Why join St John's Staff Hire?

We are big enough to have brilliant industry contacts but small enough to offer you all of the personal touches. Getting you placed at a client that suits you matters to us: we want to make sure good people get good jobs.

At St John's Staff Hire we focus on having the best people join our team, and we reward the team by providing a high hourly rate of pay.

Requirements:

  • Possess a cheery and helpful attitude
  • Physically fit
  • A fast learner with an interest in kitchen work
  • Comply with good health and safety procedures
  • Good organisational skills
  • The ability to work unsupervised in a busy environment
  • Personal appearance must be clean and professional
  • High attention to detail

Duties:

  • Ensure the cleanliness of all items being washed
  • Make sure work surfaces, floors and walls are always clean, sanitised and dry
  • Perform additional basic kitchen tasks as required by client supervisor such as preparing vegetables
  • Sweep and mop floors at the beginning and end of the shift
  • Removal of waste from the kitchen at the end of each shift, and throughout the shift, as and when required
  • Practice safe working habits, including bending and lifting appropriately to avoid injury, reporting hazards, appropriate use of chemicals and work to minimise slip and trip hazards

The good bits!

Salary: £12.50 (£13 from April 1st) per hour for over 18s, £10 for 16 - 18 year olds
Location: South Lakeland
Hours: Flexible, as many or as few as you like!

If you think you have the abilities, passion and temperament to make a difference please apply.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Temporary contract, Fixed term contract, Temp to perm, Freelance

Salary: £12.50 per hour

Benefits:

  • Discounted or free food
  • On-site parking
  • Referral programme

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • Night shift
  • Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Windermere: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Application question(s):

  • Do you live in the Lake District, or within commutable distance to the towns of Ambleside, Bowness-on-Windermere and Windermere?
  • Do you have access to your own vehicle?

Experience:

  • kitchen porter: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 9393RRY

Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

1

Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

2

Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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Corridor Intelligence

Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:

🇬🇧 Skilled Worker Visa (Tier 2)

Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.

🏛️ Settlement (ILR) Pathway

Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.

⚖️ Official regulatory reference: UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) & Home Office Sponsor Register.

Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General

Recruitment Insights

Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Kitchen Porter roles across St John's Staff Hire's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:

1. Domain Competency

Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.

2. Behavioral & Leadership

STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.

3. Compensation Alignment

Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £13 - £13 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.

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