About this role
Hours Full-time; 37 hours per week; working 5 in 7 days (this includes evenings and weekends)
About the College
The College Homerton has a rich history. It was originally established in Homerton, London in 1768 as a dissenting Academy. It later moved to Cambridge, and it received its Royal Charter in 2010, making it Cambridge’s newest and largest College.
Located within easy reach of the historic city centre, and within easy access to Cambridge mainline station, the College currently has around 70 fellows, 600 undergraduate students, and 800 graduate students. Students are now admitted in every academic subject offered by the University of Cambridge.
Homerton College are seeking to appoint a reliable, organised team player with the ability to work unsupervised to join our team as a Kitchen Porter.
About the role
As a Kitchen Porter, you will play a crucial role in supporting our kitchen operations, ensuring that the kitchen runs smoothly and efficiently. You will clean, sanitise kitchen surfaces, countertops and food preparation areas in the kitchen and other catering areas. You will also assist in receiving, storing and organising kitchen supplies and ingredients.
A key part of the role will be working in the pot wash and plate wash areas, ensuring that all pots, pans, crockery, cutlery and utensils are cleaned to a high standard and returned promptly for use.
The successful candidate will be organised, professional and self‑motivated. They will be a reliable team player who can build good working relationships, and who is also able to work unsupervised. Previous experience as working as a Kitchen Porter is desirable due to the nature of the job.
For further details regarding this role, please click the above 'Apply' button.
Closing date: 17 March 2026
How to apply
Please send your completed application form to [email protected] or the HR Department, Homerton College, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8PH via the above 'Apply' button.
Please note that we can only consider applications from candidates who have the legal right to work in the UK. We are not able to sponsor a Visa for this position.
Homerton College is an equal opportunities employer and strives to meet its commitment to equality and diversity. This includes not discriminating under the Equality Act 2010 and building an accurate picture of the make-up of the workforce in encouraging equality and diversity. The organisation needs your help and cooperation to enable it to do this by filling in the anonymous Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form, which is voluntary.