Front of House Catering Assistant

Based in the heart of Cambridge, St Catharine’s College is looking to appoint a full time Front of House Catering Assistant to join our busy, friendly Catering team, providing a first class service for our college community.

The successful applicant will be responsible for assisting in the day to day provision of catering services in the Main Hall, Function Rooms, Cafeteria servery and the Buttery, working as part of a team to deliver a first class, professional service to the College’s Fellows, students, staff, guests and commercial visitors.

It is an exciting time for our College with the development of our ‘Central Spaces’ and the catering team have moved into a new multi-million-pound kitchen, helping us to further improve our catering offer.

The ideal candidate will be:

• Practical, proactive and able to use their own initiative to carry out the duties to a high standard.
• Courteous with a professional, can-do attitude and be committed to delivering a high quality service.
• Positive & professional when interacting with our community and guests, at all times.
• Able to respond to queries in a timely and efficient manner and be keen to take responsibility for dealing with issues to resolve them professionally.

Working arrangements

The full time hours are 40 hours per week, to be worked on a shift basis, including evenings and weekends.

Staff Benefits

• Competitive annual salary of FTE £22,759.20
• Holiday entitlement is 25 days per annual leave year, in addition to Public Holidays for full time employees (pro rata for part-time employees).
• Full training will be provided in addition to other professional development opportunities.
• A meal allowance for use in the dining hall.
• Uniform items will be provided as appropriate.
• Access to a pension scheme with generous employer contributions.
• Access to the College's Cycle to Work voucher scheme.
• Use of a small on-site gym at a subsidised rate.
• Access to comprehensive welfare support/employee assistance.
• Life assurance (death in service benefit) with probate and bereavement support.
• Private health care purchase scheme.

Application process

In order to apply for this post, please submit a completed application form and send it along with a covering letter, outlining your suitability for the role.  Please also complete and submit a completed Equality and Diversity monitoring form.  All documents should be emailed to:  recruitment@caths.cam.ac.uk

The closing date for completed applications is 9am on Friday 24 February 2023.

We reserve the right to close the application window if we receive a high number of applications

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