Sous Chef

Why work at Caius?

Benefits include: 

• Generous Pension Scheme; 3x death in service benefit
• Health care cash plan
• 33 days annual holiday (inc. Public Holidays)
• Free on-site lunch
• College gym
• Car parking (subject to availability/eligibility)

The Role

We are looking for a passionate and experienced Sous Chef to support us in our delivery of dining vision at the College. You will be creative and have a passion for food with the ability to cook to a high standard with minimum rosette standard food.

The role of the Sous Chef is to support the Head Chef and Senior Sous Chef in the co-ordination and oversight of the kitchen operations, and the leadership of the kitchen team to deliver to the highest possible standard of dining, including regular meals and special functions, for our students, Fellows, staff and conference guests. 

The role will support the Head Chef in all aspects of food preparation to the highest possible standard. You will take pride in customer satisfaction and seek to instil creativity into teams on a daily basis, whilst managing menu planning, food safety, health and safety checks and appropriate food ordering, amongst other responsibilities. 

This is a full-time role (40 hours p/w working 5 days out of 7). The ability and willingness to adopt a flexible approach to working hours is expected, as this role covers holidays and other absences and you may be required to work additional hours from time to time in order to fulfil the requirements of the role and the needs of the college. 

The salary for this role is £37,000 p/a.

The College

Gonville & Caius College is one of the largest Colleges in the University of Cambridge. It is an educational charity, and its mission is to provide a place of education, religion, learning and research, in conjunction with a university that is recognised internationally as being of the highest standard.

The College is an academic community comprising some 530 undergraduate students, 250 graduate students, and 110 Fellows (lecturers, professors and other senior academic researchers and teachers) and almost 200 staff.

Further Information

• Equality of opportunity; the College actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and we encourage applications from all sections of society.
• Entry into a position with the College will be determined by the application of criteria related to the duties of the post.
• Candidates are requested to complete the Equality & Diversity section on application as part of our Equal Opportunities Policy and monitoring process. The contents of this form will not be disclosed to the selection or interview panels.
• The College has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
• In applying for this role, you will provide personal data which the College will process in accordance with our Data Protection Policy.

The Application Process

For further information on how to apply, please click the ‘Apply’ button above

• NB: we advise using a desktop to complete your application form, and Chrome/Edge as the recommended browser.
• The closing date for applications is 12 noon BST on Wednesday 23 July 2025.
• You are encouraged to make an early application as the vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received.
• Your application must include an up-to-date CV and details of 2 referees
• For further information please email at careers@cai.cam.ac.uk.

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