Senior Supervisor

Why work at Caius?

Benefits include: 

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

The Role

Gonville & Caius College is seeking a Senior Supervisor to support in the efficient delivery of all Food & Beverage events at the College.   

Reporting to the Food & Beverage Manager, the role of the Senior Supervisor is one that will oversee large and small events, supervise large and small teams including casuals to ensure delivery to the highest standards at all Gonville & Caius Sites.  

You will take pride in customer satisfaction and seek to instil creativity and consistency into teams on a daily basis. Food safety, health and safety checks, appropriate ordering and team SOP training are amongst other responsibilities. The Senior Supervisor will work closely with the Food & Beverage Manager, Deputy and Supervisors, but will also liaise with the Head of Catering, Head Chef and Fellows Butler. 

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 in order to fulfil the requirements of the role and the needs of the College.  

This is a permanent full-time contract - 40 hours per week working 5 days out of 7 including evenings and weekends.

The annual full time equivalent salary for this role is £30,937

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.
• During the application process, candidates are requested to complete the Equality & Diversity section 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 its data protection obligations and its Data Protection Policy.

The Application Process

To apply, please click the ‘apply’ button. 

• Please note: we advise using a desktop to complete your application form, and Chrome or Edge as the recommended browser.
• The closing date for applications is 12 noon BST on Thursday 7 August 2025
• You are encouraged to make an early application as the vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received.
• For your application to be considered it must be complete and include an up-to-date CV, covering letter, and details of 2 referees.
• For additional information please email at careers@cai.cam.ac.uk.

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