Café Assistant

ST JOHN'S COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

36 days annual leave

Cash plan healthcare

Free lunch

Gym

Free parking

Job summary

ST JOHN'S COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE is seeking a Café Assistant in Cambridge to support the day-to-day running of the College Café. You will prepare and serve drinks and food, deliver friendly customer service, and ensure high standards of cleanliness and food safety in line with College guidelines.

The role involves stock control, effective team working and providing a welcoming café experience, with a benefits package including pension, generous leave, healthcare, free lunch, gym access and parking

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve high-quality drinks and food.
• Provide friendly and professional customer service.
• Maintain cleanliness, hygiene and food safety to college standards.
• Support stock control, team working and the delivery of a welcoming café experience.

Job description

Job description

Salary: £28,697 p.a. plus benefits

Job type: Permanent

Hours: 39.25 hours per week

St John’s College, one of the largest Colleges within the University of Cambridge, is seeking to appoint a Café Assistant to support the smooth day-to-day running of the Café by preparing and serving high-quality drinks and food, providing friendly and professional customer service, and maintaining excellent standards of cleanliness, hygiene and food safety. The role also supports stock control, team working and the delivery of a welcoming café experience in line with the College’s standards.

The College offers a competitive benefits package including membership of a defined contributory pension scheme, 36 days’ annual leave (inclusive of Bank Holidays), access to a ‘cash plan’ healthcare scheme currently provided by Simplyhealth, free lunch, free use of an on-site Gym and free parking close to the College site, subject to availability.

The closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9:00am on 3 November 2026.

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 .