Catering Assistant

University of Edinburgh; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Good salary / pay rates

Variety every day

Responsibility and autonomy

Excellent benefits and support

Job summary

The University of Edinburgh is seeking a part-time Catering Assistant based at The View at the Easter Bush campus (Roslin, Midlothian). The role involves delivering excellent customer service and food & drinks to a diverse customer base, with shifts within 7:00–3:45 and the cafe operating Monday to Friday.

Employment is permanent with guaranteed hours and pro-rata salary details. Applicants should have the right to work in the UK and be prepared to join a 24/7 organisation that values inclusion

Responsibilities

• Deliver excellent customer service and fantastic food & drinks to our wide range of customers.
• Café is open Monday to Friday, 7:45 am to 3:45 pm; shift times vary between 7:00 am and 3:45 pm.
• Support cafe operations on a fast-paced, customer-facing environment.

Job description

GradeUE02: £24,547 per annum (pro-rata), £13.45 per hour, plus 18.1% Uplift

CSG / Accommodation, Catering and Events - Catering

Guaranteed Hours: Guaranteed 20 hours per year

Open Ended: Permanent

The Opportunity:

Together we can do great things. Be part of something bigger.

Here, you can continue to make a difference in everything around you. Take on new challenges, grow your career, be recognised for your contributions, and benefit from our commitment to your wellbeing. Be part of something bigger — where your work has real impact and your development matters. There are so many reasons to take your next step with us.

From student accommodation to café’s restaurants and hotels,this isa 24/7 organisation that embraces the traditional and the modern in equal measure. From historical buildings tostate of the arttechnical and research hubs our mission is to ‘enrich student learning and growth as well as impact our local communities’ and our values drive everything we do.

The Catering Assistant position will be based at The View at the Easter Bush campus (Roslin, Midlothian). Working as part of the team, you will be responsible for delivering excellent customer service and fantastic food & drinks to our wide range of customers.

The Café is open Monday to Friday, 7.45 am to 3.45 pm. Shift start and end times will vary between the hours of 7.00 am and 3.45 pm.

At ACE our mission is to ‘enrich student learning and growth as well as impact our local communities.’ Our values drive everything we do:

Are you PASSIONATE about making a difference?

Do you like to COLLABORATE and achieve things as a team?

Is INCLUSION at the forefront of all you do?

Do you thrive when given OWNERSHIP?

Are you inspired by INNOVATION and excited to bring new ideas to life?

A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle:

• Good salary / pay rates.
• Variety every day.
• Responsibility and autonomy.
• Excellent benefits and support.

This post is part time (guaranteed 20 hours per year), 100% on the campus.

Championing equality, diversity, and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter, and we are also a Stonewall Proud Employer, actively promoting LGBTQ+ equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University, you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages.

The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 20 October 2026.

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm UK time. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.

Interviews will be held 27 October 2026.