College Waiter - 20 hrs/5 days per week

Gonville & Caius College; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 14,000; Part time

Job summary

A prestigious educational institution in Cambridge invites applications for a Part-time College Waiter position. This role involves providing high-quality food service to students and guests, with an expectation of good customer service experience. The position requires 20 hours per week, with flexibility in working hours, and offers a salary of £13,218 per annum. Strong attention to detail and friendliness are essential attributes for candidates.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Healthcare cash-plan

33 days annual leave

Cycle-to-work scheme

Parking

College gym

Lunch on site

Qualifications

• Experience as a waiter or at supervisor level.
• Ability to provide services in a friendly manner.

Responsibilities

• Work in all aspects of food service delivery.
• Serve approximately 800 meals per day.
• Provide high level of service to guests and staff.

Skills

Customer service experience

Attention to detail

Job description

Why work at Caius?

Benefits include:

• Generous pension scheme; 14.5% employer contributions and 3x death in service benefit
• Healthcare cash-plan
• 33 days of annual leave (including public holidays) (prorated for part time)
• Cycle-to-work scheme (scheme rules apply)
• Parking (subject to availability)
• College gym
• Lunch on site
• The opportunity to work in a beautiful environment

The Role

The College Dining Services invites applications for a Part‑time College Waiter position, to work in all aspects of food service delivery within the College. As a valued Dining Services team member, you will work with both permanent and casual members of staff to provide a high level of service to the College and its guests, including student dining, College feasts, staff food, weddings, conference business and special dinners. The College serves approximately 800 meals per day to students, staff, Fellows and guests. You will have some experience in good customer service as a waiter or at supervisor level, good attention to detail and the ability to provide all types of services in a friendly and welcoming manner.

This is a permanent part‑time role, 20‑hours per week (working 5 out of 7 days per week).

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A PERMANENT POSITION AND IS NOT A CASUAL/SEASONAL ROLE which requires someone able to work flexibly as the rota is changeable on a weekly basis and will require your availability for daytimes and evenings (Monday to Sunday).

The salary for the post is £13,218 per annum (£26,436 FTE).

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. It plays a significant role throughout the University. Our students come from all over the world and our undergraduates study all the subjects offered in the University. Our postgraduates play a vital role in the research activities of the wider University. Our Fellows have globally renowned research expertise ranging from Ancient History to Cosmology and are all recognised as leaders in their fields. The students who graduate from the College form an alumni group of approximately 11,000 individuals. They have achieved recognition in many walks of life and are resident in all continents.

Further Information

• Equality of opportunity; the College actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and we encourage applications from all sections of society and in particular, from people who may be under‑represented in our community.
• Entry into a position with the College will be determined by the application of criteria related to the duties of the post. In all cases, ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration.
• 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, and all applicant data is managed in accordance with our data protection policy.
• 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 view the full job description and apply, please click the 'apply' button.
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• The closing date for applications is 12:00 BST on Tuesday 21 October 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 and details of 2 referees, from two different employers (your line manager and not work colleagues, friends or family) one of whom should have detailed knowledge of your ability in relation to the requirements of the role.