Food and Beverage Assistant

Loughborough; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Time off

Campus facilities

Pension schemes

Life event leave

On-site nursery

Flexible and hybrid working

Health and wellbeing

Travel and cycle-to-work

Job summary

Loughborough University is seeking Food and Beverage Assistants to join Estates & Facilities Management, supporting on-campus dining operations in the campus halls.

Multiple part-time, term-time (32 weeks) positions are available, with working hours ranging from 5 to 30 per week. Evening shifts typically around 4:30pm–5:30pm, in a dynamic university environment.

Job description

The University is dedicated to supporting an equitable, diverse, and inclusive environment - to create better futures, together. The diverse backgrounds, characteristics and opinions within our community are our great strength and are key to our pursuit of delivering educational excellence, enterprise, research and professional services. We welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds and minoritized groups as they are currently under-represented within our community.

We recognise the value of a fulfilling and balanced work and personal life which promotes wellbeing. We seek to support colleagues in achieving this balance and have family-friendly policies, flexible working arrangements and many roles can be suitable for dynamic working arrangement. This includes considering applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible.

We are proud to be a Real Living Wage Employer—so much so that we go beyond the standard, providing additional supplementary payments at specific pay points to further support our employees' financial wellbeing. Further information about the Loughborough Real Living Wage Supplement can be found on our HR webpage .

Loughborough University is a UKVI Sponsor. Some individuals may require sponsorship to enable them to apply for a visa to provide them with the right to work in the UK. Please note certain roles are not eligible for sponsorship. For further information and eligibility please visit the UKVI website .

Job details

Job title Food and Beverage Assistant Job reference REQ260816 Date posted 09/11/2026 Application closing date 22/11/2026 Location Loughborough Package Operational Services grade 1 £25,878.00 per annum. Job description

Estates & Facilities Management

Estates & Facilities Management are the campus hospitality provider at Loughborough University. We provide accommodation and catering within our halls of residence and within our various food and bar outlets for students, staff and visitors.

We require Food and Beverage Assistants to work within our food service areas, positions are within the campus dining halls.

We have various part time positions available on term time (32 week), open ended contracts. Hours range from 5 hours to 30 hours per week.

The positions that are available for 5 to 12.5 hours per week are mainly covering evening service within the dining halls. These shifts are typically for 2.5 hours in length starting between 4:30pm- 5:30pm.

Our Benefits

At Loughborough, ourbenefitsare designed to support your life inside and outside of work, helping you to thrive and feel valued as part of our community. Examples of ourbenefitsinclude:

• Time off -generous holiday allowance, including 14 university closure days and bank holidays, with the option to buy extra through our holiday purchase scheme
• Where you work –access to a range of fantastic facilities with plenty of green space across our 523-acre East Midlands campus, plus an exciting community at our London campus on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
• Financial wellbeing– competitive pay, two excellent pension schemes, and everyday savings opportunities
• Support for you and those close to you - through our range of life event leave policies as well as access to an on-site nursery at our East Midlands campus, flexible and hybrid working options
• Health and wellbeing– discounted gym memberships and access to world-class sporting facilities, including physiotherapy, plus healthcare offers such as eyesight testing and wellbeing support
• Travel and sustainability-access to our electric vehicle and cycle-to-work schemes, as well as a variety of travel offers to support sustainable commuting

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