Food Service Assistant

Peterhouse; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading college in Cambridge is seeking a Food Service Assistant (Assistant Butler) to join their diverse Catering Team. The role involves providing meal services and managing casual staff, with comprehensive training provided. Employees receive 25 days annual holiday, a free meal while on duty, and a range of excellent benefits.

Benefits

25 days annual holiday

Free meal when on duty

Free uniform

Car parking (subject to availability)

Use of the College gym

Medicash medical cashback scheme

Discount scheme for shopping and utilities

Pension scheme after 3 months service

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic person needed for the Front of House Team.
• Full training will be provided.
• Ability to manage a small team of casual Service Staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide a range of meal services throughout the year.
• Manage a small team of casual Service Staff at times.
• Follow a fixed and planned rota.

Skills

Hands-on approach

Customer service

Job description

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Salary in the region of £25,286 to £27,370 (depending on experience)

*plus excellent benefits, with a fixed rota pattern and fixed days off*

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic person to join the Front of House Team within the Catering Department. We welcome applications from people seeking a career in food service as full training will be given.

Catering within Peterhouse is extremely diverse, and covers a range of functions in any one day. In Term we have the service of student meals and Formal Hall, Fellows lunch and dinner, private dinners and lunches, day meetings and conferences. Out of term we have conferences, weddings, summer schools and a range of other external functions. We treat every function, large or small, with the same amount of care and dedication.

The Food Service Assistant (Assistant Butler) is one of the team of Butlers at Peterhouse who primarily provides a range of meal services throughout the year. The role is therefore a varied and interesting one, requiring a meticulous, practical, hands-on approach. At certain times the postholder will be responsible for the management of a small team of casual Service Staff. The post is full-time. You will follow a fixed and planned rota which provides a range of different shifts, including many straight shifts and alternate weekends off.

You will enjoy:

• 25 days annual holiday (plus Bank Holidays). The College kitchens are closed entirely at Christmas and Easter, leaving you 15 days to be taken throughout the year.
• a free meal when on duty,
• free uniform
• car parking (whilst on duty, subject to availability),
• use of the College gym.
• We also offer Medicash, which is a medical cashback scheme which offers money back for health-related costs, e.g. dentists, opticians, prescriptions. There is also a discount scheme within this giving discounts off shopping, cinema tickets, utilities and travel.
• The College offers a pension scheme to eligible employees, after 3 months’ completed service. The scheme is the Cambridge Colleges Group Personal Pension Scheme (CCGPPS) with Aviva.

The closing date for applications is 8.00am Monday 8th July 2024

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Additional candidate information AB May 2024.pdf