Senior Common Room Supervisor

Magdalen College; Oxford; Presencial; GBP 27.000 - 33.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Pension scheme

Free lunch

Car parking

Sports facilities

Healthcare scheme

Bus pass

Holiday entitlement

Cycle to work

Descripción de la vacante

Magdalen College in Oxford seeks a Senior Common Room Supervisor to lead our Catering Team, delivering daily lunches, receptions, and High Table dinners. You will oversee small teams, manage wine service, and ensure service spaces meet College standards.

This role involves mentoring junior staff, preparing dining spaces, and supporting special events, while maintaining high hospitality standards across the SCR, WCR, and College venues.

Formación

• Experience of supervising food service and staff.
• Excellent time management and organisation.
• First-class personal presentation.
• Ability to converse fluently in English.
• Interest in wine service and hospitality.
• Be a team player with a professional attitude.

Responsabilidades

• Supervise small teams to provide high-standard counter, plate and buffet services.
• Direct staff and prepare rooms for service across the College.
• Ensure menus and dietary information are accessible to diners and staff.
• Maintain service areas to College standards and comply with legislation.
• Lead junior staff and casual labour during daily service and events.

Conocimientos

Supervising staff

Time management

Personal presentation

English fluency

Team player

Wine knowledge

Flexible attitude

Herramientas

Checkit system

Descripción del empleo

Senior Common Room Supervisor

Application Deadline: 29 October 2026

Department: Catering

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Central Oxford

Reporting To: Louis Papper (Butler)

Compensation: £26,707 - £33,002 / year

Description

As SCR Supervisor, you will join a small, professional team reporting the Butler, to deliver daily lunches, drinks receptions, High Table dinners and special functions to the highest standards.

This role presents an exceptional opportunity for an experienced catering professional to move into this varied role with real responsibility: leading small teams, preparing elegant dining spaces, developing your knowledge of wine service and helping create the warm, professional hospitality which our Catering Team are known for.

The Catering Team also service The Buttery, to provide breakfast, lunch and dinner provision for Middle Common Room and Junior Common Room members in Hall. The College Bar provides a snack bar service throughout the day as well as a licensed bar during the evenings, also providing a venue for students’ bops and functions. The College is a busy conference venue during the summer months and is also a popular destination for visitors to Oxford during the vacations.

The SCR Supervisor is employed by the President and Fellows of Magdalen College and is responsible under them to the Butler.

Key Responsibilities

Food Service

• Supervise small teams to provide counter, plate and buffet services to the highest standard when and where required.
• Ensure that appropriate menu and diet information is made available and visible for diners and staff.
• Prepare food service areas as and when required.
• Clean and maintain the service areas to the prescribed College standards and to meet legislation.
• Provide supervision and guidance to junior staff and casual labour in the day-to-day service and for events and commercial functions.
• Direct staff and take responsibility for the preparation of rooms for service in all areas of the College.
• Work in any area of the Catering Department to meet the needs of the College.

People Skills

• Provide a courteous and professional service to all College customer groups.
• Accept mentoring and training when and where required.
• Provide supervision, mentoring, and guidance to junior members of staff.
• Understand the benefits of teamwork and mutual respect.

Professional Obligations

• Have an open mind to change, and to the development of the Department.
• Provide a quality of service which meets the Catering Code of Practice.
• Discuss operational issues with Line Managers
• Be prepared to work in any area of the College, to cover emergencies and special business needs from time to time.
• Be commercially aware in terms of service standards and the need to reduce waste.
• Gain an understanding of legislation and strive to implement it as required.

Senior Common Room Responsibilities

Senior Common Room: Prepare the coffee station and newspapers on a daily basis and prepare for drinks receptions and desserts as required. Maintain the SCR pantry attaining standards of cleanliness as set by the Butler.

Winter Common Room: Provide lunch/dinner/dessert for members of SCR under the guidance of the Butler. Maintain cleanliness in service areas and in the WCR pantry.

High Table: Check the online booking system, prepare dinner, dessert and service High Table.

Function Rooms, Meeting Rooms, Dining Rooms: Prepare and service all function rooms using the information from the conference databases for private or College events under the Butler and Food and Beverage Services Manager’s guidance.

Cellar Responsibilities

• Cellar work to include, but not limited to receiving deliveries, binning wines, collecting wines, fulfilling wine orders.
• Cleaning and topping up of the Enomatic Wine Dispenser.
• Work on the wine systems under the supervision and or instruction of the Butler.

Administration

• Work with college systems.
• Complete health and safety and administration. reporting.
• Maintaining food hygiene reporting and use of Checkit system.
• Complete wine administration reporting as required.

Health and Safety

• Take responsibility for your own and your colleagues’ health and wellbeing.
• Commitment to working in a safe and responsible manner at all times.
• Commitment to understanding your responsibilities under the Food Hygiene Laws.
• Maintain COSHH standards in line with legislation.
• Take responsibility for personal hygiene and wear and maintain the appropriate uniform at all times.

The above list of duties and responsibilities is not exhaustive and you may be required to carry out alternative tasks as instructed by your Supervisor to ensure the department can operate an efficient service at all times.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

The successful applicant will possess the following attributes:

• Experience of supervising food service and staff.
• Reliable with excellent time management skills.
• First-class standard of personal presentation.
• A desire to develop an understanding of wine and desire to expand their knowledge of wine service.
• Be a team player.
• Have a professional attitude and flexible approach.
• Be motivated and consistent.
• Ambition to develop and improve.
• Willingness to be flexible to ensure the Department maintains high standards.
• Understand and be willing to learn about health and safety of food handling.
• Ability to converse fluently in English.
• Ability to physically carry out demands of the role.
• Exacting attention to detail.

Benefits

Salary

Grade 4 of the College pay scale £26,707 – £33,002 per annum depending on experience, plus Oxford Location Allowance of £1,730 per annum.

Hours of Work

The hours of work for will be 80 hours per fortnight on a two-week roster with some split shifts to include weekends.

Other

• Membership of contributory pension scheme.
• Free lunch may be provided.
• Car parking may be available.
• Use of sports facilities.
• Optional contributory Healthcare Scheme.
• Bus pass purchase scheme.
• Generous holiday entitlement.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.

The College provides for maternity leave on a basis that exceeds the statutory provisions. This is a day one entitlement and there is no qualifying period, women are eligible for 26 weeks’ maternity leave on full pay, followed by 13 weeks of leave on Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and 13 weeks of unpaid maternity leave. Arrangements are available for Adoption Leave, Shared Parental Leave, and Paternity Leave. Magdalen College has a priority claim on places in the University nurseries.