Catering Assistant - Jubilee Retail & Halls of Residence (part time, fractional)

The University of Nottingham has been providing an outstanding student experience for over 140 years and is a leading university of worldwide significance with established campuses in UK, China and Malaysia. Our award-winning Nottingham campus is only 15 minutes by bus or tram to our vibrant city centre. 

Your role as a Catering Assistant - Halls: 

We are looking for enthusiastic, reliable, and hardworking people, who have a keen eye for detail and excellent customer service skills who will take pride in their work and who enjoy working in a fast-paced catering environment. 

Working within either a Halls of Residence Catering Unit at University Park or our Atrium Restaurant at Jubilee Campus, you will be responsible for serving customers, using our tills and supporting with general cleaning within the area where you work to include working within the dishwash/potwash area and adhering to all food safety and health and safety regulations, standards, policies, procedures and codes of practice.

As a member of our team, you will have a positive approach and be a colleague that the team look forward to working with and building strong relationships with others to accomplish tasks and shared goals. You will have an eye for detail and aim to deliver the exceptional operational standards required particularly at busy service times.

Further details about the duties and responsibilities can be found on the attached job role profile.

Available Positions

Split Shift- Hours of work 10 hours per week (5 hours each day, mainly Saturday and Sunday) working between the hours 11.00am-1.30pm and 4.30pm-7.30pm for 30.6 or 34 weeks of the year on a permanent fractional contract. Flexibility will be required. 

Long Shift- Hours of work 15 hours per week (7.5 hours each day, mainly Saturday and Sunday) working between the hours 11.00am-7.30pm for 30.6 weeks of the year on a permanent fractional contract. Flexibility will be required. 

These positions will attract 20% pay uplift allowance for hours worked at the weekend.

What’s in it for you? 

Permanent contract working either during term time or 52 weeks of the year. An excellent holiday allowance: For staff on fractional contracts- working during university term times: paid leave is paid on Christmas, summer and easter. Ongoing support to develop your skills and gain industry recognised qualifications.Personal and Career Development support, and opportunities for career progression. Employee Assistance Programme and Counselling Service- 24/7 support. Supplier discounts, travel, and reward schemes.Staff Networks, and wellbeing activities and state of the art sports facilities. Uniform provide plus the tools you need to do a great job.Free on-site parking on weekends and between 4.30pm and 9.30am on weekdays.

 

Successful candidates for this position will be expected to attend statutory training courses and any refresher training required as part of the role. The department have planned training courses throughout the year and there is an option to attend either during a typical week, Monday to Friday or set weekend dates, Saturday and Sunday, within the year. Further details will be given at the interview.

The interviews for these posts are informal and will take no longer than 20 minutes.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to our Estates Recruitment email at bw-estatesrecruit@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk Please note that applications sent directly to these email addresses will not be accepted. Please quote ref. NHE124

All of our vacancies are available to view at:

https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/home.aspx 

 

 

 

Closing Date: 01 Apr 2025 Category: Operations and Facilities