Description Grade UE02: £22,995 to £23,028 per annum pro-rata, £12.60 - £12.62 per hour, plus 18.1% Uplift Accommodation, Catering and Events (ACE) / JMCC Kitchen Guaranteed hours: 20 hours per year Open-ended (permanent) The Opportunity: An opportunity has arisen to join The University of Edinburgh Catering Department. The role will be based at our largest catering unit, The John McIntyre Centre located within the Pollock Halls Campus. The John McIntyre Centre is a 650-seater buffet restaurant that provides approximately 28,000 meals each week during our student period and also provide breakfast, lunch and dinner to our commercial guests year-round. Undertake food preparation duties as part of a kitchen team, and assist chefs of all levels above Chef de Partie with any other basic food prep duties required as per recipes for daily menus. In addition, help with general cleaning duties or dish wash duties within the department and any food service if required. This post is open-ended, Guaranteed hours contract of 20 hours per year however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns. Your skills and attributes for success: Extensive kitchen knowledge. Flexibility. Excellent communication skills. Experience of working within a successful team. Self-motivation and passion for developing your career. Ability to effectively communicate and coach others to meet our standard operating procedures, operational health and safety requirements and core ACE values. Click to view a copy of the full job description (opens new browser tab). Please ensure you include the following documents in your application: - CV - Cover letter As a valued member of our team, you can expect: A competitive salary. An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community. Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits. Championing equality, diversity and inclusion The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality. Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab) The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK. Key dates to note The closing date for applications is 16 June 2025. Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone. Interviews will be held within 2 weeks from closing date.