Job reference: PSX-029502
Salary: £26,227 pro rata, per annum
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Professional Services
Location: Oxford Road
Employment type: Permanent
Division/Team: Hospitality and Events
Hours Per Week: 20 hours per week
Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 02/09/2025
Contract Duration: Term Time only (32 weeks a year)
School/Directorate: Directorate of Estates and Facilities
About This Role
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our friendly and dynamic Unicafe catering team as a Hospitality Services Assistant.
In this role, you will play a key part in supporting the daily operation of our busy campus marketplace. Your main responsibilities will include daytime clearing and maintaining the seating area, ensuring it remains clean, welcoming, and well-presented for all users. You will also support hospitality services across the wider campus retail offer, including café service within our café spaces.
We’re looking for someone with a strong customer service mindset, who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and takes pride in delivering a warm and friendly experience to both students and staff. Experience in a similar hospitality or café setting is desirable, along with a basic understanding of food safety and health & safety procedures. Barista skills and experience working in a busy service area would be a real advantage.
A positive attitude, reliability, and the ability to stay calm and professional under pressure are essential in this role.
This role is a great opportunity to work with a great team in an exciting venue!
This is a part-time position (20 hours per week), working on a rota basis across the full 7 days of the week during term time. While the business primarily operates Monday to Friday, weekend working may be required on an ad hoc basis.
University Catering
The retail outlets at The University of Manchester will be operated by the Unicafe catering team, which encompasses a broad and diverse range of business areas – including retail outlets, conferencing, events and hospitality.
There Are Many Benefits To Working At The University.
* 34 days holiday, including Christmas and New Year
* Generous pension scheme with generous employer contribution
* A strong commitment to personal and career development, as well as well-being and mental health.
* Annual salary review
To find out more about staff benefits, and working within catering at the University, visit our catering staff website –
As an equal opportunities employer we support an inclusive working environment and welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.
Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.
Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.
Please note, under the new immigration rules this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route of the Points Based System. Candidates will need to be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK in order to be eligible to take up the post.
Enquiries About The Vacancy, Shortlisting And Interviews
Name: Sadie Jackson (Acting Head of Retail)
Email
General enquiries:
Technical Support
This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.
Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.
Please be aware that due to the number of applications we are unfortunately not able to provide individual feedback on your application.
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