Catering Assistant

UE02: £24,547.00 per annum (pro-rata), £13.45 per hour plus an 18.1% Uplift.

Accommodation, Catering and Events – Catering / CSG.

Guaranteed hours / Part Time - 20 hours per year.

Open Ended Contract – Permanent.

Vacancies: 4

The Opportunity:

Where passion meets purpose. Be part of something bigger.

Join the University of Edinburgh and you’ll be making a difference to everything around you. Be part of something bigger — where you’ll do meaningful work, grow and progress, be rewarded and recognised, and benefit from our strong commitment to your wellbeing. There are so many reasons to join us. 

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.   

As a catering assistant, you will 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. 

Your skills and attributes for success: 

• Basic Food Service Knowledge.
• Flexibility.
• Excellent Communication skills.
• Experience of working in a successful team.

At ACE our mission is to ‘enrich student learning and growth as well and impact our local communities.’ Our values drive everything we do, therefore ask yourself:

Are you PASSIONATE about making a difference?

Do you like to COLLABORATE and achieve things as a team?

Is INCLUSION at the forefront of all you do?

Do you thrive when given OWNERSHIP?

Are you inspired by INNOVATION and excited to bring new ideas to life?

A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle: 

• Good salary / pay rates.
• Excellent benefits and support.
• Working within one of the world’s leading universities.

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How to apply:

Please 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, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the 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).

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore 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 21 May 2026.

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm UK time. 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 2 weeks from closing date.